Spend 1100-1200 with a strong CPU and enough ram plus a GPU good for the next 2 years, then spend the remaining 300-400 on a new GPU once the next-gen consoles have landed and given the PC market a bit of a push.
If you have the money to spare, I can definitely vouch for FXPhd. Its ~300$ for 3 courses and you get to watch 2 weeks for free from all classes and then you have to commit to 3. Think there's one that starts in June.
what can i say, it runs in the family. you should see our family reunions. they always end up in arguments and hyperbole, where a bunch of 300 pound norwegians argue over who's the angstiest, and has had the worst life.
lol no of course, my computer lags like crazy when i load up UDK with one of the default meshes or levels, or one of my assets (at like 120 tris) But, in max I can goto about level 6 of turbosmooth
That cinematic trailer is several kinds of awesome. Just wish the bloody Blizzard downloader wasn't so rubbish. Standard torrent link for people who have trouble with the Blizzard downloader: http://www.neogaf.com/forum/showpost.php?p=11748183&postcount=310
Is this mari 3? if yes, use mari 2.6 ;) 3.0 is a color space nightmare. Alternatively try putting a sRGB to Linear node on top of your diffuse channel and make sure all channels use the right color space.
I don't think it did, in fact I'm not even sure if it will change in the 3.0 release, they seem more focused on VR and Volumetrics for now. I always wanted to know the name of the BRDF Octane uses but never found anything.
Modo is like 3DSMax/Maya, a fully featured 3D app. Mari is like Substance Painter/3D-Coat for painting, but is designed more for very high spec work (it can handle multiple 32k res textures at a time).
Clock doesn't mean much outside of comparing processors in the same series, which isn't the case here. Also these processors overclock well, which is pretty safe to do, especially since the processor is only $300 on a lot of websites.
man, whats with all the hate? From that so called leak document outlining the new xbox a few months back, it looks like the projector you are all hating on is suppose to be built into the kinect. like the kinect 3.0 or something