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CrimsonK · May 12th, 2008

Hi,

I'm building a computer only for rendering.
It will be first render node/nodes in our office.

I was thinking about 3 options :

1. 3x AMD Phenom 9850 Black Edition 2.5Ghz, 4GB ram, winxp x64, 12 cores total- basically 3 standard computers for DR in Vray. In future will be 8 nodes/computers

2. 1x INTEL Xeon e5420 dual quad 2.5Ghz, 4GB ram, winxp x64, 8 cores total - In future will be 4 nodes/computers

and last option, similar or maybe better that first? , :
3. 3x INTEL core2quad 6600 2.4Ghz, 4GB ram, winxp x64, 12 cores total. In future will be 8 nodes/computers

Which config will be faster for rendering? Price is almost the same for 3 configs. What do you think?

Thanks in advance
Greg

May 12th, 2008	#1 (permalink)
CrimsonK Junior Member Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: Krakow Posts: 1 Name: Greg Rak	Good Render Farm- XEON e5420, Phenom9850 or core2quad6600 Hi, I'm building a computer only for rendering. It will be first render node/nodes in our office. I was thinking about 3 options : 1. 3x AMD Phenom 9850 Black Edition 2.5Ghz, 4GB ram, winxp x64, 12 cores total- basically 3 standard computers for DR in Vray. In future will be 8 nodes/computers 2. 1x INTEL Xeon e5420 dual quad 2.5Ghz, 4GB ram, winxp x64, 8 cores total - In future will be 4 nodes/computers and last option, similar or maybe better that first? , : 3. 3x INTEL core2quad 6600 2.4Ghz, 4GB ram, winxp x64, 12 cores total. In future will be 8 nodes/computers Which config will be faster for rendering? Price is almost the same for 3 configs. What do you think? Thanks in advance Greg