What configuration do i need for my PC

# 1 26-09-2012 , 06:25 AM

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I work in mental ray n very frustated with the speed..
I do some animation n lighting too..
Please tel me the configuration needed to have dramatic speed changes..i need somethng strong..

Please help and share your xperiances n own system details

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# 2 26-09-2012 , 07:12 AM

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Here is what Jay uses! The bad news is it has 19,000 vacuum tubes. The good news is you don't need a space heater.

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# 3 26-09-2012 , 07:13 AM

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I apologize I could not resist. (smile)

Your question is very general. Rendering is going to be throttled by cpu and memory and disk speed and your budget.

We really need to know your budget and the complexity of the scenes you want to render in order to make an informed suggestion.

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# 4 26-09-2012 , 06:30 PM

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Well..
5500 USD OR 300000 INR is the budget..

And mainy i do character animation with hair and cloth sumtyms..
N product modelling n a bit environment lighting and light matching..

Hope it helps

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# 5 26-09-2012 , 07:43 PM

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Nice buget

EVGA Classified SR-X 270-SE-W888-KR LGA 2011 Intel C606 SATA 6Gb/s USB 3.0 HPTX Intel Motherboard
https://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16813188119

Intel Core i7-3960X Extreme Edition Sandy Bridge-E 3.3GHz (3.9GHz Turbo) LGA 2011 130W Six-Core Desktop Processor BX80619i73960X
https://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16819116491

Get two of the above processors.

CORSAIR Vengeance 24GB (6 x 4GB) 240-Pin DDR3 SDRAM DDR3 1600 Desktop Memory Model CMZ24GX3M6A1600C9
https://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16820145350

Get two sets of that for a total of 48Gb of ram

Then stick whatever gfx card (s) you want in the above should set you back about 3 thousand with out gfx cards.

Really for 5k buy whatever you like.
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# 6 26-09-2012 , 08:00 PM

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Course.. i'd make it look nicer at the end :S it's not hard to rivet sheet metal...

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# 7 26-09-2012 , 08:53 PM

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I may be old but am sturdy and will kick any of the young whipper snapper wannabe modelers into touch. Just ask Dave he has been in my intimidating presence on more than one occasion, just dont bring up Prague LOL

Yeah that machine only has 512 ram, works great LOL

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# 8 26-09-2012 , 09:46 PM

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yup he's telling the truth the GI was a self portrait for Jay lol

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# 9 27-09-2012 , 07:07 AM

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Nice buget
Really for 5k buy whatever you like.
Dave

Originally Posted by David

Hey dave,
Thanks for the recommendation.

Wel i hv got a pretty handsome budget,cos til date i hv been struggling with a very bad configuration i.e, 4gigs ram and an intel core2duo 2.4 ghz with just 512 mb frx ati radeon card..
It is very slow and sluggish..

So..now i want to make a big invest and make dramatic changes i my work speed and efficiency.

About your recommendations,
Well..looks quite fancy..m surely gona consider them,
But can you people please tel me if i cn go for a macintosh..

Other than doing maya,i work some sound stuff too,logic and some other softwares..
So..i am quiet confused.
Any mac recommendation?

Or any comments on mac vs windows for me?

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# 10 27-09-2012 , 07:56 AM

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Basically mac will prolly give you more stability in terms of viruses and worrying about bad hardware conflicts as everything that goes into a mac is more tightly controlled. But you will pay more for apps and have a lot less flexibility then you het with a pc.

In the end it's personal choice because there are going to be people that would fight to the death arguing one is better then the other.

I do not think you are going to find a mac configuration that can compete with the dual 16 core xeon socket 2011 board that Dave has suggested though and a pocket calculator would be better then the system you have now.

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