Render PC for ArtiCad work

Jiggahetz · June 9, 2018

Hello helpful people,

I was wondering I could get some advice please. My father runs a small kitchen design business and has asked me to help him upgrade his PC as final renders using his kitchen design software (ArtiCad) take over 10 minutes each time (not even best settings). He doesnt have a huge budget (under £400). According to their website ArtiCad say that their software is mostly CPU depndant which made me think getting an older workstation desktop refurbished with Dual Xeons (such as the PC linked below) would be a good idea as I imagine they can churn through the render work really well. The aim is to basically make those render times as short as possible with a sub £400 build. Any recommendations or advice? TIA,

Here is an example of the kind of thing Im looking at: LINK

Basic specs:

Intel Xeon X5660 X2 2.80GHz with Factory HP Water cooling system

32GB Ram

Gtx460 Graphics Card

500GB HDD

Thanks guys!
Joe

Zalphor · June 25, 2018

If its CPU rendering then that should be a decent option, though a more modern machine would likely work much better(though its out of your price range). just dont go any older than that machine because it only gets worse in efficiency(my dual E5310s dump alot of heat just idling). You could always look at a refurb site like servermonkey(I have not used them so i cannot vouch for them) but from browsing they look inexpensive as long as you play your cards right. they also give you options on your CPU, RAM, and storage.