Node minimum requirements

Hello,

I can’t find recommendations for node builds anywhere. I’m trying to keep it as cheap as possible with Ryzen 1700x and I’m wondering how a bare-bones node should look like?

I think I can save a lot in ram compared to my main system, but I’m unsure as I’ve never worked with nodes.

Would something like this work? … Ryzen 1700x, Cheapest Mobo, 120GB SSD, 8GB Ram, no graphics card?

My very limited understanding is that Corona won’t benefit from a graphics card, but I don’t know how ram hungry it is… My main system has 64 GB of ram.
Also, if I’m using a Ryzen 1700x computer as my main system, having a node with the same processor essentially slashes render times in half? What about 4 system or 8? Is there a point where you start to get diminishing returns?

Thanks for your patience :smiley:

I’d say 32GB Ram should be the minimum, even for nodes. I have 16GB Ram nodes and they always run out of memory.