linz Posted February 22, 2008 Share Posted February 22, 2008 I just upgraded my workstation to a Q6600 with Vista 64-bit Ultimate, and 4GB of RAM. Naturally I want my software to take full advantage of the 64-bit hardware. Is Cinema 4D the best option here? I understand VIZ is 32-bit, and Max is 64-bit. Any advice is appreciated. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AJLynn Posted February 22, 2008 Share Posted February 22, 2008 The new versions of Max, Cinema and Maya (but not Viz) all have 64-bit versions, so take your pick. On the Max end of things, mental ray, Vray and finalRender all have 64-bit support as well. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tommy L Posted February 22, 2008 Share Posted February 22, 2008 My first advice would be to uninstall Vista and install xp pro 64...... Second woiuld be a question, which do you use already? If you dont use any already, try them all. Dont start off by having hardware as a consideration. 32/64, who cares? You should start by learning optimization techniques anyhow, 'good practice' is essential. When you get good you will be liberated/restricted by your system available. You need to know how to make the most of every drop of power, so startinig with a lack of power is no bad thing. If you are already a 3d master, dont change your workflow to go from 32 to 64. By the time you learn the new program, we'll all be on 128! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
linz Posted February 22, 2008 Author Share Posted February 22, 2008 Just wondering why you suggest XP 64? Currently I am new to visualization, except for what is built into Archicad. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tommy L Posted February 22, 2008 Share Posted February 22, 2008 Because anyone who has used vista says it sucks. It uses alot of system resources. Win xp 64 is based on Server 2003 and is rock solid. And cheap. Check out how much server 2003 costs..... Download some apps and try them out. Whats your budget? WHat kind of work do you want to do? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
upshot Posted February 22, 2008 Share Posted February 22, 2008 My first advice would be to uninstall Vista and install xp pro 64...... x2 If money is no object pick up max and 'start learnin' Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tommy L Posted February 22, 2008 Share Posted February 22, 2008 Money is not an object when you can use all the trials for 30 days. But whats the point of trying something you cant afford? Is your company buying the software? Are you hoping to use a pirate version? I think if you are paying for it out of your own pocket and its more a hobby than a n earner, get one of the free programs, theres a few out there. Or one of the cheaper ones. Look at Modo for sure. If its for pro use and you are paying, go for Max. Its universal, takes most formats you will receive and clients like to hear that that is what you use. Give us more info nd you will get a better answer. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Devin Johnston Posted February 22, 2008 Share Posted February 22, 2008 Yes you should drop Vista like a hot potato, not only does it use more system resources but I've seen people complaining that their rendering app renders 10%-20% slower compared to the same app on XP64. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
linz Posted February 25, 2008 Author Share Posted February 25, 2008 For now it's for personal use, with the intent of rolling it into an offered service. Because I use Archicad, I do like the idea of the C4D exchange plug-in that would allow me to link the two program files together. RE: dumping Vista. Is it just a driver thing? Will Vista eventually surpass the performance of XP64? Or is it more deeply flawed? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AJLynn Posted February 25, 2008 Share Posted February 25, 2008 Vista has a whole lot of crap added to it that's not very useful, especially in a business PC. Said crap runs up the "overhead" of system resource use by the operating system. This is why when you look at the hardware requirements for new software, for example anything "2008" from Autodesk, there are different requirements for XP and Vista - and Vista requires twice the RAM. With the operating system eating RAM and spending CPU cycles on background processes that aren't important to you, that leaves less of these resources for your applications, and the net effect is that things don't run as quickly. Vista also takes up a lot more hard drive than XP and since it's loading a lot more crap, takes longer to boot. For all this, you get an interface that's a bit prettier and a new version of DirectX. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
linz Posted February 25, 2008 Author Share Posted February 25, 2008 I see. And Direct X 10 won't do anything for performance? I forgot to mention that my video card is the Quadro FX 1700. It's a new offer from NVidia. Does anyone have experience with it? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lyca Posted February 25, 2008 Share Posted February 25, 2008 Just wondering why you suggest XP 64? if you use vista you going to have a lot of headache, really i install it twice to try, but i had a lot of problem with license getting corrupt, even my reseller could not found a solution, plus i had all the problem that was already told here, if i have o tell you one thing is keep your have far from vista. Anyway i can not understand that such big and successfully company as MS is selling such a sh... to the people. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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