I was looking at different builds or systems and I came across an entry level Dell T1700 low profile workstation. I am satisfied with the capabilities of the computer for setting up a 3D scene and doing lot's of modeling.
However, in the past with different systems, I had system shutdowns after a 100 frames rendered not GPU, but CPU render. Cooling was also a problem.
The T1700 uses a Xeon E3-1271 v3 and the specs are excellent. Except the low profile and 280 watt energy efficient psu and no additional cooling bring up my question.
Should I model on this and render single images which can still take more than 24 hours to render? or can I also render animations, which with lower requirements can be maybe a couple of thousand frames in a few hours.
For some reason, rendering animations is more intensive I think than a single frame that takes the same amount of time. I'm not an expert, but I need to make sure I don't damage my system. What is the best route for this.
If worse comest to worse, I can send completed animations to a render farm, but I want to know if you guys think that's necessary.
I use Blender 3D with Blender Internal (CPU only renderer)
However, in the past with different systems, I had system shutdowns after a 100 frames rendered not GPU, but CPU render. Cooling was also a problem.
The T1700 uses a Xeon E3-1271 v3 and the specs are excellent. Except the low profile and 280 watt energy efficient psu and no additional cooling bring up my question.
Should I model on this and render single images which can still take more than 24 hours to render? or can I also render animations, which with lower requirements can be maybe a couple of thousand frames in a few hours.
For some reason, rendering animations is more intensive I think than a single frame that takes the same amount of time. I'm not an expert, but I need to make sure I don't damage my system. What is the best route for this.
If worse comest to worse, I can send completed animations to a render farm, but I want to know if you guys think that's necessary.
I use Blender 3D with Blender Internal (CPU only renderer)
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