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    kokoriko17
    last edited by 9 Nov 2015, 07:16

    Intel® Core™ i7-5960X
    32GB RAM DDR4 2133
    Samsung PCIe SSD ( 512GB is OK )
    Vray doesn't use GPU unless using RT CUDA ( for this get Nvidia GTX 980 Ti - Titan X isn't worth the negligible performace )

    CPU + RAM + SSD + GTX price all together around $2450

    Add another $150 for a powersupply + Chasis

    Connect it to your iMac screen using minidisplay adapter or get any 30" screen. ( i'm using my iMac and it's great for rendering - mine is Core i7 3.9 + SSD + 32GB RAM + GTX780m )

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      sketchuh
      last edited by 10 Nov 2015, 18:08

      wow thanks for the suggestion. my company's budget could be higher though.

      1. will Nvidia GTX 980 Ti render faster than using Intel® Core™ i7-5960X? but this will give me some reference.
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        kokoriko17
        last edited by 10 Nov 2015, 21:32

        @sketchuh said:

        wow thanks for the suggestion. my company's budget could be higher though.

        1. will Nvidia GTX 980 Ti render faster than using Intel® Core™ i7-5960X? but this will give me some reference.

        Actually for rendering in VRAY you only use the CPU unless you're using VRAY RT which will be set to CUDA. It's when things get interesting, you can preview whatever you're working on really quickly with such a capable card.

        Normally GPUs are much faster than CPUs when it comes to processing power. Not that they are more powerful but they have limited instruction sets. That's why they're used over CPUs when it comes to bruteforcing and cracking keys etc...

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          sketchuh
          last edited by 11 Nov 2015, 08:18

          maybe in Vray Sketchup 3.0, we will be able to use GPU render and it will be 10 times faster than cpu...haha...

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            andybot
            last edited by 14 Nov 2015, 22:16

            Seems the best thing for vray currently is adding as many cpu cores as possible. With a big budget, I'd suggest getting a dual cpu motherboard (Supermicro makes most of them) and putting two Xeon E5 chips (like the 2680 v3, 12 core) on there. Graphics card doesn't matter for vray currently, and it may be a while before it is up to the same level as cpu render. If you do get a high end graphics card, better stick with nvidia Titans.

            Andy

            http://charlottesvillearchitecturalrendering.com/

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              kokoriko17
              last edited by 17 Nov 2015, 09:20

              @andybot said:

              Seems the best thing for vray currently is adding as many cpu cores as possible. With a big budget, I'd suggest getting a dual cpu motherboard (Supermicro makes most of them) and putting two Xeon E5 chips (like the 2680 v3, 12 core) on there. Graphics card doesn't matter for vray currently, and it may be a while before it is up to the same level as cpu render. If you do get a high end graphics card, better stick with nvidia Titans.

              Andy

              Titan is a waste of money. GTX 980 Ti offers the same performance for half the price.

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                andybot
                last edited by 17 Nov 2015, 10:53

                @kokoriko17 said:

                Titan is a waste of money. GTX 980 Ti offers the same performance for half the price.

                You're right, you can get good value from the high-end nvidia cards. Main thing is CUDA seems to be what most render engines use, OpenCL is not getting much support these days (I found that out the hard way 😞 )

                http://charlottesvillearchitecturalrendering.com/

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                  kokoriko17
                  last edited by 17 Nov 2015, 13:14

                  @andybot said:

                  @kokoriko17 said:

                  Titan is a waste of money. GTX 980 Ti offers the same performance for half the price.

                  You're right, you can get good value from the high-end nvidia cards. Main thing is CUDA seems to be what most render engines use, OpenCL is not getting much support these days (I found that out the hard way 😞 )

                  Another reason why I didn't go for the new Macs as they dumped Nvidia and got back to ATI ( dumb move I must say )

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                    sketchuh
                    last edited by 18 Nov 2015, 07:38

                    Thanks Andybot and kokoriko17 for the further help!!

                    I am hopeful that I will get a ideal rig for my pc built.

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                      sketchuh
                      last edited by 28 Nov 2015, 08:30

                      Can I have a dual 6 core i7 cpus set up and i think that will be a cheaper config.
                      I am not sure if dual i7 cpu possible. but it works. it will definitely be faster than a 8 core i7

                      Does Vray sketchup support dual i7 cpus???

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                        andybot
                        last edited by 28 Nov 2015, 17:17

                        no, you need server CPU (Xeon) for dual cpu motherboard.

                        http://charlottesvillearchitecturalrendering.com/

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