Multiprocessing and 3D Modelling...

[Lightingguy]

Anybody know about multiprocessor systems re 3D modelling? A friend is doing extensive 3D animations (3DStudioMax) and needs more horsepower to shorten render times (which can take DAYS!).

I mean SERIOUS multi...like rack-mountable, using 4-8 CPUs...

Any suggestions appreciated!

 

[Excaliber2013]

this may help ya out...

ART renderdrives

 

[rbV5]

3dsMax is SMP aware and supprts network rendering, I have heard of some pretty cool setups with networked dual celeron abit BP6(cheaper) and dual Pentium3 MSI 6994 setups(more stable, faster)Your slave(s) can be built fairly inexpensive(cheapo monitors<only necessary for maitenance and trouble shooting, and cheapo video cards)a dual wont be as twice as fast due to overhead, but a HUGE difference.The more slaves you have networked the faster you render, its all cpu power for rendering.

Try this site Linked

I was going to build a dually awhile back until I went with my Duron system instead (love it!)so things have probably changed in the last couple of months (vp6?)I'm sure you will find some info there.

 

[DesignDawg]

I don't have much experience with #DSMax, as I am primarily a Maya user, but much to my surprise, I found that rendering with multiple processors in Maya CAN, in fact almost double your render speed. For the most part, the most you can ever hope to see out of a second processor is about a 30% gain, but when it came to rendering in Maya, using dual CPUs shortened render times by close to one half.

Ricky
DesignDawg

 

[DesignDawg]

Also, if this guy is SERIOUS about getting some mean rednering hardware, like you said, maybe you can point him to BOXX Technologies? They have some pretty nice stuff.

Ricky
DesignDawg

 

[Radboy]

2cpu.com has a forum with a few guys that do this stuff. See here.