Also keep in mind that 8 GPU server requires also 2 Xeons which are lot more expensive then i7 CPUs. Put everything on paper and see the math.
Btw I advise highly against water cooling cards for GPU. First it adds to a price a lot which would better be used on better GPUs, CPU, more ram.... Also in any case of card failure you are out of whole machine for hours till you drain system and all the process around it. With standard air cooled you just plug faulty card out and back to rendering till you replace or fix. On Tue, Apr 5, 2016 at 2:09 PM, Cristobal Infante <cgc...@gmail.com> wrote: > Hi Adam, > > You 2 routes, DIY/MOD or getting a SERVER chassis (more expensive). > > SERVER > https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DhZJ66l82r8&feature=youtu.be > > If you are any good at building/modding computers, than you can try > buidling one yourself with the help of geeks from > the internerds.. > > http://dabarti.com/vfx/building-4xgpu-rack-mount-rendering-node/ > > One other options is to ask someone like Tom Glimps to build you one: > https://twitter.com/tomglimps/status/710959378799730688 > > This stuff is watercooled and cards are modded, so not trivial. > > I would recommend you could ask on the otoy forum, and join the octane > facebook page. > > Good luck, and keep us updated! > > Cris > > > > On 5 April 2016 at 12:12, Mirko Jankovic <mirkoj.anima...@gmail.com> > wrote: > >> Also not much experience with GPU boxes but what I don;t really get is >> what takes care of rendering with so many GPUs on single CPU? >> >> For example you have single 5960x CPU and 64GB ram. >> Even with 4 cards I've bin locking down CPU at 100% from time to time and >> also RAM as well. Talking about computer RAM not GPU RAM. >> As it works it renders 4 frames at once, each on 1 GPU. >> I really don;t see much room to add fro example another 4 GPUs in >> attached GPU box when there is still some work on CPU to be done and RAM >> requirements for scenes and all to load. >> How would high end CPU that is already maxed out handle additional load? >> >> On Tue, Apr 5, 2016 at 1:06 PM, Ognjen Vukovic <ognj...@gmail.com> wrote: >> >>> I dont know much about the gpu boxes, but i would advise you to wait a >>> bit for pascal to be released. I saw yesterday that amazon was doing >>> clearances on "games" hardware so i presume it wont be long now as they >>> seem to be clearing out the shelves. >>> >>> On Tue, Apr 5, 2016 at 1:00 PM, Adam Seeley <adammsee...@gmail.com> >>> wrote: >>> >>>> Hi Softies/Blendies/Houdies etc. >>>> >>>> I was thinking about boosting Redshift render power a bit with a >>>> gtx980ti or two. >>>> >>>> Does anyone have experience with using external GPU boxes that can be >>>> plugged into their workstations? >>>> >>>> It seems like a cleaner, more scaleable and more flexible solution than >>>> stuffing the cards right into the workstation itself. >>>> >>>> Any recommendations or advice gratefully received. >>>> >>>> Cheers, >>>> >>>> Adam. >>>> _____________________ >>>> Adam Seeley >>>> Love Vfx Ltd. >>>> www.LoveVfx.co.uk <http://www.lovevfx.co.uk/> >>>> www.linkedin.com/in/adamseeleyuk >>>> www.vimeo.com/adamseeley <https://vimeo.com/adamseeley> >>>> >>>> ------ >>>> Softimage Mailing List. >>>> To unsubscribe, send a mail to softimage-requ...@listproc.autodesk.com >>>> with "unsubscribe" in the subject, and reply to confirm. >>>> >>> >>> >>> ------ >>> Softimage Mailing List. >>> To unsubscribe, send a mail to softimage-requ...@listproc.autodesk.com >>> with "unsubscribe" in the subject, and reply to confirm. >>> >> >> >> >> -- >> Mirko Jankovic >> skype: mirko-jankovic >> https://vimeo.com/mirkoj >> >> Need some help with rendering an Redshift project? >> http://www.gpuoven.com/ >> >> ------ >> Softimage Mailing List. >> To unsubscribe, send a mail to softimage-requ...@listproc.autodesk.com >> with "unsubscribe" in the subject, and reply to confirm. >> > > > ------ > Softimage Mailing List. > To unsubscribe, send a mail to softimage-requ...@listproc.autodesk.com > with "unsubscribe" in the subject, and reply to confirm. > -- Mirko Jankovic skype: mirko-jankovic https://vimeo.com/mirkoj Need some help with rendering an Redshift project? http://www.gpuoven.com/
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