This was posted today.... Nvidia announces a 6GB 780... supposedly at
$550..... That's nuts!
http://hothardware.com/News/No-Longer-TITAN-or-Bust-EVGA-Outs-6GB-GeForce-GTX-780-Models/
-Tim
On 3/23/2014 4:31 PM, Sebastien Sterling wrote:
I like the idea of a gaming rig being a render farm maybe in the
future, it will be pausible to cloud render from random people around
the world, instead of one massive expensive service. hate to think of
the logistics though. :P
On 23 March 2014 21:08, Stephen Davidson <[email protected]
<mailto:[email protected]>> wrote:
I have a Quadro FX 3800 also, and although Redshift warns me that
it isn't optimal for GPU render,
it is still plenty fast. It depends on the scene, but it is at
least twice as fast as CPU rendering, and
I am running an Intel Core i7 950 at 3.07 GHz
On Sun, Mar 23, 2014 at 4:06 PM, Tim Crowson
<[email protected]
<mailto:[email protected]>> wrote:
Mari officially supports only a /very //small /number of
'gaming' cards, but in reality it works just fine with quite a
variety. I have no idea what your budget is, but I'll echo
Phil's mention of a 770 or 780. Those are great for a solid RS
experience. Heck, on my old 470 I was having a blast too!
Seriously though... gaming cards these days.... they're pretty
sweet and rival or surpass Quadros for all but the most
demanding situations.
-Tim
On 3/23/2014 2:42 PM, phil harbath wrote:
for reference I have 1 770 ($380) and 1 780 ($500) and the
price difference is on par with the performance upgrade.
*From:* Nancy Jacobs <mailto:[email protected]>
*Sent:* Sunday, March 23, 2014 3:45 PM
*To:* [email protected]
<mailto:[email protected]>
*Subject:* Re: Rendering alternative to mental ray needed..
Thank you all so much for this information about Redshift!
I'm planning on testing it out today, it looks like a very
good tool for me. And I love the FPrime-like preview with
gradual refinement. I really got hooked on that feedback some
years ago. Miss it.
One question. I have a quadro fx 3800 in a 3DBoxx machine a
few years old....which I see qualifies for Redshift, but
needs replacing anyway, as it just won't cut it for Mari.
Softimage works great with it, no complaining with the same
models and hi-res textures visble as i use in Mari...but what
can you do, Mari is elitist that way ;-)
I also have an older Boxx with an older quadro, but probably
won't bother using it for a render farm, as it's not as
powerful, and that would involve more expense. I will need to
render quite a few frames of animation for my current mega
(for me) video project. Overnights and days spent on my day
job (painting) rendering with the newer Boxx, that's the plan.
What would everyone suggest as a video card replacement, not
too pricey but substantially better than what I have? Yes I
do have to check with Boxx or find out what will fit in there
with my current motherboard, but, just off the cuff
suggestions. There's always a point where the cost/benefit
ratio levels off... And I'm thinking not to go with a quadro
this time, another GeForce might do just as well with more
power for the price? If so , what's a good major step up,
works well with Mari and Redshift, priced for the little guy...
Thanks!
Nancy
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