I currently own a Velocity Micro with Intel core i5-2320 CPU @3.00 GHz, GeForce GTS 450, with 8 mg ram, 1 TB . If I were to upgrade to a computer for $4,000, which one should I get so it will work best in Blender Cycles? I won’t be playing games on it. I am interested in an already built computer, not one I build myself.
I did a little research on the web. I got two quotes below, and I can’t figure which one would be better because the more expensive one only has one GB memory in the graphic card whereas the cheaper one has three GB.
Hopefully, I’m allowed to post these two price quotes here. Also, the sticky thread in this forum GPU Rendering with Cycles - Complete Guide has a link: http://www.systemagnostic.com/faqs/ that doesn’t work.
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MILLENNIUM PRO
Details
Orientation: Standard ATX
Standard Color: Black
The ORIGIN Difference: ORIGIN PC Millennium Pro - Unrivaled Quality & Performance
Variable Mounting: Standard
Case Lighting: Remote Controlled Multi-Colored LED
Case Fans: ORIGIN High-Performance Ultra Silent Fans - Black
Motherboard: ASUS X99E-WS
System Cooling: ORIGIN FROSTBYTE 120 Sealed Liquid Cooling System for 2011 Socket
Processors: Intel XEON E5-2630 v3 Octa-Core
Power Supply: 850 Watt Corsair RM850
Power Supply Sleeved Cable Color: Black Individually Sleeved Cables
Graphic Cards: Single 3GB NVIDIA Quadro K4000
Memory: 32GB ECC Registered 2133MHz (4X8GB)
Operating System: No OS (Installation not supported by Origin PC)
Operating System Drive #1 (Primary): 500GB ORIGIN PC Approved Hard Drive
Operating System Drive #2: None
Hot Swap Bay Drive #1: None
Hot Swap Bay Drive #2: None
Hot Swap Bay Drive #3: None
Hot Swap Bay Drive #4: None
Hot Swap Bay Drive #5: None
Hard Drive Cage: 5 Bay Hot-Swap Cage
Optical Drive One: None
Audio: On Board High Definition 8-Channel Audio
Networking: Onboard Network Port
ORIGIN Maximum Protection Shipping Process: ORIGIN Wooden Crate Armor
Warranty: 1 Year Part Replacement and 45 Day Free Shipping Warranty with Lifetime Labor/24-7 Support
ORIGIN Recovery: ORIGIN Recovery USB3.0 Flash Drive
Evolve Part Upgrade Service: No Part Upgrade Service
Free ORIGIN T-shirt: ORIGIN PC G8 T-Shirt XL
Web Browser: Microsoft Internet Explorer
Total:
$3,846.51
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DESCRIPTION
GENESIS PRO X2
Details
Orientation: Standard ATX
Standard Color: Black
The ORIGIN Difference: ORIGIN PC Genesis Pro - Unrivaled Quality & Performance
Variable Mounting: Standard
Case Lighting: Remote Controlled Multi-Colored LED
Case Fans: ORIGIN High-Performance Ultra Silent Fans - Black
Motherboard: ASUS Z10PE-D8 WS
System Cooling: Dual ORIGIN FROSTBYTE 120 Sealed Liquid Cooling Systems
Processors: Dual Intel XEON E5-2630 v3 Octa-Core
Power Supply: 850 Watt Corsair RM850
Power Supply Sleeved Cable Color: Black Individually Sleeved Cables
Graphic Cards: Single 1GB NVIDIA Quadro K600
Memory: 32GB ECC Registered 2133MHz (4X8GB)
Operating System: Genuine MS Windows 7 Professional 64-Bit Edition
Operating System Drive #1 (Primary): 500GB ORIGIN PC Approved Hard Drive
Operating System Drive #2: None
Hot Swap Bay Drive #1: None
Hot Swap Bay Drive #2: None
Hot Swap Bay Drive #3: None
Hot Swap Bay Drive #4: None
Hot Swap Bay Drive #5: None
Hard Drive Cage: 5 Bay Hot-Swap Cage
Optical Drive One: None
Lower Unit: Cryogenic Cooling Support
Audio: On Board High Definition 8-Channel Audio
Networking: Onboard Network Port
ORIGIN Maximum Protection Shipping Process: ORIGIN Wooden Crate Armor
Warranty: 1 Year Part Replacement and 45 Day Free Shipping Warranty with Lifetime Labor/24-7 Support
ORIGIN Recovery: ORIGIN Recovery USB3.0 Flash Drive
Evolve Part Upgrade Service: No Part Upgrade Service
Free ORIGIN T-shirt: ORIGIN PC G8 T-Shirt XL
Web Browser: Microsoft Internet Explorer
Total:
$4,435.38
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