more power to my rig....
hi guys...um upgrading my pc and where else to ask for info other than the pros
i got a couple of options, can someone assist me please.
first one, i7, problem is you can only have 8 cores, but how fast is the i7 really
second option, xeon chips, there i can add 2 x the processing power, but is it slower than single processing power. Should i rather buy this? (16 cores)
Last option.
Tesla C1060, this card is a extention card you put into your pci express slot, that adds 240 cores to your raw processing power. The thing is, what if i buy this card and my 3d application cant use it or is too much.
What to do, not sure. But any suggestions is welcome to help me pimp my rig to a speedboat. I do not have farm facilities, so best wish is probably option 3, then 2 then 1 in procesisng. But again,how fast is the i7 chips really. :poly124:
i got a couple of options, can someone assist me please.
first one, i7, problem is you can only have 8 cores, but how fast is the i7 really
second option, xeon chips, there i can add 2 x the processing power, but is it slower than single processing power. Should i rather buy this? (16 cores)
Last option.
Tesla C1060, this card is a extention card you put into your pci express slot, that adds 240 cores to your raw processing power. The thing is, what if i buy this card and my 3d application cant use it or is too much.
What to do, not sure. But any suggestions is welcome to help me pimp my rig to a speedboat. I do not have farm facilities, so best wish is probably option 3, then 2 then 1 in procesisng. But again,how fast is the i7 chips really. :poly124:
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honestly anything more is only excess unless you are doing some mad sculpting like the epic dudes. remember: money saved can be spent on coke and hookers! :P and having a super rig doesnt enlarge your manhood......believe me ive tried.
Only 8 cores! How will we manage to make do with so little?!
The cheapo i7 920 chip rocks for a desktop solution. It's a fraction of what the Xeons cost with strong performance. I've got one with 12gb and easily render million-poly scenes in seconds.
If you're into something that require epic amounts of rendering, you're likely better off spending the money on additional systems to use as a farm than trying to create the machine of the gods. At the very least, that gives you the flexibility to use the hardware for different purposes, rather than turning your whole investment into an otherwise unusable space heater while it renders out Transformers 3 or what have you.
for lightmaps i woudl always try to get a small farm ..
The i7 works best in units of 3, so 3, 6, 9, or 12 gigs of ram would work best.
Get a cheap i7 920 and a nice motherboard and overclock the hell out of it. It has 4 cores and 4 virtual cores, so its basally 8 threaded, and if you get it up to 4 ghz (I heard its pretty easy) you'll out preform dual quadcore rigs that people spent thousands on for a fraction of the price.
Cant wait yay!!
Most people that use computers for CGI stuff buy a computer every 2-3 years, you can build a great computer for 1.5k, the i7 920 is only $200 bucks
http://www.microcenter.com/single_product_results.phtml?product_id=0302727
65% faster- risking that your $200 investment might burn out in 5 years, not that big of a deal to me, IMO.
You're also forgetting about the added cost of the extra life support you need to keep it cool.
I'm not saying don't over clock. But only do it if you know the risks and think the gain is worth it. Don't be surprised when it glitches out and dies a quick death. The idea that you can just OC and walk away with no risk is a bad position to be in.
Also don't be fooled by crazy ass benchmarks designed to magnify very subtle differences. It's probably a good idea to OC, test it out and if you don't see a difference turn it down a bit.
Not all procs from the same line are equal. Some will burn out faster than others, as to which ones that is, its kind of a gamble. They do test them before sending them out and give them a rating, most of the time you're not privy to that info when you buy so you have no idea how long a particular proc is going last.
(thanks to the guys that cleared this up for me in tech talk.)
Here's a look at mental ray + the i7's http://www.3dspeedmachine.com/News/i7/i7review.htm
Ram is cheap, fill it up. You can do 16 gigs for $500 bucks. You can make a sweet machine for $1400.
i7, decent mobo (Asus is my fav), BFG 285, fill it to the max with ram, 2x 1.5TB HDD's, 800W PSU and a SFF case. Grab the Scythe CPU cooler with a good low profile fan, a BD burner if you want and bam. Oh and buy Win7 64.
Thanx again for all the info. Best website ever to ask for help!!
save $70 bucks and get a 920 here http://www.microcenter.com/single_product_results.phtml?product_id=0302727
If you have a store by you.
More video memory is always better.
EVGA e-GeForce GTS 250 1GB - 256-bit, 756MHz Clock, 1024MB 256-bit 0.8ns GDDR3 Memory 2200MHz, 128 Stream Processors, 1836MHz Shader Clock, Integrated nVidia TV Encoder, Dual DVI-I Connectors, 70.4GB / s Memory Bandwidth, PCIe 2.0, 2 Year Warranty
"Rendering would be awesoe."
Faster processors are always good for 3D apps.