Getting a new computer/MAX and Vray

[mresailor]

Re: Getting a new computer/MAX and Vray

Craig, thats a great idea, but the ones laying around had the motherboards stolen (someone actually broke into the office and only stole the motherboards out of all the computers and nothing else..) But the IT guys have informed me today that they are currently building me a computer from a bunch of the other ones laying around. I will get the specs in the morning and post them tomorrow. All I heard was dual Xenon and 3+MHZ processors, and a DUAL!! LCD 20" monitor set up.. should be a sweet system..

[mresailor]

All,

Here is the break down of what has happened: The company I start work for on Monday basically bagged the idea of using one of the old Dells and built one from the ground up. Here are the main specs of what I am getting on Monday: (let me know if this is a good system, I think it is, can't wait for the dual monitor display...)

Motherboard - MSI K9N Diamond Motherboard
http://www.msicomputer.com/product/p...amond&class=mb

Memory - Corsair TWIN2X2048-6400C4 2GB Kit DDR2-800 XMS2-6400 Xtreme
Performance Memory Retail
http://www.zipzoomfly.com/jsp/Produc...85025-6&ps=ho1

CPU - AMD Athlon 64 X2 Dual-Core Processor 4600+ Socket AM2 (65W)
Retail ***Free Shipping*** @ $124.00
http://www.zipzoomfly.com/jsp/Produc...ctCode=80727-9


Graphics Card - MSI NX7600GT Diamond Plus GeForce 7600 GT PCI Express 256MB DDR3
Video Card wHDMI, VIVO & HDTV-Out Retail ***Free Shipping*** @ $204.99
http://www.msicomputer.com/product/p...Plus&class=vga


Case - P180 Advanced Super Mid-Tower Case - 11-Bay
http://www.provantage.com/antec-p180~7ANTG03H.htm


Power Supply - OCZ GameXStream OCZ700GXSSLI ATX12V 700W Power Supply 100 - 240 V
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16817341002


Two Hanns·G HS-191DPB Black 19" 8ms DVI LCD Monitor 300 cd/m2 700:1 Built in Speakers - Retail

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16824254017




Hard drive – 160GB 7200RPM SATA 3Gb/s

[DaForce]

Not a bad little machine. I have an X2 4400.
Now days the intels are faster and they also have quad core version.
But the X2's certainly are not crap

Im sure you will love it.

[jacksc02]

just like how im going to love my new dual quad!

[mresailor]

Thanks Daforce,
I think that I will like it too considering that I have been working on an "off the shelf" HP Laptop from 2002!

Hey, another question for you and anyone else out there. I was just looking at the new MAX 9 - with Mental Ray...

How does Mental Ray compare to Vray? After watching some of the online videos on the AutoDesk website - it looks to me like the Mental Ray is a very dumbed down version of Vray (if Vray were my new computer - then the Mental Ray would be an etch-a-sketch...) No?

(also one other note - I will be upgrading MAX from Version 5 to 9 - hope I can make the jump to hyperspace without falling too far behind..)

[DaForce]

I dont know much about MR, but it has a few good points. As do all renders. Its shader network is pretty damn cool..scriptable..etc.

However vray is still a far far better render in my eyes, and everyone elses here.

Max 5 - 9 hey. Will be an interesting leap. Just not that none of your old plugins will work. So you will need to get max9 versions for everything
Max9 is pretty neat tho. Be sure to install SP1 and the productivity booster as well, has a few cool features in it.

[werticus]

amd's prices just dropped 50%

i wonder what they are making room for?

[mresailor]

Thanks DaForce,

Don't worry, I will be sitcking to Vray. Just wondering about MR. Yeah, the jump will be big, but fortunately, I don't have alot of plugins - aside from Vray.

Start with the new computer in the morning. Can't wait - its like Xmas eve!!!