How to better utilize power in blender

[SqueakerEDITION]

ok so i dont have the best of systems. but i only have what i have. anyways so heres the problem when ever i do even the smallest amount of particle effects (hair objects etc.) it just uses so much system power! Can anyone give me advice

 

 

specs 

 

intel pentium g4400

gtx 750ti

asus h110m-a 

450w evga psu

4gb ddr4 2400 ram

[sirtoby]

You can utilize your GPU with CUDA when you use the Cycles render option. You can read more about that here: https://docs.blender.org/manual/en/dev/render/cycles/gpu_rendering.html

[SqueakerEDITION]

1 minute ago, sirtoby said:

You can utilize your GPU with CUDA when you use the Cycles render option. You can read more about that here: https://docs.blender.org/manual/en/dev/render/cycles/gpu_rendering.html

ok thanks but even when i use cycles it still slows down? but i guess i can live with it i might get an i5 or more ram soon. what one should i get???

[SquintyG33Rs]

3 minutes ago, SqueakerEDITION said:

ok thanks but even when i use cycles it still slows down? but i guess i can live with it i might get an i5 or more ram soon. what one should i get???

it slows down because particles are a physics simulation and use CPU to calculate it. your Pentium just doesn't cut it.

[SqueakerEDITION]

1 minute ago, SquintyG33Rs said:

it slows down because particles are a physics simulation and use CPU to calculate it. your Pentium just doesn't cut it.

so should i get the i5?

[sirtoby]

Just now, SqueakerEDITION said:

ok thanks but even when i use cycles it still slows down? but i guess i can live with it i might get an i5 or more ram soon. what one should i get???

Are you using GPU acceleration? You have to manually enable it in the option (see the link I posted). A better CPU will help you a lot with this kind of work, an i5 is fine. I would go for AMD (Ryzen 5 1600(X) ) in this case, as you're getting a lot more power for your money. This would involve buying a new motherboard though.

[SqueakerEDITION]

Just now, sirtoby said:

Are you using GPU acceleration? You have to manually enable it in the option (see the link I posted). A better CPU will help you a lot with this kind of work, an i5 is fine. I would go for AMD (Ryzen 5 1600(X) ) in this case, as you're getting a lot more power for your money. This would involve buying a new motherboard though.

thanks!

[sirtoby]

Just now, SqueakerEDITION said:

thanks!

If you can afford a new motherboard, then a 1600 is your best bet. If not, then an i5 will also work, just a bit worse.

[SqueakerEDITION]

Just now, sirtoby said:

If you can afford a new motherboard, then a 1600 is your best bet. If not, then an i5 will also work, just a bit worse.

yea i might be able to get a new mobo. but would i can only afford a 1500x then 

[System Error Message]

the reason why GPU render slows down is because your tile size is too small. Render the entire image as a tile on gpu acceleration and you will see a big improvement.

my laptop's gtx 1070 renders ryzen's demo in 9 seconds if i render as a single tile rather than the default tile size in the demo.

[SquintyG33Rs]

2 hours ago, SqueakerEDITION said:

yea i might be able to get a new mobo. but would i can only afford a 1500x then 

Is that concidering the how much you could sell your current stuff for?