Computer Specs for 3D

[isurunath_b]

Hi all,

I am currently using a P4 2.8 with 1 gig of ram.

I was wondering if anyone could advice me on a dual processor system, AMD or Intel to switch to.

I would be working on Stills and photorealistic animations. There are no buggetery constraints. I just need some adivice first. Am based in SriLanka.

 

I would be greatful for any adivice given

Thank you

isurunath

[vizfx]

Hi

If you have no budget restrains than take a look at:

- http://www.artvps.com for pure and renderdrive (some very serious rendering hardware)

- http://film.nvidia.com/page/gelato.html (rendering plugin for nvidia quadro)

- http://www.3dlabs.com – powerful graphic cards

Mihai;)

[Zdravko Barisic]

the best link for 3D pc is:

 

http://www.spendasmuchasyoucanmoney.com

 

 

theres no ideal advices about this, really.

if yu go with Intel then get some 955/975 board and Intel D820

if yu go with AMD,-> 3800x2 +nForce

and ofcourse stick with nVidia, thats all

[animart]

just know this for dual processor 2 x 2.8 Ghz are slower than 1 x 3.6 Ghz

i mean dual procesor are dont twice fast

[AJLynn]

just know this for dual processor 2 x 2.8 Ghz are slower than 1 x 3.6 Ghz

i mean dual procesor are dont twice fast

 

... which is not true when you are rendering - with most software, duals render twice as fast.

[Frosty]

just know this for dual processor 2 x 2.8 Ghz are slower than 1 x 3.6 Ghz

i mean dual procesor are dont twice fast

AJLynn is right. The speed up of a dual system is dependant on software and task. The overall multi-tasking speedup alone is worth the price in my mind.

[Juan Altieri]

i have a dual opteron 246, and render twices fast than a p3 3.0 GHZ with hypertrading...........

[AJLynn]

Anyway. You were asking about dual CPU systems. The single-chip dual-core boxes are probably going to be best for you, they get great price/performance. If you have a large budget look at dual-core Opteron (or even dual-dual for 4 cores) systems. For best value, look at AthlonX2 systems - their numbering scheme is a bit odd but an AthlonX2 3800+ will blow away a Pentium D 2800 easily, and so on, even though the Athlon has 2x2GHz cores and the Pentium has 2x2.8.

 

For vendors, there are a lot out there, but I've never heard anything but love for Boxx.