I am using a Windows 7 64 bit Intel core i7 950 with 12 GB RAM no SSD and a Quatro FX 3800
I have heat issues, when rendering, and I'm liquid cooled. I have had a lot of luck using Redshift (in Alpha) to render. It uses the Quadro FX 3800 to render instead of the CPU here is a render test of Redshift for Softimage done with the geforce 640 gtm: http://www.si-community.com/community/viewtopic.php?f=36&t=3640 pretty impressive! I would say your setup would work with Softimage and RedShift. You may get the heat issues, that I do, with mentalray rendering. I do have a second networked PC for rendering while I'm designing, modeling, etc. I found this essential for keeping up with the rendering. With RedShift, however, I don't use it as much since RedShift is so fast. On Fri, Sep 13, 2013 at 3:01 PM, Johan Forsgren <johan.forsg...@edithouse.se > wrote: > Hey all, I'm currently hold a permanent position i small studio, but I'm > starting to wonder if freelancing isn't the way to go for me, This brings > me to the question of hardware, and I'm wondering if any of you freelancers > can't give your input on what the minimum spec for a workstation should be. > > I cant afford anything beyond basic, really the no 1 reason that I'm > thinking about freelancing is the complete lack of zero's on my bank > statement. But it also limits my options equipment-wise quite a bit. I'm > thinking something-ish like this: > > intel i5-3350P > 8 gig ram > geforce 640 gtm > no ssd :( > > So I guess my question here is if there's possible to do simpler 3d work > on a personal workstation like this? I understand that its POSSIBLE but how > badly will I want to chew my arm of after say 6 months of freelancing doing > product viz and motion graphics? > > -- > JOHAN FORSGREN CG ARTISTPhone + 46 31 752 20 00johan.forsg...@edithouse.se > Direct > + 46 31 752 20 07Follow Edithouse at at > twitter.com/edithouse<http://www.twitter.com/edithouse> [image: > example's logo] <http://www.edithouse.se/> Edit house Film Works > www.edithouse.se Lilla Bommen 4a, S-411 04 Göteborg, Sweden > www.twitter.com/edithouse > -- Best Regards, * Stephen P. Davidson** **(954) 552-7956 * sdavid...@3danimationmagic.com *Any sufficiently advanced technology is indistinguishable from magic* - Arthur C. Clarke <http://www.3danimationmagic.com>
