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  1. Thanks everyone for sharing some insights, really helpful. Dell marketing is really good placing their Alienware vs "Pro" Workstation head to head.. and Autodesk website specifications recommendation don't shed any bias on i9 vs Xeon's haha, giving me headache lol Thanks especially for mentioning about the RAM, now I know that 48GB is not an overkill but in the median these days, especially when we're looking to rely on this build for next 3-5 years.
  2. Per machine, I think near 7-8K USD. Seems like office at this stage is willing to spend on this as long as it is guaranteed to run smoothly for Autodesk AEC bundle, particularly Revit and 3Ds Max. Project is big, like some sort of urban plaza/ park, sport center/ stadium. Now my big question is about RAM, the 48GB RAM that my IT first recommended sounds like too much in my opinion, but anyone here have long time experience with Revit and says otherwise, I'm open to any correction. BTW, office is currently tied with using Dell system, so the choices is really limited (cannot DIY lol ). Thanks!
  3. Hi Everyone! My office (Landscape design firm) is planning to purchase Autodesk Design Suite: Revit and 3dsMax, and also the PC workstation for such purpose. Our IT guy suggested the specifications I mentioned in the title above- anybody have experience with this setup? I have a feeling that 48GB RAM is an overkill, so I suggested to change into 32GB Ram instead, and whatever $ savings- just upgrade the GPU to Quadro P5000 instead of P4000. Do you think my suggestion makes more sense? 48GB ram-> 32GB Ram, Quadro P4000 -> Quadro P5000? Thanks so much! Our office is a newbie to these programs and setup, so I really appreciate your advise.
  4. Hi, my board is ASUS Z97-K (https://www.asus.com/Motherboards/Z97K/specifications/) . The first PCI slot is x16, second slot says it will run at "x4" only. Does it mean I can't add a second video card as my accelerator/GPU renderer?
  5. Dimitris, I'm getting your point and I might go with 750ti- but are you talking about single or SLI here? If I do SLI, that's doubling the CUDA cores as well right? I like the low wattage of 750ti.
  6. @Dmitris: Thanks! That's very helpful. I'm very outdated that I never considered maxwell GPU, I thought iRay isn't supported. http://www.nvidia-arc.com/products/mentalray/maxwell-gpu-support.html I got a little bit intimidated by need to do some update part, so I played it safe to check older cards. But thanks for leading me to consider it, I'm starting to look for it. 1. For viewport performance + faster iRay, Which would you recommend among the GTX 7xx series? 2. I found a used and cheap Tesla C2050 (200$), is it worth buying? Thanks!
  7. Hi everyone, help please because I'm a bit confused with choosing a graphic card. I'm one step from getting a used Quadro 5000 instead of GTX 580 (After long debate with myself ). These are the only "used" cards within my budget at However, last night, It's my first time to try 3ds Max 2015 using my current Intel HD4600 which is only an integrated GPU within i7-4790 CPU. I'm surprise with the viewport speed, in both wireframe and realistic modes: * 1million polygon : 15-25fps 5million: 6-10fps 25million: 2fps 40million: system stopped responding Actually, I didn't expect it to handle even half a million polygon so I'm impressed. Now, my dilemma, 1. Do I still need a Quadro 5000 if my integrated graphic unit has already a good viewport performance? 2. Is it possible to use intel HD for viewport purposes and just get a GTX580 (cheaper) for CUDA rendering purposes only? I appreciate your advice, Thanks! *I add a turbosmooth modifier and increase iterations value, Polygon statistic turned on
  8. Hi Guys, thanks a lot for your suggestion.. I'll give them all a try. I discover another related method which is inside the dialogue of transform pivot- the edit /use working pivot tab. It's a lot time consuming and needs more learning for me As I think this through, maybe I can just leave 3D max standard workflow the way it is (axis unchanged) and adjust my own workflow to suit it by creating each piece of my model separately and then just assembling them in one file using import or block proxy's.
  9. Hi everyone, I am coming from CAD and Sketchup modeling environment, so I'm a newbie to 3D max modeling workflow (edit poly). In CAD and Sketchup I am fond of changing the axis to align to a specific orientation or follow the object's orientation, an effective technique that I got used to. Is it possible to do this in 3Ds Max? I have screenshot below for reference. My Story: The problem started when I noticed that everytime I move a vertex from left side view, strictly along X and Y only, when I looked at it on Top view, I discovered that the vertices are no longer in line with the orientation I am keeping. I discovered that the problem is due to the axis not being aligned to the object. That's why it wouldn't align properly. If I can only realign the axis to the object, that will help me a lot. Thanks! Jon
  10. Dear Jeff:

    Link below will refer you to a recent reply to a thread that links you to certain "CNA", apparently a nursing AD. I'm not really sure if he's promoting, spamming or whatever, so I'm just letting you know. Thanks.

    http://forums.cgarchitect.com/29792-salary-range-query-2.html#post323523

  11. Is Quicksilver useful for quick preview rendering and MR for final? That's the approach I plan to take should I have this
  12. Hi, I'm just curious to know if this is an on going project? Would you know the building name and location? Thanks!
  13. Nice, is this an on-going project or just a design concept? May I inquire about the building name and location please. Thanks!
  14. Hi Everyone: Anybody knows any reference or link for building codes in China/HK? I need to study it for work reasons. Thanks! Cheers!
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