CG Workstation – The “Featherweight”
Quite often, people have been asking for an affordable, basic CG workstation. In this post I will try to pick components for an above average machine that packs some punch and will allow you to work on...
View ArticleThe fuzz around low profile RAM heatspreaders
PC builders with limited experience around the modern air cooling beasts that high-end CPUs require in order to be overclocked are troubled with me insisting on low profile memory dimms. In this short...
View ArticleCG Workstation – The “Pro”– Overkill edition
“If brute force is not the answer for your problem, you are not using enough”. This appears to be the way of thinking for both intel and nVidia when they’ve pieced together the leading characters in...
View ArticleCG Workstation – The Baby “Titan” Supercomputer
If you have tried GPU accelerated rendering and you think you can work fine within its limitations, this big-little machine can be your single box renderfarm solution. It is far from “cheap”, but for a...
View ArticleThe “less than $600 ” Render Node
Intel Xeon E3 Edition – Q1 2014 This configuration is aimed to act as a dedicated CPU rendering node. The components are chosen so that the hardware – excluding OS – will be around the $600 mark. Each...
View ArticleA “true” ITX workstation for less?
Intel Xeon E3 Edition – Q1 2014 Piecing together a super portable desktop, that fits in a 15lt case without any major drawback that doesn’t break the bank?Normally the case is coming at the end of the...
View Article$1000 CG Workstation – Q1 2014
Intel Xeon E3 Edition – Q1 2014 This built is an attempt to produce a well-rounded performer that will serve most CG artists, video and image editors looking for a machine that will set them back...
View Article$1500 CG Workstation – Q3 2014
Based on Intel i7-4790K – Q3 2014 This built is an attempt to produce a well-rounded performer that will serve most CG artists, video and image editors looking for a machine that will set them back...
View ArticleCG Workstation – The “Pro” Q4 2014
Based on Intel i7-5820K – Q4 2014 Over the last couple of years, the 3930K recommended built along with its 4390K update was easily the most popular post in this site. Better late than never, this post...
View ArticleCG Workstation –“The Powerhouse”– Q1 2015
Based on Intel i7-5960X – Q1 2015 With the coming of the Haswell-E last summer, Intel introduced the first “consumer” grade Octa-core, replacing six-core flagship “Extremes” that were leading the i7...
View ArticleThe “less than $600 ” Render Node – Q3 2016
Intel i7 & 32GB RAM – Q3 2016 This configuration is aimed to act as a dedicated CPU rendering node. The components are chosen so that the hardware – excluding OS – will be around the $600 mark....
View ArticleThe $500 Render Node – Q3 2016
Intel i7 & 16GB RAM – Q3 2016 This configuration is aimed to act as a dedicated CPU rendering node. The components are chosen so that the hardware – excluding OS – will be right around the $500...
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