Buying a new computer?

function

anyone have experience with the firepro w5000?
I am debating between this and a gtx660ti for use in sketchup, vue, and 3dsmax nitrous viewport. not so much concern with rendering, just viewport priority.

hellnbak

Are these computers still available? Probably a dumb question but I figured I'd give it a shot

Dave R

You can contact JNCS and see what they've got available.

solo

@hellnbak said:

Are these computers still available? Probably a dumb question but I figured I'd give it a shot

I have something lined up for next month, a whole new deal with newer setup, It will most likely be with another company that is offering a great price.

This time the emphasis is not only on the CPU but also GPU, future expansion and overall monster at a great price.

hellnbak

Sounds great, Pete. I'll hold off until then. Thanks

mac1

I bought a power spec few months ago, specs look close was ~$1500. Has a 2TB disk, the ssd is used for operating system and disk for rest of stuff, w7 and W8 both 64 bit. Set up for wfi hot spot so kids can use when they come over. Took HD out of old PC, put it in USB enclosure and will use it for backup plus it is bootable so could also bring back my XP if necessary. ATX form factor, runs nice and cool

hellnbak

@solo said:

I have something lined up for next month, a whole new deal with newer setup, It will most likely be with another company that is offering a great price.

This time the emphasis is not only on the CPU but also GPU, future expansion and overall monster at a great price.

Hey Pete, any progress on this new dream machine?

Trixta

Ok, so now it's my turn to get a new compactor.

I've landed a client that wants high end rendering of large images to 'present' to his high end clients.

What do I need, in terms of specs? I'm a bit of a layman in this regard. Any suggestions would be greatly appreciated.

Rich O Brien

@trixta said:

Ok, so now it's my turn to get a new compactor.

I've landed a client that wants high end rendering of large images to 'present' to his high end clients.

What do I need, in terms of specs? I'm a bit of a layman in this regard. Any suggestions would be greatly appreciated.

Depends on what you are using to render the project with?

Trixta

V-Ray for SketchUp.

Rich O Brien

Then lots of RAM 16GB or more and a good nVidia card like a Titan. Plus a good Intel processor with multithreading.

That kind of rig then is limited by your budget.

You'd be expected to pay $3000+ to build something that will be your device for the next few years.

filibis

@trixta said:

V-Ray for SketchUp.

You can also check V-ray Benchmark results and decide accordingly.