Wich are faster , more cpu efficient ? are there any known problems with Dell and blender ?!
nvidia is a must in gpu , but wich is fast and good?
any dell users ?
thanx!
I have a Dell XPS Quadcore and it works perfectly with Blender.
Generally the rule of thumb is this, you get what you pay for, the higher the average price in a line of computers the more powerful it is.
depending on your budget, I’d go with a new Intel Sandy Bridge Processor. the new i7 2600K rocks. Why Dell? Why not build your own?
Sandy who ???
Im not really in the know of new processors and stuff, is it cheaper to build my own ? could you give me some guides on what is good for blender ? my budget is around 1000€-1200€
My basic rule-of-thumb is that you should spend your money first and foremost on memory. Find out how much RAM the motherboard can support, and buy that amount.
In my experience, “a sonofa:eek: CPU, with insufficient RAM,” is doomed to spend most of its time waiting. Whereas “a :spin: CPU, with copious amounts of RAM to play around in,” will consistently bring home the freight.
8G is enough ?
I have a 3Ghz 8GB Quad system from HP with AMD processors. It came in around $700.00 refurbished.
It works great with Blender, Cinema4D, After Effects etc…
I don’t recommend building a system anymore, the price point savings is so small these days. It is better, down the line, to have an actual product rather than a Frankenstein system. Don’t forget to check out refurbished systems from major manufacturers. You can get some extra bells and whistles (like blu-ray) or just save some money.
I prefer to not be locked in to proprietary systems for component replacement, etc. Often times warranties on individual components are greater than standard warranty from a manufacturer. I also like to overclock.
If you do buy a Dell (HP, Acer, etc), first things first – if you’re keeping windows – Get an OEM version of Windows that matches what’s on the system (probably Win 7 Home Premium x64) - download from a safe torrent, borrow from a friend (just the disc, not a code/cracked/keygen version). Then FORMAT the hard drive, and reinstall Windows, without all the crapware that OEM providers put on the computers. It makes a huge difference. (then reactivate with the sticker/code on the case - maybe by phone). This is 100% legit and legal - I used to work as a tech at a computer store, and we would do this as part of a performance package for new customers. (then install antivirus, like Panda Cloud free).
Sandy Bridge are the new processors from Intel just announced last week at CES. The new Core 2011 series are awesome. The 2600k, top of the quad core list, is right up there neck-to-neck with the 980x 6 core monster, for a third of the price.
I think that RAM can be a waste if you spend all your money there. a CPU is only so fast. I’m currently waiting… waiting… waiting… for a scene to render in Blender in my system - Intel q9550 overclocked to 3.4GHz, with 6GB of Ram. Blender’s only using 589 MB. 8G is plenty for most situations, unless you’re doing lots of fluid sims, particles, sculpting where it chews up a lot of ram. For most users, 4G is adequate, but sometimes 8-12 is needed. It really depends on what you’re doing. My two rendernodes only have 4Gb, which I use for rendering with Blender and 3DS Max. Maybe they could be a tad faster if they had more ram, but they work fine.
If you build your own, buy Ram that’s rated a notch faster than your bus speed, so that you’ve got overclock headroom (if planning to OC). Learn about component performance benchmarks on sites like http://www.cpubenchmark.net/ (also hard drive and video card scores).
I’m not sure what sort of options you have in Berlin, but if you have an online store similar to newegg.com, that would be ideal.
Obviously an OEM machine from Dell is the simplest and fastest way to go, but if you’re willing to research and learn what the actual components are in the system, you’ll at least appreciate the pricing. Depending on how prices in DE compare to US/Canada, your budget seems like it will be a nice computer.
my 78 cents.
I agree with Atom on the saving $$ part. You don’t NEED lots of CPU power or RAM unless you’re producing The Matrix or Shrek 4. Pick a price & stick with that.
Custom builds in general are more expensive but not because of the overall cost but because of the software. IE a $700 box computer gets you the OS & a bunch of other goodies, custom build for $700 for the same specs would just get you the OS. But to me that’s all I wanted & years ago I built a brand new Phenom 9600, 1.25TB total space, 4gb RAM (if you’re using a 32-bit OS then anything above that i a waste of $$), new 19" widescreen monitor, case, PSU, DVD burner, XP Pro, ATI HD 3850, mouse + KB for ~$1200. For $1200 I would of gotten a duel core AT BEST in a box store but I would of gotten the OS, Word (possibly Office), a crappy GPU (duel monitor & good OGL/DX support was important) & 1/3rd the HD space. But I was willing to spend the two weeks checking part prices, comparing parts, waiting, putting it together, etc. Got my wife a duel core $700 Acer laptop & she loves it but she didn’t need or want anything better.
So I’ve had that since ~Feb 2008, so it’s 3 years old next month & I haven’t put any extra $$ in to it at all. I might buy another DVD burner to double my burning capacity but that’s it. If you buy a box for $700 & upgrade every 1.5 years you just spend more $$ then building a nice custom & keeping it for 3 years. Even though things get faster that doesn’t mean you need to upgrade.
get amd fusion when released i’m a huge fan of amd even though i use intel core for now changing to amd soon and they are way cheaper than intel