I run three Z series workstations each with three GPU's (2 Z620’s and one Z840 as my main rig). The Z840 has three 1080 Ti’s.
What’s bad about the Z series workstations with GPU’s? The only things you need to look out for is ensuring you have a strong enough power unit and you pick XEON’s with reasonble single core speed (Redshift is heavily reliant on CPU for memory/asset management). I fitted Z840 power supplies into my Z620’s as they come with 900W supply as standard (enough for 2 GPU’s but three is a stretch). Both of the Z620 and Z840’s are reasonably old now but the litmus test for me is that they run Oculus/Vive apps at maximum quality settings so I believe I’ve still got a few more years in my investment. > On 6 Jun 2017, at 19:00, Olivier Jeannel <[email protected]> wrote: > > Forget the Z if you're going gpu > > 2017-06-06 19:57 GMT+02:00 Jonathan Moore <[email protected] > <mailto:[email protected]>>: > Agree with Rob. For a comparable budget, you’re far better going with a Z > series workstation from HP. Even better get into a lease arrangement where > you’re guaranteed the latest hardware for a manageable monthly agreement. > > I’ll probably pick up a 27” iMac for family use though. I’ve upgraded the > family iMac every 24/36 months since 2011. They’re an expensive luxury but a > wonderful piece of kit for general household computing needs. And the older > models get recycled through the family. > >> On 6 Jun 2017, at 18:50, Rob Wuijster <[email protected] >> <mailto:[email protected]>> wrote: >> >> It has a bunch of impressive specs, but it's a closed box with a very >> difficult repair/replace curve. >> I rather spend that money on a nice HP workstation&monitor or alike, with >> the possibility of changing/adding parts once in a while. >> >> > > > ------ > Softimage Mailing List. > To unsubscribe, send a mail to [email protected] > <mailto:[email protected]> with "unsubscribe" in the > subject, and reply to confirm. > > ------ > Softimage Mailing List. > To unsubscribe, send a mail to [email protected] with > "unsubscribe" in the subject, and reply to confirm.
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