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 [[email protected]
<mailto:[email protected]>]
*Sent:* 12 December 2014 12:42 PM
*To:* [email protected]
<mailto:[email protected]>
*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 <[email protected]>
<mailto:[email protected]>
*To:* "[email protected]"
<mailto:[email protected]>
<[email protected]>
<mailto:[email protected]>
*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, <[email protected]
<mailto:[email protected]>> 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
<[email protected]
<mailto:[email protected]>>:
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 <[email protected]
<mailto:[email protected]>> 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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