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I'm not sure how much info you guys would need to give a comprehensive answer so let me know. I just bought a GTX 1060 to replace (or add to for now) my old (don't laugh) GTX 660. Yet to install it, and need to know if I can use both in my system (as in, does it support that set up) but also, is it worth running them both? I'm sure if my CPU/Motherboard combo is insufficient, running two cards might not yield much improvement. Processor is i7-4770, under PCI-E it says max supported x16 I intend to use Vray RT for now. Would also like to know of another graphics card that would pair well with the 1060 if I decide to replace the 660. Again, assuming my set up could accommodate it.

Hi All, Can I use gaming laptop such as ASUS ROG or Lenovo legion y520 for architectural visualization, 3ds max, vray rendering and photoshop etc. Both laptop has same config which is i7 7th gen, 16 Gb ddr4 ram, Nvidia GTX 1050ti GPU, 1tb HDD. Thanks for your time and consideration.

Hi, Looking for some advise if anyone has the time on a the specs of a new GPU */ 3ds max-Vray RT render node. I am wanting to build a machine with 4 x 1080ti cards, and*I have a few question if anyone wants to chime in much appreciated -What impact does the CPU have on a GPU rendering machine - ie can I basically pick the cheapest intel i7 I can find? -Motherboard specs? I see in some of the commercially pre built systems from various vendors they seem to use workstation motherboards and xeons, (at greater expense) is there any reason for this over say a gaming atx baord with 4 card slots? -What impact does RAM have...? -Power supply, I am assuming a 1500W would be required.* -Of the cards available, anyone recommend a particular brand? Does a factory overclocked card offer a significant performance increase? Here's my initial spec based on my assumptions above...which may or may not be reasonable!* https://pcpartpicker.com/list/rYFdTH Intel - Core i7-5820K 3.3GHz 6-Core Processor Corsair - H60 54.0 CFM Liquid CPU Cooler*Asus - SABERTOOTH X99 ATX LGA2011-3 Motherboard Crucial - 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR4-2133 Memory Samsung - 120GB 2.5" Solid State Drive Gigabyte - GeForce GTX 1080 Ti 11GB Gaming OC 11G Video Card (2-Way SLI) x 2 (will become 4 eventually) NZXT - Phantom 820 (Black) ATX Full Tower Case Corsair - AX1500i 1500W 80+ Titanium Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply Total:** *$2884.80 USD * * * * * Thoughts? Thanks!

Ok so at this point it just seems that the higher the Cuda Cores, the better (clock-speed as well). But would a GTX 1070 be enough for fairly complex Rhino renders? I am always tempted to go higher like, say, a 1080 ti because it has like 3500 Cuda Cores. On the other hand, there are some great laptops with a 1070. That way I can use the laptop as a desktop and I will have the option of portability.

Hello all, So ive been doing Archviz for a little while now but nothing mainstream, I have just landed a large contract with a business and am in need of speeding up my workflow render times. Now by reading around a lot of people are comparing GPU vs CPU rendering. The downfall of GPU is not everything works with it. Such as plugins, materials ect. But the upside its very fast for finding what your scene will look like on a rough scale. Another thing is cost, I have two 1080's and i7 the two 1080's cost me $2400. Now on load the heat they produce is crazy. I even have them on water and it still heats up my office. So with that I went and got a few servers both have 12 cores 24 threads 64gig ram with another one on the way at 40 cores 80 threads. All up cost less than $4600. My current servers produce 350watts each on load While my main PC the GTX 1080 uses 180watts on load for each card. So power really is not an issue. But anyway my question is, is it better getting CPU for render farms or GPUs. Yet I can get great deals on servers with lots of cores. For $2400 I could of got another 20 core system with 64gig of ram. But a lot of people are saying CPU's are dieing out for rendering. What do you guys think?

I'm looking into a new single processor build. I noticed a big PRICE difference between the i7 5960X and i7 5820K. ($1500AUD vs $500AUD) It will be used as a workstation and then put to use in the render farm but possibly has potential for a good multiple GPU's renderer as the industry makes a shift. I see the Max # of PCI Express Lanes on intelArk for the CPU's is 40 vs 28 respectively. Does this mean I'm limiting the number of GPU's I can use in SLI configuration and would this mean the max GPU's I could use then are 3 ?? ( assuming GTX 980 are being used) Any thoughts? Has anyone run into any other limitations with an overclocked 5820K in a workstation? and should I be looking at a different build? Build cost is $3500AUD ($2570 USD), 64GB RAM, ASUS X99-Deluxe/U3.1, SSD, 1000WPSU, NZXT Kraken H61. Thanks

I've just started testing out RT GPU rendering for the first time and I seem to be getting excessive render times (8 hours) to produce near noiseless images (max. noise 0.02) for relatively simple interior scenes. Obviously with optimisation vray adv can outperform these render times ten fold. I believe I have set everything up right in RT: CUDA, in process, coherent tracing, max render time 0, ray bundle size (512), Rays per pixel (128), Trace Depth 5, resize textures, disabled probablistic. I'm also using light cache (+glossy rays). I can see that material / light subdivs etc aren't applicable so I'm wondering what could be the cause of these excessive render times - or is this expected?? Workstation config: Titan X 5960X 64gb ballistix sport 3dsmax 2016 vray 3.3 FYI. We had anticipated using rt as part of our sign off process & purchasing another titan x but we're unsure if it is a wise choice now... Any comments / advice etc will be appreciated!

Hi to all! What do you think... can be achieved exteriors in lumion that can compete with vray ones? assuming equals skills in ps postproduction.

Hello all, What would be the best setup for rendering with Iray? a) One Geforce Gtx 780 Ti GPU b) two Geforce Gtx 770 GPU's If option b is the best, Is it important to get the 4Gb addition of the 770 card or should the combined memory of the two cards be enough? Thanks for any reply, Cheers! Oded

Hi, I'm relatively inexperienced, but managed to make a list of components. At first I wanted to buy two computers and in time create my own little render farm, but decided to invest in an overall good machine which I can use properly straight away and after a while get a few more graphics cards for GPU-based rendering. I will be using 3ds Max, Zbrush, RealFlow, After Effects. It would be great if I could get a few opinions on it, in terms of major component compatibility. Money is not really an issue, but I wouldn't want to throw it away on stuff I don't really need. CPU: i-4790k GC: MSI GeForce GTX 970 Gaming 4G, 4GB GDDR5, RAM: 16GB HyperX FURY Black 1866MHz DDR3 Non-ECC CL10 DIMM, SSD: Kingston SSD 240GB Hyper X 3K Series, Case: Chieftec BH-01B-U3-OP Miditower Case Bravo, PSU: Corsair CP-9020051-EU VS Series 650 Watt, 2 Monitors: ASUS VS239H-P 23-Inch Full-HD and I need a motherboard that can support 3 or 4 graphics cards. Apologies for any mistakes in formatting this thread (or blatant display of ignorance on my part). Thanks!

Hi , I would like to know what the RAM on the graphics cards do in GPU render with Vray . I want to buy the new GTX Titan X for Vray RT ( 12gb ) Or the GTX Titan Z , but is really expensive Thanks

Hey I am building a new Computer for 3d rendering and especially using vray-rt for 3ds max, Lumion, and vray adv my suggested specs until now is as follows: CPU: Intel® Core™ i7-3770K Ivy Bridge 3.5GHz 8MB Cache Desktop Processor Motherboard: ASUS SABERTOOTH Z77 Motherboard RAM: CORSAIR Vengeance 16GB (2 x 8GB) or 32GB (4 x 8GB)?? VGA: Galaxy GeForce GTX 680 GC 4GB GDDR5 (this one for vrayrt rendering) and adding another one for viewport (GTX 650 DirectCU 1GB GDDR5)?? is the GTX 680 good for vray-rt?? any experiences?? + future upgrades for another gtx 680 CASE:CORSAIR Carbide Series™ 400R Case PSU: XFX ProSeries 650W PSU 80 plus Bronze---is this enough?? HD: Western Digital (WD) Caviar Black WD2002FAEX 2TB 7200 RPM 64MB Cache SATA 6.0Gb/s HDD or (2 X 1TB WD black)?? Monitor: Samsung S23A750D Series 7 23 inch LED 3D Monitor This will cost about 14,000 EGP in Egypt = $2300 I can't afford Quadro GPUs and I can't afford more than this price so if there's better config for the same price range will be appreciated

I do residential architectural design work - exteriors with grass and a lot of trees, and interiors. I have a large task list of renderings ahead of me, justifying a hardware upgrade. I have a dual 6 core xeon system and I was going to let that become my render node and build a new i7 3930 or 3960 overclocked workstation for setting up the renderings and working in REVIT, etc. When the render is ready to run, I want to send it over to my node and keep working. Here are my questions: 1) Would I ever need more than 32 gb memory in my V-Ray workstation. (I will let the workstation work along with the node for over night rendering.) I am considering 64gb memory. 2) Should I consider a Tesla GPU to run RT while I am setting up my renders, to see in 'real time' what is coming together? I feel that a 3gb GTX card will not fit most of my scenes. I know some are using RT for production, but I feel like it has a lot of maturing to do. Is ANYONE in architecture using it to simply boost productivity? Thanks in advance for your suggestions/advice!