Spec a Machine for 3D Rendering
Kwitko
Sheriff of Banning (Retired)By the thing near the stuff Icrontian
Okay, I need to build a machine for our engineer who is doing 3D renderings of our new factory. He's creating machines and the floor plan. The goal is to keep it under $1000. I'm thinking Core i5 or i7, but need a good recommendation for a motherboard and video card. The rest is fairly basic stuff.
Help me, Obi Wan Icrontic, you're my only hope.
Help me, Obi Wan Icrontic, you're my only hope.
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http://usa.autodesk.com/adsk/servlet/ps/dl/item?siteID=123112&id=16463000&linkID=14002998
Taken directly from the send url:
"What to look for when configuring a workstation:
Memory: Plan for expansion and purchase as much RAM as you can afford.
CPU Speed: Fast is better. If you are constrained by a budget, a slower CPU with more memory will give better overall performance. The size and speed of the on-board instruction cache (L2) do impact Inventor's performance. The bigger the better. Some new CPU's can dynamically give more of the cache to the busy processor.
CPU and Operating System: Autodesk strongly recommends 64-bit CPUs and operating systems for Inventor.
Hard Drives: Big and fast is best, plan for expansion. Serial ATA in a Stripped RAID 0 configuration is a good cost performance compromise. Start with one drive, add more drives if you need more speed or space. Since all drives must be identical, make the first drive the fastest performance (RPM, transfer rate, and seek time) that you can afford. Note that the best drives also come with a longer warranty (usually 5 years).
Graphics Card: Select a Certified card from this site. Look at the cards memory footprint as well as its performance and cost. Some cards may grab a lot of memory up front and use very little for additional windows at the same time. Others may use very little up front, but use more for each additional window opened. Cards with larger memory, may use more main memory when a large number of windows are opened."
I've always used Quadro's but I would love the chance to try out a FirePro.