thanks both of you very much for the time - I appreciate it.

we use CPU rendering and apparently we don't need better video card as the current PC (total price £600) manages this aspect fine.

32Gb RAM sounds non-negotiable.

thanks especially for the suggested alternative builds - will look at these now.

i guess this is not something that can be answered in this forum?
do let me know if I posted in the wrong place.

thanks

hi all

we're looking to upgrade our V-Ray machine to manage real-time / interactive rendering. have been recommended a machine with following spec:

Xeon W processor
16GB RAM
512GB SSD
2TB Conventional Storage Drive
High-end NVidia RTX 3000 series card with 12GB dedicated RAM
£2,563.15 + VAT

the 2TB drive is a separate requirement, but otherwise the main reason for this machine is to run V-Ray for Sketchup as well as possible. I'm afraid I know next to nothing about the hardware, so would appreciate any advice.

What are you running?
Anything above underspec'd?
Have we not got something important?

I know you can spend much more on a machine, and we can increase if essential, but I need confidence to lay out 4x more than our other machines cost.

thanks very much

i think there used to be a forum for this. I have work available for modelling and/or rendering (architecture) and would like to discuss this.

thanks all - stuart

thank you both for your replies.

hello - there used to be a section on the forum for discussions of paid work (i think) - is there still? i am an architect and might use some help converting my sketchup models into lovely renders... would anyone here be interested in this? if it makes any difference, south-east england (guildford) is my local.

keep up the good work! thanks!

nice. you should design some furniture to put in your house.

wow. small but perfectly formed!

yes very nice style - is that a standard line style from skp?
it looks like the secret is photoshop skills!

very, very nice work, well done.