Rendering machine

mario · Post by **mario** » Sat Feb 24, 2007 7:27 am

what's the besto configuration and components for a pc rand/or workstation for Indigo's rendering?
(for 1.800,00 €)
Thanks
Mario

Kosmokrator · Post by **Kosmokrator** » Sat Feb 24, 2007 7:40 am

some x treme core 2 duo....6700 or higher....4gb ram....and 8800 gt for manipulation in heavy scenes...and some asus or gigabyte mobo...

Zom-B · Post by **Zom-B** » Sat Feb 24, 2007 10:33 am

forget this lame dual core stuff!

A dual quad core Rig for total of 8 threads would be the right answer
for this question

You just got to wait after CeBit in March for availability!

Kosmokrator · Post by **Kosmokrator** » Sat Feb 24, 2007 11:16 am

hey zom b mario says about 1.800 eyros not 18.000 e......

i think its worth to wait the 80 core intels single chip....

Zom-B · Post by **Zom-B** » Sat Feb 24, 2007 11:59 am

Kosmokrator wrote:hey zom b mario says about 1.800 eyros not 18.000 e......

actually quad core xenons are way to expensive!
A dual sockel i5000x intel mainboard cost from "only" 500 to 650 USD

But also expensive Server special RAM is needed

check here for some workstations...

But normal Quad Core is still a option ^^
But keep in mind to wait after CeBit, because traditionally there new stuff hits the Market and other "old" stuff get cheaper

A cheaper AMD (Quad???) system may be an option at this Time...

zsouthboy · Post by **zsouthboy** » Sat Feb 24, 2007 12:13 pm

I have had great results in my render "farm" (hey, it's growing) with Core 2 Duos, and am looking to pick up the quad core version this fall (it's out now, just ridiculously overpriced.

My E6300 was $180ish, it overclocks like mad, and is about 5/4ths the speed rendering indigo, clock for clock, as my (server) Opteron box (Opty 165).

Pick up 2 gigs of RAM.

Video card - anything is fine, really. Don't let anyone fool you into buying high end - for Blender/Maya/3ds/etc, a mid range card will be fine. Seriously.

You can build a kick ass Indigo render box for about $500 (yeah, prices are higher over there, though) - I know, because I have recently.

Don't bother with a license for Windows - Indigo renders fine in Wine under Ubuntu.

Zom-B · Post by **Zom-B** » Sat Feb 24, 2007 12:44 pm

yep zsouthboy, your are totally right!

Its also possible to build a renderfarm for 1800€
using overclocked E6300,
loooooow end 2D graphic cards (to reduce energy bill & system temperature

)
or a onboard GPU solution.

2 Gig cheap RAM that runs stable on your mainbord of choice, and a cheap 80Gig HDD on each of your renderwhores...

you should get 3 such rigs each for about 550€ to 600€ for a total CPU power of overclocked 3x dual 2.68GHz totally 16GHz power!!!!!1!

no keyboard & monitor needed, control your Renderwhores via software remote control on your old rig...

**EDIT**
And if you chose your mainboard wise, you can upgrade them all 2 years later to "old" quad core CPU's for low money and about 25GHz CPU power

zsouthboy · Post by **zsouthboy** » Sat Feb 24, 2007 4:38 pm

Yes! That is my idea too - quad core for my dual core systems this fall.

And it's exactly what I do too - no monitor is hooked up. I simply get everything installed and set, then remote into the boxes to do things.

eman7613 · Post by **eman7613** » Mon Feb 26, 2007 11:00 am

apparently the e4300 is a mad overclocker
http://www.anandtech.com/cpuchipsets/sh ... i=2903&p=4

180 for the cpu, 40 for a nice fan, 40 for a case, 2gigs is 200, cheapo board & gpu 110, thats 570us, which (if i remember right) is 440€, which will get you 4 of them. 3.38gh x 2 (per core) x 4 (machines) is a theoretical 27ghz rendering power off the bat

thats a lota apples

use a live CD of knoppix & a flashdrive & you save yourself from buying a HD. or if you want a HD, install linux on it from your old machine so you dont have to buy them CD drives.

mario · Post by **mario** » Tue Feb 27, 2007 5:02 am

Thanks to all!!!

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