andrewleach

Hi Nina, quick one. To me this simply reads that the +43.060 is an actual datum level and that the +2.71 is an abbreviated datum level. If you work out the values of the actual datum levels ground to first, the level should give you the same as +2.71 I hope this helps? Cheers

Right, this is what I will be doing on a daily basis. I produce 3d models in Revit MEP currently but the file sizes can be in excess of 1gb combined. I produce 3d co-ordinated models for MEP contractors but have also produced 3d Renders in the past for Architects and have been asked a few times now to produce some more. This said, i'd like a PC which can withstand 1gb models and not struggle and also produce 3d visuals without struggling and crashing. I've had a PC in the past where it models fine but renders poorly and crashes out. The budget i'm looking at is approx. £2500ish and the best spec PC I can get for that price which does the job the best is what i'm after. I hope this helps you guys. Thanks for your info and knowledge, I'm not one in the know for whats best suited to what and specs of pcs. The chap who told me about the Quadro cards to the GTX worked at an old firm within IT so Id hope he knew what he was talking about.

Morning guys. Joel don't worry this is going way over my head but I am taking the advice given. I've now had the pc spec re-looked over and has come up with this. I7 extreme 6950 with a gtx 1080 card, 32gb ram to start with

This is the other spec Intel i7 6850K Broadwell Extreme Unlocked CPU/Processor Gigabyte X99 UD4P E-ATX Motherboard Corsair 32GB Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200MHz RAM/Memory Kit 4x 8GB Gigabyte GTX Titan Z 12GB Ultimate Nvidia PCI Express Graphics Card Antec Signature S10 Black Full Tower Case Corsair AX1200i Full Modular Power Supply Samsung SM951 512GB M.2 PCIe NVMe High Performance SSD Seagate 2TB 3.5" SATA Desktop SSHD/Solid State Hybrid Drive Corsair Hydro H105 Hydro Cooler

Right guys, this is where it goes way over my head. I've seen another pc with a gtx 1070 graphics card but I was told that these cards are more for gaming than rendering? Correct me if I'm wrong. I'll find the spec and post and see what you think. Cheers for the comments, glad I haven't jumped it straight off when there's quite a bit to think about

Nikolaos, thanks for your reply. Before I buy anything I like to get other peoples opinions which is great as the last thing I want to do is buy something which cost quite a lot of cash not to withstand what I will be using it for. Cheers again

Hi Joel, Cheers for replying. Sorry I should have said in my breakdown. The parts are from a PC that has already been built and for sale through a company that sell rendering workstations for 3D modelling etc but i'm not too gem'd up on all this components stuff. I didn't want to jump into buying the pc if it wasn't up to scratch so was asking for a second opinion so to speak. I know that Autodesk specify Quadro cards in most of their requirements.

Morning all. I'm new to this site and tbh to computer builds. I'm looking at purchasing a new machine based solely on 3D modelling / Rendering. Currently I use Revit to create OKay-ish renders but need to take the next step to get the next level results I see on the Image gallery on this site, so need to take the plunge into 3DS Max which is a whole new ball game. Right, back to the question I need answering. Can someone please provide me with advice on the spec below. Any input would be great, cheers for your help. Intel Core i7 5960X Extreme Haswell-E Unlocked 8 Core Socket 2011-3 MSI X99S SLI PLUS Intel S2011-3 ATX Motherboard DDR4 Corsair 64GB (8x8GB) Vengeance LPX DDR4 Black 2666Mhz PNY Nvidia Quadro K5000 Graphics Card NZXT Switch 810 White Large Tower Silent Case Coolermaster V1000 PSU 1000W 80+ Gold upto 93% efficiency 2x Seagate 2TB SATA III Performance Desktop Hard Drive 7200rpm (4TB total) 24x LG SATA DVD RW Writer Disc Drive with Black Front Corsair H60 Hydro Series Liquid CPU Cooler Samsung 500GB 840 EVO Basic SSD SATA