techguy101
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Hi There,
I'm currently looking into buidling a PC for a friend who designs/builds kitchens. He is using Planit Fusion (like 3DS max) on a standard dell desktop which takes a while to render works.
I'm thinking of buliding a Core i7 rig.
A couple of questions with regards 3D rendering, Is more RAM better and what effect does the CPU have on render times. Would the likes of a graphics card have something to offer here? If so, a standard gaming card GTX or something along the lines of a Quadra???
Here are my current thoughts on what I would use:
Intel Core i7 920 (possibly 940)
About 12-16 GB DDR3 RAM - Whats this about CLx?? and speed ?
I think these are the main components, and possibly a highend GPU if it would help.
Also, what effect would an SSD have on render times? I think it would be fairly positive, yes?
Would the improvement in render times over his current rig justify building a computer like this.
Has anybody here any experience with render farms? My friend has a few pcs that could be used to build one. I'm guessing that a render farm has to be supported by the design software
Thanks for any insight..
I'm currently looking into buidling a PC for a friend who designs/builds kitchens. He is using Planit Fusion (like 3DS max) on a standard dell desktop which takes a while to render works.
I'm thinking of buliding a Core i7 rig.
A couple of questions with regards 3D rendering, Is more RAM better and what effect does the CPU have on render times. Would the likes of a graphics card have something to offer here? If so, a standard gaming card GTX or something along the lines of a Quadra???
Here are my current thoughts on what I would use:
Intel Core i7 920 (possibly 940)
About 12-16 GB DDR3 RAM - Whats this about CLx?? and speed ?
I think these are the main components, and possibly a highend GPU if it would help.
Also, what effect would an SSD have on render times? I think it would be fairly positive, yes?
Would the improvement in render times over his current rig justify building a computer like this.
Has anybody here any experience with render farms? My friend has a few pcs that could be used to build one. I'm guessing that a render farm has to be supported by the design software
Thanks for any insight..