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Alright so Im trying to plan a "budget build" in the sense that I am looking to buy used xeons to save some money. The total budget is around $6,000-8,000 USD and my original plan was to use 2 2-CPU E5 server boards, but after seeing the holy sh!t episode with the 4CPU build, I wanted to consider using a single E7 board with quad sockets. Im having a hard time finding a lot of information on the advantages/disadvantages of E7, and all Ive learned so far is that they are usually used for banking or large volumes of data. Ive seen that used E7's also seem to go for 40% cheaper than comparable used E5 xeons despite the E7 being nearly 2x as expensive when new. I also saw that one server/workstation company (Titan PC's I think it was) builds an 4 CPU E7 rig that they claim is good for 3D rendering, but I dont know how dependable that information is. Im completely new to the idea of a server build and have just been trying to learn what I can over the last few months, so I might be missing something "obvious" when it comes to E5's vs E7's. but Im basically asking if they would make a good 3D render farm since they do seem to sell for cheaper than the E5's when buying used. Renderer's I use: Vray for Maya, Renderman for Maya, Keyshot. All multi-core multi-CPU capable.

How do you build a mini render farm for home? Something like this but way smaller There's no tutorial showing you how to build a render farm period, well at least step by step and explaining why. They usually say to use an old pc from the videos i watched. -how to commit the file? 1:30 -how to write and code a user inter face somewhat similar to that? or is there a program that can do something similar to that? 2:20 also written in windows if possible because it looks like they're using ubuntu or linux in the video what i want to do is be on my main computer making some 3d animations and after i'm finished with the animation i will have it sent off to a separate computer or server "computer 2" to have it processed and rendered. then that animation that i sent off, to have render to a separate computer "computer 2", is no longer a nuisance to my main pc and can continue working on a different project. then when the rendering is done in "computer 2" after a few hours, i can use the user interface to extract that rendered animation of my chose, that i had sent off to render "computer 2", to my main computer.

How do i send this adobe project to render to my extra pc? i don't want to render it on my main ps. i linked a screenshot

Hello, I need help, my laptop is to weak to render a video/montage and I am asking someone to download the file I sned them and render it if it is possible. I do manage to finish the rendering but video is weird and I dont know what to do. If you can help me I would be grateful. I will send you the file via email if you consider helping me. In advance thank you. Edit* I attached the file it slef in the disciption, soo ye. ZedMontage.prproj

Hi, The purpose of this thread is to compare different CPUs to AMD's upcoming "Ryzen" by posting how long it takes for our systems to render the Blender test file on AMD's website. I'll start with my time (6700k @4.6): 1min:6sec AMD RYZEN TIME: 36sec (Mods: If I did something wrong, feel free to lock and/or remove this thread.)

Hey guys, so i want to ugrade to a new CPU suitable for prosumer 4k editing, and with it i would buy a MB and ram too. My budget is around 700eur (around 740us) and i will be using it with a Gtx 970.

So I got Vegas pro 14 and I've been trying to use my gpu to render, I've seen in a video this guy had (nvida) beside each format so basicly 2 of each format, one u could do with cpu, and one with gpu, but mine doesn't have that option my.Mp4 1080p setting just says internet hd 1080p, it doesn't have any render output formats with nivida, the only time I see Nvidia in the whole program is under preferences>video>gpu acceleration of video processing and my gpu is set under that how ever when I render a video, I get 100% cpu usage and 1-2% gpu usage so I know it's only using my cpu and none of my gpu CPU i5 GPU GTX 950 Windows 10 Im not sure if this is the correct topic/fourm catagory for this post, altho it would make sense for this to be posted in multiple

So, I need a new graphics card for rendering videos in Cyberlink Powerdirector, Premiere Pro. The procesor is i7-3820, 3.6GHz, the motherboard is Asus P9X79. The budget is 375$.

Hey everyone, I noticed some strange artifacts within games like Witcher 3, AC: Odyssey, MK11 and even WoW. Basically on some fade-in/fade-out effects, for example in WItcher when you walk pass a tree and it fades out as the camera goes through it, it should fade out, but in my case it... pixelates out. Same behavior in AC; in WoW with some water spells (bubbles that splash around chars or npcs) and recently in MK11 when the fight starts, this can be noticed around the hair and faces of characters, not in the cutscenes tho. The performance and temps are more than ok, so I'm wondering if my PSU could be the issue here, since I didn't changed it when I built my new PC and considered that 600W should be enough. Or if the GPU could be at fault... is there a name for this problem? In order to tell the guys at the service what the exact issue is. Few notes: 1. I don't overclock (except the profile for RAM if it counts) 2. GPU driver is the latest as I'm writing this 3. In high load, coil noise can be heard, but I can't pinpoint if the PSU or GPU is making the noise 4. If I were to test with other components... I can't do this. I don't have anyone from where to borrow another GPU or PSU (similar specs), to test what is at fault Specs: CPU: Intel Core i7-8700 GPU: Nvidia 1070ti SSD1: Samsung 850 EVO 250GB SSD2: Samsung 860 EVO 1TB HDD: Western Digital 1TB Blue RAM: Corsair Vengeance 2x8GB DDR4 3600MHz CL18 Dual Channel RGB LED MBD: Asus TUF Z370-PRO GAMING Socket 1151 v2 tuf z370-pro gaming PSU: Sirtec - High Power Element BRONZE 600W (oldest piece from this list) Thanks in advance!

Hello everyone, I'm currently planning of building my workstation, it will be used for 3d works and render. My budget is about $2,600 (can go up a bit if needed) (monitor, keyboard, mouse will not be included in my budget) --- I have 3 aims: + Compatibility (most important) + Running 4-6 softwares simultaneously at ease. + Running 2 monitors simultaneously / BenQ 3200U. --- Would love to hear your advices about the build below. Will this build be able to handle my aims? --- CPU: AMD Ryzen 7 3800X 3.9 GHz 8-Core Processor CPU Cooler: Noctua NH-U12A 60.09 CFM CPU Cooler Motherboard: Asus ROG Crosshair VIII Hero (WI-FI) GPU: MSI GeForce RTX 2070 SUPER 8 GB GAMING X TRIO Video Card (I will add 1 more, same as this one, in the future when I have money, now only 1 card) RAM: Corsair Vengeance RGB Pro 32 GB (2 x 16 GB) DDR4-3200 Memory (x2 / Total 64gb) SSD: Samsung 970 Evo Plus 500 GB M.2-2280 NVME Solid State Drive HDD: Seagate BarraCuda Pro 4 TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive (x2 / Total 8TB) Case: Corsair 750D ATX Full Tower Case PSU: EVGA SuperNOVA G2 1300 W 80+ Gold Certified Fully Modular ATX Power Supply --- Looking forward to hearing your advices!

Hey! I'm looking for some direct advise here. I'm a freelance CG generalist that works with all sorts of video production software, from After Effects and Davinci Resolve to Cinema 4D using Arnold (CPU) and most recently Octane and RedShift (GPU) for 3D rendering. Let's say I have between 400 and 600 US Dollars to spend on a graphics card for a new workstation that most certainly will never run a single game in it, what would be the best value card that I can get for that money? I totally confused with all the different configurations and offers out there. All I know is that I do prefer NVidia architecture since Octane and RedShift currently only supports CUDA-compatible NVidia GPUs. Thanks in advance for any help.

I've got an old workstation I built in college for rendering and 3d work (3d animation/modeling major). My career path post college has led me more towards Marketing and Design but I still enjoy Motion Graphics and rendering and am trying to pick up more freelance work in this area. I won't get anything out of selling my old workstation but I figured it could be a killer network storage and render machine. I've made a new computer with more streamline gaming type hardware for speed now and am wanting to slap a few NAS drives in my old workstation and let it live on, it's one of my few possessions to make it out of the Camp wildfire in California. I'm wondering the best way to optimize power setting and if I should mess with any hardware besides more drives, or if a another configuration I'm not thinking of is better. My goal is After Effects and Premiere Render node, PLEX media Server, File share and redundancy backup (lost some data to the fire), and ftp (FileZilla) access to my files when I am away from home if need be. I also have some old websites I'd like to self host eventually to keep the cost down, they are just used as demos at this point for freelance work. Hear are the current specs 2 Xenon 6 core drives (slower) 48gb ram (this is when ram was cheap) Windows 10 Pro Super Micro server mobo (pain in the ass in windows 10, may downgrade to 7) AMD Firepro w7000 workstation card (same as mobo) 512gb ssd 1050w gold power supply Older Omega Audio Card (this thing is pretty sweet but fits an old pci slot, no combination of adapters got it working in my new machine) What I plan to add Network card with Wake on Lan 4 6tb NAS drives Should this thing be more of a media home center attached directly to my living room or just let plex rock it? Anything I can do to get the power usage down, pull the audio and graphics card and smaller power supply? Is windows server going to be a lot better for every application I want? I would like a workflow where I have the option to save the project and render off my main pc as well, that's why I thought maybe I should keep the graphics card in there (launching After Effects independently). Audio card maybe stays if its more of a media center with direct hookup to stereo? This setup is new for me, any advice would be appreciated!

hello every one ! I'm an architecture student in Mexico, just starting the last semesters of architecture. I only have one chance to build a desktop and im scared because if it does not work i can fail the semester since everything relies on autocad and archicad. I had a hp laptop that had an i5 + nvidia 840m that i got in 300 dlls 4 years ago, a miracle said my family because i wanted to study and things are hard in Mexico and this laptop allowed me to make small projects to pay for my studies importation taxes make this laptops go around 750+ dlls sadly it burnt out 2 weeks ago. I'm desperate because i start going to school in 1 week and i only have 500dlls to build a desktop and i don't know anything about compatibility. this is a build that a pc builder website recommend me : i3 8100 proc MSI H310M Pro-VDH Placa Base mATX Socket H310 LGA 1151, Intel Coffee Lake, DDR4 Crucial BLS2C4G4D240FSC módulo de - Memoria (8 GB, 2 x 4 GB, DDR4, 2400 MHz, 288-pin DIMM, Blanco) Gigabyte GeForce GTX 1050 Ti OC NVIDIA 4GB - Tarjeta gráfica, (GV-N105TOC-4GD) EVGA 100-BT-0450-K1 450 Power Supply, 450 W, Bluetooth, Bronze Kingston SA400S37/240G Unidad de Estado Sólido 240 GB, 2.5" Eagle Warrior CGROBOTQ003EGW case this are my questions for that build ¿does that motherboard works well with that ram and processor? ¿which speed does the ram has to be? ¿could i have better results with a full amd based build? ¿that case could hold that components? ¿is that power supply optimal for the build? im open for completely different builds im really thankful for your time

Hi, i would like to know if blender and Lumion use the same algorithm for renders( i don't know how to describe so i just assume is all like an algorithm), because much of the test are made on 3d mark\blender, so i get in mind maybe i can use the blender test to have a comparison with lumion. Thanks guys, have a nice day.

Hi All, Have recently installed premiere on my pc (6700k, rx580, ssd, 16gb ram) and have been getting significantly longer render times and exports (10 times as long) than on my 5 year old macbook pro! Premiere recognises my gpu and allows me to select open cl rendering with gpu, however it renders slightly faster selecting to use software encoding. I have tried a number of possible solutions found online such as changing registry items, reinstalling drivers, disabling intel gpu and finally had a small amount of success after reinstalling windows, it rendered once at the correct speed and then next time i was in premiere it took ten times longer again with an identical project. I'm out of ideas and would really appreciate any help.

Hello! So, I wanna upgrade my rig and I wanna know which CPU would serve me better, the 3900x or the 3950x. I mainly do 3D modeling and rendering. I don't work on big projects like whole streets or anything like that, it's single rooms / houses and objects. As far as prices go (living in the EU), the 3900x goes for 520€ and the 3950x goes for 830€... ~300€ difference. I'd like to "future proof" my rig as much as possible but using parts where I can see that my money was well spent. Do you think it's worth going for the 3950x for the extra money or will the difference from the 3900x be so low that I should just save my money? Thank you in advance

I got a Dell r720 w/ 128gb ddr3 ecc, dual e5-2660’s, and 8x bays filled with 500gb SATA HDDs as a nas. Has anyone else used this sort of server config for video & photo editing? I have a 650ti in the 16x slot on one cpu, and an r5 230 in an 8x slot on the other cpu, with 2x monitors connected to each. Would the GPUs be a significant bottleneck? I have a 120gb ssd as the boot and games and such on the raid array and everything seems decently responsive until I open up premiere, ae, or photoshop.

1. Budget & Location 2,50,000 INR or 3,500 USD - Country: India 2. Aim 3d architectural visualisation, 3d walkthrough and virtual reality scenes. Software used : Autodesk 3ds Max with Corona Renderer (CPU based), Autodesk Revit, Navisworks, Autocad, Adobe Ps and Ai. There maybe some other minor ones but these are used daily. High speed read and write disk/ssd for cache files. 3. Monitors Currently 1 monitor will be used(IPS,21",1080p). In future I might add one more of same specs. 4. Peripherals No peripherals. Just a monitor. This budget is for hardware only, so OS shouldn't be inlcuded. 4.2 Case Cheapest best case possible. 5. Why are you upgrading? We are adding a new employee so we need a new system. Note: 1. I prefer AMD more when it comes to CPU but feel free to share your reasoning behind your answer. 2. Since my renderer is CPU based only I suggest listing the fastest possible CPU in the budget. I am curious about xeons but there are so many models that it was getting really confusing. 3. I dont know if i need a high end gpu since i dont game and nor my renderer uses it. 4. Should i consider watercooling? Will it improve render times?

Hello everyone, Please help! Im building a PC for architectural (CPU based) rendering and 3d modeling. And a litttle bit of gaming as well. My current budget is arround $1200.00 USD so there are a couple of thing that ill buy later on like a proper cooling for OC and storage. This is the list of the parts Im going to buy: AMD Ryzen 7 2700X. I was going to buy the the 2700, but according to one of the thousand videos Ive seen lately, the 2700x is apparently better "bang for the buck". Thoughts? COOLING. Im using the ryzen stock cooler for the moment until i can buy a liquid cooler later in the year. Im not overcloking until I have the new cooler MSI B450 GAMING PRO CARBON AC ATX AM4. I picked this Mobo because it can OC and i think is a good price, plus it has wifi and bluetoothe which are a must for me. CORSAIR VENGEANCE LPX 16 GB (2X8) DDR4-3000. Didnt really gave much thought to this, if there is anything better with the same price let me know please. SAMSUNG 970 EVO 500 GB M.2 2280 SSD and SEAGATE BARRACUDA 2TB 3.5" 7200 RPM HDD. My plan is to add a sata SSD later in the year or maybe next year ASUS GEFORCE GTX 1070 STRIX. This is a hard one because I basically need it just for gaming and $350.00 USD is the absolute max Im willing to spend in a Graphics card. Originally i was going to save money by buying a RX580 but I have a 2560 x 1080 monitor and im not sure the 580 can perform good enough. THOUGHTS PLEASE! NZXT H500 WHITE. No brainer, I love the design and I can get it not that expensive where I live (Im bringing the parts from the US cause where I live is too expensive to buy, but this case its only $30 more and i dont have to bring it on a plane) EVGA SUPERNOVA G3 550 W 80+GOLD MODULAR. Is it ok? 2 BE QUIET PURE WINGS 2 140 61.2 CFM 140 MM FAN. This seems good and should complement the 2 fans that are supposed to come with the case. Please I need all the help I can get since if I buy something wrong its going to be very hard to fix since like I said im bringing this from the us. Thank you so much. This is the link in part picker: PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant Type Item Price CPU AMD - Ryzen 7 2700X 3.7 GHz 8-Core Processor $304.97 @ Amazon Motherboard MSI - B450 GAMING PRO CARBON AC ATX AM4 Motherboard $139.99 @ B&H Memory Corsair - Vengeance LPX 16 GB (2 x 8 GB) DDR4-3000 Memory $129.99 @ Amazon Storage Samsung - 860 Evo 500 GB 2.5" Solid State Drive $82.89 @ OutletPC Storage Samsung - 970 Evo 500 GB M.2-2280 Solid State Drive $127.99 @ Amazon Storage Seagate - Barracuda 2 TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive $59.89 @ OutletPC Video Card Asus - GeForce GTX 1070 8 GB STRIX Video Card $354.99 @ Newegg Case NZXT - H500 (White) ATX Mid Tower Case $69.99 @ B&H Power Supply EVGA - SuperNOVA G3 550 W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply $82.89 @ OutletPC Case Fan be quiet! - Pure Wings 2 140 61.2 CFM 140mm Fan $10.39 @ OutletPC Case Fan be quiet! - Pure Wings 2 140 61.2 CFM 140mm Fan $10.39 @ OutletPC Prices include shipping, taxes, rebates, and discounts Total (before mail-in rebates) $1394.37 Mail-in rebates -$20.00 Total $1374.37 Generated by PCPartPicker 2018-12-31 12:58 EST-0500

I have the opportunity to get a used rig. I render and use modeling software alot, but am tired of using a weak laptop for it. The specs for the potential PC are: Specs: CPU- i5-6400 PSU- 450W Ram- 16gb ddr3 Graphics Card- Asus GTX 770 (2gb of VRAM) Motherboard- Unsure, its specific to this desktop. Simply says "M32CD" Storage- 120gb SSD (which the OS is installed on), 500gb hdd OS- Windows 10 Pro (activated) Is this ok? Or too outdated? Do not know much about computers

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=epIlB49SNTI&t=439s saw this from linus a while ago and realized i can get 2 xeon x5670s for less then $50, thats 12 cores, 24 threads, at almost 3 Ghz base. also, I can snag 32 gb or ddr3 ecc for only $50 I thought tons of cores was good for CAD and rendering but his cinebench score was pretty bad... I use mostly fusion 360 and 3ds max. would this CPU config work well for this? My current rig I use for most stuff is an i5 6600k, so would I even get performance games? Thanks a ton. I'm only doing this because I've been recovering old parts and trying to frankestein together a rig with them, or sell them and make something with the money from it, so I know it doesn't make sense but I want to do it anyway.

I am fairly new to PC building, I have made one before but just followed somebody else's list of parts. My previous build was gaming oriented but now I need a PC strictly for 3D modelling and rendering. From some research I believe that rendering is heavily CPU based especially with the Corona Renderer and on the other hand, real time rendering is GPU based and modelling large dense scenes with materials requires a lot of RAM. I mostly need fast "non-realtime" renders so I want most (75%) of my budget of $1000 to go towards my CPU and RAM. Also should I get an extra SSD to put my OS and main files or is not worth it in terms of performance speed once in the software (3Ds Max)? I genuinely appreciate you taking your time to read this, and helping me with superior knowledge :P If you have any NewEgg affiliate codes I will gladly use them - its the least I can do :) Again thank you so much and I am looking forward to your response! PS. I don’t need any peripherals or OS, and it would be ideal if any of your suggestions where on NewEgg.

Hello guys i am building a workstation PC and i need some help here. the usage will be for 3dsMax, auto-cad, Photoshop, light room, revit, vray and corona render so please tell me your recommendation parts for the built depending on your experience in the field because too much confused between the parts like RYZEN or INTEL and which part should be higher the CPU or GPU ?! QUADRO or RTX BUDGET 2000$ USD

How to reuse a static render in blender as an asset in a different project

Hey everyone, its been a while since I posted. This is more of an exploratory post that I tried to do some digging on and didn't see much on it, probably because I don't really know what I'm looking for. Basically, I'm an architecture student. I have multiple PCs that I work on but only one that's really able to render and work using Vray and Rhino 6. As a result, I've been lugging the bloody thing and both monitors and everything on the bus from the studio every break or when I have to work from home. I also cannot work on modeling or anything for hours at a time when I do render. My thought was, being as I'm a nerdy broke university student, building a server at home which can act as a render farm for Vray and maybe be used to store files. I know I can do one or the other, but I'm not sure if I can do both. I'm assuming I would have to run a virtualized server and divide the resources available but I'm not entirely sure. Not looking for a build guide or anything, more just asking is anyone can point me in the right direction and I can go from there. Thanks to anyone who has a shred of advice