quad core zeon's

msgm69 · 08-12-2006, 01:47 PM

looking to upgrade my pc in january,already using ms server 2003,
main purpose for upgrade is rendering animations maya 8/lightwave 9,
so a lot of maths/physics going on, costed it around £1100/$1500 for msi 771 board and 2 x quad core zeon's.
does any user agree with this or have a rendering option better than this,any advice greatly appreciated,
there will be little games use,but still need basic desktop functions.
thanks

zeus · 08-12-2006, 12:57 PM

How much the xeons will contribute to your rendering I dont entirely know but seeing as the quad-cores will cost a bomb Id maybe save the cash and spend it on a higher end graphics card than otherwise.

Dual quad-cores.... things aren't half getting complex now!

msgm69 · 08-12-2006, 12:59 PM

i've got a ati 512mb x700 pci-e card will this be enough ? or do u suggest duel sli/ati crossfire card..?

Matt555 · 08-12-2006, 01:05 PM

I suggest looking at a FireGL (ATI) or a QUaddro (nVidia) card as they're designed for rendering and graphics, they cost a bomb but for rendering they're the best.

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msgm69 Geek Trainee Join Date: Nov 2004 Posts: 4 My Mood: Amused Status: Offline	quad core zeon's looking to upgrade my pc in january,already using ms server 2003, main purpose for upgrade is rendering animations maya 8/lightwave 9, so a lot of maths/physics going on, costed it around £1100/$1500 for msi 771 board and 2 x quad core zeon's. does any user agree with this or have a rendering option better than this,any advice greatly appreciated, there will be little games use,but still need basic desktop functions. thanks

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Matt555 iMod Join Date: May 2005 Age: 21 Male Posts: 3,844 Times Helpful: 238 My Mood: Happy Status: Offline My Computer	I suggest looking at a FireGL (ATI) or a QUaddro (nVidia) card as they're designed for rendering and graphics, they cost a bomb but for rendering they're the best. __________________

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zeus out of date Join Date: May 2003 Age: 27 Male Posts: 1,654 Times Helpful: 105 My Mood: Twisted Status: Offline My Computer	How much the xeons will contribute to your rendering I dont entirely know but seeing as the quad-cores will cost a bomb Id maybe save the cash and spend it on a higher end graphics card than otherwise. Dual quad-cores.... things aren't half getting complex now!

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msgm69 Geek Trainee Join Date: Nov 2004 Posts: 4 My Mood: Amused Status: Offline	i've got a ati 512mb x700 pci-e card will this be enough ? or do u suggest duel sli/ati crossfire card..?

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