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Budget (including currency): 1800 dollars/ 1.3 lakh rupees Country: India Games, programs or workloads that it will be used for: Cinema 4D, Octane render, Occasional UE5 Other details (existing parts lists, whether any peripherals are needed, what you're upgrading from, when you're going to buy, what resolution and refresh rate you want to play at, etc): 4K Preferable

Hey guys, Purpose of this thread: Build a high end Cinema4D/Octane/X-Partices animation system capable of single machine rendering/particle caching as fast as possible. Budget: Open. Range is $3000-$10,000, can go higher if price to performance is justified. Region: USA, Milwaukee Wisconsin. Airflow and Overclock: Air cooled only, no water and no overclocking due to IT department constraints. Learn about near future hardware and how I might want to wait rather than build one now. I make stuff like this (one of my projects): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kMCfZL9HgSk I do these solo and they take me forever both on the "I don't know what I'm doing front," and on the rendering/caching front. My manager might be asking if I need to upgrade my system and/or software sometime in the next 12 months. The problem is, I don't know a lot about what hardware (and to some extent, software) I need, or if newer hardware is even worth it. My current hardware: OS: Windows 64bit CPU: Intel i7-6900K @ 3.2 GHz RAM: 128GB SSD: M2 EVO 970 2TB GPU1: Nvidia Quadro M5000 GPU2: Nvidia Quadro M5000 GPU3: Nvidia GTX 1080 My current software: Cinema4D R19 PolyTrans64 PolyTrans64 PTC Granite X-Particles 4 Octane Premiere Pro CC After Effects CC Photoshop CC For research, I recently watched two of LTT's videos on this topic: https://youtu.be/G-90qEJAVkU https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8EcMKg7awXg Key takeaways: Video 1: Granted, the focus of the first video is all about CAD software (I do not use CAD software), it looks like the Quadro's do a great job at performance over the gaming cards. Nothing modern for me to look at that I've seen though as far as comparisons go. Nvidia's website has over a dozen cards to choose from. Plus, with me likely coming into this next year and with Nvidia's 3000 lineup coming, unsure what I ultimately should be focused on. Video 1: Graphic's cards in SLI in programs such as Solidworks (as shown in first video) does not benefit. That being said, Octane in Cinema4D does use all the cards. However, I am unsure if X-Particles does and this is a very important piece of my workflow. This first video from 2018 lands @ the P6000 for best single card performance. Video 1: Linus says in the first video single core performance is king, but again, focus on that video is CAD software (eg softworks) as opposed to animation software (eg Cinema4D) and I am unsure if that is what I should be focused on. He mentions the core count is important when it comes to rendering, which is important for me because my renders sometimes take 36 hours for a 20 second animation - would really like to get that under 12. Video 2: Looks like the RTX 8000 is what I'd be looking for if I purchased one today. My current workflow is as follows: I am asked by a member of specific departmental management team to animate a particular product we have. I reach out to an engineer in the respective department to provide me the CAD file. They use a program called CREO or ProEngineer. They typically provide those to me in STP file-types. I import those STP files into a program called "PolyTrans64" using their "PTC Granite" Plugin to convert them to .C4D files with a 0.060 quality ratio. Typical assembly count can reach as high as 1800 and the converted C4D files can reach 1.8GB. I do not know if this is the best approach, because the wireframes look like a mess, but the final product often looks nice. See image: (Octane Renderer). I then spend forever organizing the 1,800 objects into null folders, then texturing those objects using textures downloaded from Polligon (because I'll never understand texture creation myself). I then have the managers write me a script, I put it into a script template, and I get to work on animating fluids/gasses/explosions first, then mechanical movements, then render drafts. Frankly as an aside if anyones good at these programs/plugins and are available for private tutoring sessions, please email me @ Smith.Brandon@basco.com. TLDR: I am looking for a high end animation system in Cinema4D/Octane/X-Particles that renders faster, caches faster, and performs better when viewing 2,000 part animation files while simultaneously running ~5,000 particles within the program, and this system will be purchased sometime in the next 12 months and could use your advice. Thanks guys.

Hey guys, I am planning a new build and I am looking to get some feedback/help/guidance to know if I am in the right direction. I've decided to try with AMD Ryzen 1700 because it fits my budget, and the reviews I've seen so far are pretty great. I am also trying to stay under $2,000 total for the hardware as I still need to buy a desk, chair and other accessories. I will primarily be using this rig for Cinema 4D and Octane Render (GPU render) and plan to add more GPUs in the future. I think this MoBo takes up to 3 GPUs, right? Other software I will definitely be using is After Effects, Illustrator, Photoshop and Premiere. I am a motion graphics artist so you get the idea. I appreciate any help/guidance if you consider I should get something else for price/performance benefits please let me know.

Managed to grab 2 Gigabyte RTX 2080 TI Turbo and 1 AORUS RTX 2080 Ti XTREME. May i know if a Antec HCP-1300 PLATINUM would be suffice?

Morning Guys, i wanted to upgrade my rendering rig ( i use octane with 4 GTX 1060 6gb ) since my Motherboard have only 4 PCIE slots and i already have 4 GTX 1060 6GB installed, i was wondering if i can buy this to add more card ( i have 6 more in my stock ).

I am a Digital Designer, and I've been working with a Apple computers for more than 5 years now. It's time to invest in a new more powerful computer, and I don't live in the US, so I've been researching computer building companies like Xidax, Origin PC, etc. Xidax seems to offer the best deal, specially because of the Lifetime Parts Warranty and their customer service has been great so far. They've helped me with my build and answered all my questions. I wanted to ask around if anyone has any reviews or experience with this company, specially because I am ordering from another country I want to make sure I make a good investment. NOTE: This is intended as a workstation build, NOT a gaming rig. I use the Adobe Suite and mostly work creating motion graphics, video editing and 3D (I use C4D+Octane Render but still have to use C4D's render from time to time). Also, I am NOT considering building the rig myself for a main reason, and that is that I live in Venezuela, and having parts (or anything for that matter) shipped here is already very expensive, a huge hassle (shipping and mail don't work here anywhere near as good as they do in the US). So ordering all the parts, have em shipped all the way here and then having a part not working correctly or something go wrong, I can't just return the part because that would mean more money spent in International Shipping, plus more time to wait, and more hassle, so I decided to go with a company that can build the computer for me, test it and guarantee that it will work as soon as I plug it in. Here's the build that I am planning to buy: MSI Z179 Krait ATX Intel Quad Core™ i7-6700 Processor - Liquid Cooled 32 GB DDR4 RAM Corsair 750W PSU 24x Asus DVD-RW combo PCI-Express Wireless-N Adapter NVIDIA GeForce GTX 980ti 6GB - Overclocked 240Gb SSD + 1TB HDD (x2 in Raid 1) Windows 10 Home Premium 64 bit FREE Rise of Tomb Raider Game FREE Lifetime Support _______________________________________ $2,634 Total Keep in mind that a build made at Origin PC with 16Gb of ram and a GTX 970 came to about $2,800 so this is still a better machine and at a better price. I was suggested to make a Xeon based system in another forum, but to my understanding those are WAY more expensive and apparently Xidax doesn't offer Xeon based systems, OriginPC does, but they start at more than $2,500 and my budget (including shipping) is $3,000. Of course I want this system to be future proof, as I would like to be able to upgrade this to better CPU's/GPU's/RAM as time goes by and technologies advance, but I am talking in a few years. Here's the link to the configuration I have going at Xidax > https://www.xidax.com/desktops/x-6/?saveconfig=86160, feel free to edit anything, and to save the configuration just hit the button at the top, enter your email and then copy that link from your email and paste it here. I really appreciate any help from anyone on this! Thanks!

1. Budget & Location My budget is around $5000 and I live in the US of A. I can go over my budget slightly, but only by ~$300. Also, I need to factor in another Octane license which will cut $500 from my budget. So yeah, my actual budget is $4500 US. 2. Aim Design and 3D (GPU rendering in Octane). My main applications are: Adobe CC Suite (Photoshop, Illustrator, After Effects, Premiere), MODO, Octane, and ZBrush. Most of my work is done in MODO and Octane. For those not familiar with Octane Render, it's a GPU renderer that can utilize up to 12 gfx cards and primarily relies on CUDA cores for rendering. In other words, the more CUDA cores you add, the faster your renders get. Aside from 3D work, I'll occasionally edit some short videos or work on 2D print designs. I plan on making this my main workstation, so reliability and flexibility are key. I don't want to have to do another full upgrade for at least a few years. 3. Monitors I'm planning on trying a single ultra-wide monitor. Currently, my monitor of choice is the Dell UltraSharp U3415W ‑ 34.08" Curved IPS LED Monitor (3440x1440). 4. Peripherals I'm starting from scratch. Along with my workstation, I'll need to purchase a keyboard, mouse, Windows, and a monitor. 5. Why are you upgrading? My current workstation is a 2013 iMac. Great for simple design work. Not so great for 3D. I've been a Mac person my whole life, but I'm sick of their attitude toward professional creatives. This will be my first Wintel machine and also my first computer build. I'm a little nervous about building my own machine, but I know it's the right choice, so I'm also excited. CURRENT PART LISTS Case – Thermaltake Core X9 Processor – Intel i7 5930K 3.5GHz 6-Core Processor RAM – The cheapest 32GB Quad-Channel DDR4 2133 kit I can find. Cooling – NZXT Kraken X61 Storage – 1 256GB Samsung 950 Pro M.2 SSD / Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB (x2) Motherboard – ASUS X99-E WS Video Card(s) – EVGA GTX 970 Hybrid Liquid Cooled (x4) Power Supply – EVGA SuperNOVA P2 1200W 80+ Platinum Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply PERSONAL NOTES Case I have one reason for choosing this case – It looked like the only one that would comfortably fit the Kraken X61 along with the four 120mm Radiators on the 970 Hybrids. If you know of any other cases (within my budget) that could work, I'd love to know about them. Processor This looked like the Goldilocks option. I'd love the 5960X, but I don't know if the extra cost is justifiable. RAM RAM is something I don't understand very well beyond knowing I need a lot of it. According to most of the articles I've read, RAM amount is FAR more important than speed. Unless someone can tell me why I should buy faster RAM, I'm going to find the cheapest (brand name) DDR4 RAM I can find and call it a day. Cooling I've heard good things about the Kraken X61, so that's why I chose it. The four GTX 970s are Hybrids, so they come with 120mm radiators and fans. I know I'll need to buy more fans but I haven't really looked into that yet. Storage I've gone back and forth between the Samsung 850 Pro and the Samsung 950 M.2 card. I could probably afford more space with the 850, but I'm only planning on using this for the OS and apps. Do I really need more than 256GB? As for the Mechanical drives, I didn't put much thought into my choice. The 1TB WD Caviar Blue drives had a lot of reviews and were rated highly. Honestly, I don't know what makes one drive better than another, aside from brand reputation and storage space. Motherboard I wanted to go with ASUS, as I have a few friends who recommended their boards. On the X99 platform I had two choices that support four gfx cards – the X99-E WS and the ROG Rampage. I don't game, so I figured the WS board was a better fit. Plus, it seems like it's aimed at professionals who need reliability. Video Card(s) First, let me get this out of the way; why Hybrids? There's a few reasons… Liquid cooled cards perform considerably better in Octane. I don't have the budget to design a custom loop. I don't have any desire to design, build, and maintain a custom loop. I've gone back and forth about how many gfx cards I really need. I thought about going with two 980 Ti Hybrids. Honestly, those would likely be enough. I've seen how well two 980 Tis perform with Octane and MODO and it's pretty dang good. On the other hand, more power for a similar price is hard to pass up. Once I realized EVGA made 970 Hybrids for $400, I had to see the benchmarks in Octane. The two 980 Tis score ~240, whereas the four 970s would clock in at ~355. That's a considerable speed increase for only about $100 more. Power Supply I don't know a ton about PSUs, but I do know you don't want to buy cheap ones. This EVGA has enough power (I think) and has a Platinum certification. <--- not exactly sure what that means, but it's good right?