#Octane render cinema 4d upgrade
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#Octane render cinema 4d pro

Logic Pro X 10.4.7 tested with project consisting of 253 tracks, each with an Amp Designer plug-in instance applied. Mac Pro systems tested with an attached 5K display.

#Octane render cinema 4d pro

Testing conducted by Apple in November 2019 using preproduction 2.5GHz 28-core Intel Xeon W-based Mac Pro systems with 384GB of RAM and dual AMD Radeon Pro Vega II graphics with Infinity Fabric Link and 32GB of HBM2 each and shipping 2.3GHz 18-core Intel Xeon W-based 27-inch iMac Pro systems with 256GB of RAM and Radeon Pro Vega 64X graphics with 16GB of HBM2, as well as shipping 2.7GHz 12-core Intel Xeon E5-based Mac Pro systems with 64GB of RAM and dual AMD FirePro D700 graphics with 6GB of VRAM each.

And if one craps out on me (which I fully expect as the 980Tis are getting old) I can replace it quickly and easily without making a mess. The AIO coolers are by far the cheapest and most efficient way to get the temps down on a GPU.

#Octane render cinema 4d full

If you’re wondering why the heck I bought 11 AIO coolers instead of making a full custom water loop – mostly cost but also convenience. It was a choice dictated by the all AIO cooler setup, as all the radiators exhaust outside the case. Air mostly comes in from the back of the case and out the front and top. Without the shroud air can get in from all sides, and some external fans will keep the air moving over the VRAM and VRMs way more effectively than a stupid plastic tunnel. The top 3 cards get sandwiched with almost no air intake and just get hotter. It seems like everyone on the internet wants to tell you the shroud directs airflow to the back of the computer, but with stacked GPUs that rule just doesn’t apply. Speaking of airflow, I took off my GPU shrouds. They are all AIO water-cooled cards but they still get quite hot inside the box.

It wouldn’t be a big deal to have them in my main system but I wanted to prioritize airflow in the systems with 4 GPUs.

Having the other computers also gave me a place to put my 4 backup drives. Certainly less ideal, but still worth the cost and the trouble to render in the background while actively using live viewer. With Octane, however, I need full licenses for both Octane and Cinema 4D (as well as any additional plugins). This works fantastically for After Effects since I can have two computers signed in at once. That also means I can render remotely on this system while I continue to work on my main rig. On the plus side, I have a second (and third) system that is a workstation backup ready to go with all my software installed. My 2600k from 2011 has no problem managing its Octane node software. Luckily with Octane the system specs don’t actually matter all that much. If you need to buy an entire second (and/or third) PC you might not save anything. In my case I already had those other two computers (minus a few parts) so I’m not factoring that in for myself, but for you, yes you would have to consider that cost as well. And let’s not forget the extra electricity costs, which I estimate could be between $300-$500 a year.

I had to buy 2 Octane Render Node licenses on top of my Enterprise subscription. Of course there are consequences for going with my multi-machine setup.

#Octane render cinema 4d upgrade

But right now, my 3 boxes containing 11 pretty good, last-gen GPUs gives me plenty of power to work with, and I can always sell these cards and upgrade as time goes those used 2080TIs 3090s get more affordable. And there’s an argument about future-proofing your investment. I will admit, the spiffy new RTX cards are in fact more capable, have more VRAM and presumably a longer life.