is this article suggestions good for setting up two rendering nodes?

[prateekvishwa]

http://www.in.techspot.com/reviews/c...w/51678567.cms

I don't have very good budget. Please feel free to let me know if any better & cost effective configuration then this..
My field of work is mostly architectural visualization & as of now i don't use progressive rendering or Vray RT much

[prateekvishwa]

my knowledge about networking & hardware is very limited.. sorry if this is a stupid question to ask here.

[KhyeKading]

Looks solid to me. I think 8x8GB of ram is overkill. I'd start with 32GB and see if you ever had scene come close to using that much.

[prateekvishwa]

Looks solid to me. I think 8x8GB of ram is overkill. I'd start with 32GB and see if you ever had scene come close to using that much.

Thank you so much! I was thinking of starting with 16GB.. thankfully ram is something which can be upgraded later. I am confused whether to start with i7 series or this xeon. I have never used xeon & currently i am using i7 3930 as my main comp.. I am pretty happy with this aswell. Just thinking of adding 2 more rendering node and may be few other later is all goes well

[delineator]

What is your budget? Getting these older chips is not a bad idea, however, I guess it makes me a bit nervous because you said your not very tech saavy - you would be putting this together and troubleshooting by yourself, and some of those older chips may arrive DOA (or worse: dying). Just something to keep in mind.

Still, thats a decent way to 2000 cinebenches

[prateekvishwa]

What is your budget? Getting these older chips is not a bad idea, however, I guess it makes me a bit nervous because you said your not very tech saavy - you would be putting this together and troubleshooting by yourself, and some of those older chips may arrive DOA (or worse: dying). Just something to keep in mind.

Still, thats a decent way to 2000 cinebenches

my budget is $750 to $1000. i am thinking of buying these from amazon & will take help of a local computer shop guy to assemble it.

[dean_dmoo]

I wouldnt save on ram tbh if you expect to do big or detailed projects. Depending on the amount of slots and base modules (8 or 16gb) upgrading can become quiet expensive. I have similar nodes but upgrading the ram from 64 to 128gb will be about 500euro. For my i7 workstation uograding from 4x8 to 4x16gb will cost 700euros. The last few projects have been pushing the limit of my 32gb ws.

As for the nodes, they run quiet hot 70-80degrees so something to keep in mind. Also worth looking for a company that sells refurbished ones. Thats what I did, ended up cheaper and with 2 years guarentee.

[bildform]

Hi, did you finish your build already?

If not I have some tips. This is a nice mainboard if you can find it: ASUS Z9PA-D8C, and it is atx format + no need for an extra graphics card.
You can find this ram: 8x 8GB 64GB Hynix DDR3 on ebay for around 200?. It is compatible to that mainboard although it is declared as apple ram.

There is another thread about a build like this on cgarchitect. http://forums.cgarchitect.com/80150-...pros-cons.html

Bye,
Jan

[prateekvishwa]

I wouldnt save on ram tbh if you expect to do big or detailed projects. Depending on the amount of slots and base modules (8 or 16gb) upgrading can become quiet expensive. I have similar nodes but upgrading the ram from 64 to 128gb will be about 500euro. For my i7 workstation uograding from 4x8 to 4x16gb will cost 700euros. The last few projects have been pushing the limit of my 32gb ws.

As for the nodes, they run quiet hot 70-80degrees so something to keep in mind. Also worth looking for a company that sells refurbished ones. Thats what I did, ended up cheaper and with 2 years guarentee.

Thanks! will keep that in mind

[prateekvishwa]

Hi, did you finish your build already?

If not I have some tips. This is a nice mainboard if you can find it: ASUS Z9PA-D8C, and it is atx format + no need for an extra graphics card.
You can find this ram: 8x 8GB 64GB Hynix DDR3 on ebay for around 200?. It is compatible to that mainboard although it is declared as apple ram.

There is another thread about a build like this on cgarchitect. http://forums.cgarchitect.com/80150-...pros-cons.html

Bye,
Jan

Not yet! after comparing various factors im thinking of going ahead with below configuration! what are your thoughts on this-

[prateekvishwa]

After comparing various factors im thinking of going ahead with below configuration! I have yet to decided whether to go for ATX tower or 2U rack-

Intel Xeon E5-2660 v3 @ 2.60GHz (2 processors)
Intel Server System R1304WT2GSR
AXXRMM4LITE Hardware LIC Key For Remote
4 X 16GB DDR‐4 ECC REG 2133
Samsung 850 pro SSD
Netgear NAS RN-214 ? 4 Bay NAS
4 TB NAS HDD SATA
Cisco- SG300- SRW2024-K9

[Companioncube]

After comparing various factors im thinking of going ahead with below configuration! I have yet to decided whether to go for ATX tower or 2U rack-

Intel Xeon E5-2660 v3 @ 2.60GHz (2 processors)
Intel Server System R1304WT2GSR
AXXRMM4LITE Hardware LIC Key For Remote
4 X 16GB DDR‐4 ECC REG 2133
Samsung 850 pro SSD
Netgear NAS RN-214 ? 4 Bay NAS
4 TB NAS HDD SATA
Cisco- SG300- SRW2024-K9

whats the price of that? i think you could get a single i9 7900x or a threadripper 1950x and it would match the speed and even be cheaper and less electricity.

edit: looking at the corona and vray benchmark i'm right. save yourself some money and go for a 7900x or 1950x

[Alex_M]

I would go with Threadripper 1950x. It is faster than i9 7900x judging by the Vray and Corona benchmarks and it's the same price.

[prateekvishwa]

whats the price of that? i think you could get a single i9 7900x or a threadripper 1950x and it would match the speed and even be cheaper and less electricity.

edit: looking at the corona and vray benchmark i'm right. save yourself some money and go for a 7900x or 1950x

entire setup costing $5550 , only processor ( single) is $1300.. it is 20 core! ( 10 core each) you suggesting single i9 better thn this?
I just checked AMD RYZEN THREADRIPPER 1950X 16 CORE 4GHz TR4 180W Processor.. slightly more expensive but looks much better!

[prateekvishwa]

i am confused.. My purpose of this build is to use it on network as rendering node only. Is this single desktop processor i.e AMD RYZEN THREADRIPPER (16 core, 4 Ghz) better then Dual Xeon E5-2660 v3 @ 2.60GHz (20 cores)? Cost wise AMD RYZEN THREADRIPPER is $1400 whereas dual Xeon E5 2660 v3 @ 2.60GHz costing around $2615.. If i go for 2 AMD machines.. will that be more value for money?