On Jul 22, 1:29=A0pm, kony <s...@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
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> On Tue, 22 Jul 2008 06:43:27 -0700 (PDT), Liam
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> <n...@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
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> >On Jul 21, 5:11=A0pm, Conor <conor_tur...@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
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> >> In article <22ee99e2-da83-4474-a31d-d41b7398cbc2
> >> @[EMAIL PROTECTED]
>, Liam says...
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> >> > > What about CPU? Intel or AMD better than the other for animation
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> >> > > rendering? Do number of cores and MHz matter more or less than
the
> >> > > amount of RAM?
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> >> > > Thanks for any advice!
> >> > > Liam
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> >> > PS: This machine won't be used for gaming, just applications like
> >> > Lightwave, After Effects, etc.
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> >> nVidia Quadro FX. Intel CPUs beat AMD hands down.
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> >Wow, Quadros tend to start at $400. That's half my budget.
> >It amazes me how different the video tech can be that you can spend
> >$500 on a video card that's supposed to be amazing for CAD and
> >rendering, but can't run games. Crazy.
> >Well, again, gaming isn't a big deal for this machine, but $400+ is
> >kinda steep.
> >Any recommendations for more around the $15 to $250 range?
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> You could get something like a 8800GT, or something else you
> soft-mod if your applications sup****t that
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p.com/showarticle.aspx?artno=3D539&pgno=3D0
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> As for CPU, budget out the rest of the system then see how
> much you have left for a (preferribly quad core) intel CPU.
> Number of cores and MHz matter more than amount of memory so
> long as you have enough memory though I can't say what
> amount that might be. =A0Given memory is fairly inexpensive it
> could be best to overshoot the mark a bit, if the system is
> to use 32bit OS, go ahead and get 4GB of memory. =A0If 64bit,
> see how far the budget will go towards more though I doubt
> you'll make good use of 8GB so 4GB is probably the best
> starting point as 2 x 2GB modules... plus you'd have to see
> what the motherboard you choose, sup****ts.
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> Most decent video cards sup****t dual monitors, pick one with
> the outputs your preferred monitors need. =A0You can decide
> later to add a 2nd video card if it seems necessary,
> providing you choose a motherboard with the 2nd slot for it.
> At that budget I would think 1 video card is the right
> answer.
>
> While the system won't be meant for gaming, there won't be a
> lot of difference in spec'ing it out except you may benefit
> more from multiple CPU cores, and since video isn't as
> likely to be a bottleneck you may find more benefit to
> faster memory - as fast as your preferred motherboard can
> sup****t while still retaining the right price-point to stay
> in budget. =A0DDR2-800 is the default budget choice but given
> some hunting for deals you may find the budget allows
> higher.
Great; thanks for all the advice!!
I really appreciate it. :)
-Liam
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