I was suggesting to also look into refurbished HP Z800/Z820/Z840
workstations
as a basis for building a multi-GPU plattform.
There is a grain of salt.
Most if not all graphics cards come expecting an additional 2x6pin power
supply,
e.g. 75W from the PCIe slot, plus 75W from each 6pin connection, there are
Quadro cards that are spec´ed for 150W power consumption but most
gaming cards will excess that 150 W drain limit.
You´d need at least 4 6pin connections for 2 gaming cards.
The HP Z8++ series may present problems because of the way the PSU provides
these 6 pin connections in a vendor specific cable kit.
There are several cable kits available but I haven´t found a 4x6pin kit
sofar.
This could be a dissapointment for anyone looking into get such a plattform.
Of course, there is a chance I missed something from the datasheets and
spare parts
listings, as well as a chance the HPZ840 doesn´t have such a limitation.
Worth mentioning anyway.
Cheers,
tim
Am 12.12.2014 um 12:14 schrieb Angus Davidson:
Worthwhile noting that Octane works with the GTX 9XX cards very well.
It also has a really good Network GPU support. Which means you dont
need to cram 4 cards into one machine. If you dont know what you are
doing the machine can go *Poof* very easily.
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*From:* Tim Leydecker [bauero...@gmx.de]
*Sent:* 12 December 2014 12:42 PM
*To:* softimage@listproc.autodesk.com
*Subject:* Re: Best graphic card for Softimage?
Hi,
I would also like to recommend a nvidia gtx 9xx card, the available cards
(970&980) have a lower power consumption compared to a 7xx series card.
Aside from that, I would like to point out nvidia CUDA support, which
might
help in a couple of programs, be it redshift or 3d coat or the latest
nvidia games
related tools (fluids, cloth, physics, etc for Maya).
If you have to invest now, e.g. immediately, I´d suggest a 970 4GB
card and
downloading a redshift demo to see if it would benefit your workflow.
If you can wait a bit longer, I´d suggest waiting for a successor to
the 780ti or
Titan (Black) nvidia cards, expected early next year, mostly because
of the
more RAM expected to come with these cards, which would give you more
headroom for heavy scene handling (e.g. shitloads geometry and
raytracing).
There is a lot of new stuff coming early next year, including Houdini
and Nuke
versions more accessible due to licensing changes/options.
In general, I would split my money between system RAM, ssd and
graphics unit,
expecting to work happy with a 128-256GB system OS partition, 64GB ish
RAM,
and a gt(x) 9xx ish card with at least 4GB VRAM (6-8GB prefered).
Making sure that your system has a 800+ Watts PSU will help stability.
>From there, finding redshift attractive, you could always add another
card to
your system, devoting it to getting more out of a single render
license or even
go fully committed and swap your mainboard to a 4x16PCIe version, adding
even more cards.
This implies a tower workstation case and enjoying building your hardware.
Alternatively, I can recommend looking into refurbished HP Z800/820 or
Dell T7500/7600
workstations (on ebay) to get an idea about prices, performance and
extension options.
These plattforms are well enough documented to find a solid, not to
loud machine
that will reliable work 24/7 with a reasonably sized PSU and at least
a 2x16PCIe
graphics option.
There´s caveats with maximum system RAM or the PSU in some of those
refurbished machines
but they tend to be solid machines, well designed.
If all of the above is too much information for you:
Get a gt 970 card. They are the best bang for the buck nvidia´s atm.
Cheers,
tim
Am 12.12.2014 00:09, schrieb Tim Crowson:
I have a 970 for my home system and it's fantastic.
-Tim
On 12/11/2014 3:34 PM, David Rivera wrote:
GTX 9XX it´s the way to go, packed with another $600 on Redshift.
Thanks. :)
*David Rivera*
/3D Compositor/Animator/
LinkedIN <http://ec.linkedin.com/in/3dcinetv>
Behance <https://www.behance.net/3dcinetv>
VFX Reel <https://vimeo.com/70551635>
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*From:* Mirko Jankovic <mirkoj.anima...@gmail.com>
*To:* "softimage@listproc.autodesk.com"
<softimage@listproc.autodesk.com>
*Sent:* Thursday, December 11, 2014 2:32 PM
*Subject:* Re: Best graphic card for Softimage?
"How long can you can your computer on with this card in it?"
Sry but clarification please?
On Thu, Dec 11, 2014 at 2:28 PM, <hk-v...@iscs-i.com
<mailto:hk-v...@iscs-i.com>> wrote:
How long can you can your computer on with this card in it?
On 2014-12-11 05:36, Mario Reitbauer wrote:
Got the msi gtx 970 gaming 4g.
Quite happy with it.
2014-12-11 10:03 GMT+01:00 Mirko Jankovic
<mirkoj.anima...@gmail.com <mailto:mirkoj.anima...@gmail.com>>:
right now 970 is best bang for backs.
they do not heat too much, power consumption is prety low
and they do really good job.
and on top of that Redshift as perfect companion ;)
viewport performance is not that big issue at all between
two cards but being able to utilise GPU rendering with CUDA
is way more higher on the list then couple more FPS in viewport
On Thu, Dec 11, 2014 at 9:26 AM, Christoph Muetze
<c...@glarestudios.de <mailto:c...@glarestudios.de>> wrote:
I'd stay clear of the ATI/AMD consumer cards if I were
you. From our
experience Soft becomes generally less stable (crashing
a lot more), and
the raycast selection is going haywire sometimes.
Chris
On 11/12/14 04:44, phil harbath wrote:
> I went Redshift and have been very pleased. I can
get by using a lot less computers than before on most
projects, volume smoke is pretty much all I use MR for
anymore. I have several computers with a combination
of 780TI, 770, and 970, while I think the 780Ti give
the best performance, it really makes more sense to buy
the 970 as they are priced better or 980 if you have
more cash. The Redshift say go with the cards with the
most ram (that would be Titan 6tb, if you got even more
cash), depends on your needs of course.
>
> From: David Rivera
> Sent: Wednesday, December 10, 2014 8:51 PM
> To: Softimage Mailing List
> Subject: Best graphic card for Softimage?
>
> I know this subject has been posted a lot over the
years, but it happens that I read a benchmark
performance between autodesk products on certain
webpage. They tested Radeons vs Nvidias and turns out
that Mudbox and Softimage ran better on AMD (Radeons) -
this is mental ray render.
>
>
> So I was wondering whether to go full on mental ray
(CPU) or take my savings and put it on a GPU renderer?
Either case, now a days, which is the middle ranked
graphic card for softimage? (My budget is around 1k).
>
>
> Thanks.
>
> David Rivera
> 3D Compositor/Animator
> LinkedIN
> Behance
> VFX Reel
>
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