so i am thinking of saving up for a monster render machine but i am unsure about the gpus. i am new into the gpu scene and i have a thing for 3d rending and designing. i am pricing out my dream computer around the thousands but i have queastions regarding the cpu and the gpu. first the cpu. i dont know if its worth spending the $4k on 20core xeon, 10core xeon, or a high end overclocked i7. i need to know what cpu will fit my needs for 3d modeling. ok now for the gpu. although most 3d modeling/ rendering software ask for cuda cores, i am somewhat confused on what nvidia card(s) i should actually invest in. i know i can use a gtx 1080 for 3d modeling but because the card was built for gaming and VR applications, i wasnt sure if i should buy three 1080s or a beefy quadro. for ram ill just peak it at 64gb at 1600. all this is going to b sitting on a asus X99-E WS. please let me know of other MBs that work just as good ro better for less. this machine wont be built until 2 or three years after i finish school, and that is assuming that intel and nvidia hasnt brought out any new stuff yet which i doubt it would take them that long to bring new stuff out. anyways. let me know what your thoughts are about my dream specs for this future build. i know that by the end, it is going to be a pricey build but i want to know if the parts i am thinking about are worth my time and money. give me other specs that you think would work better for me without cheaping out on parts and performance. thanks alot in advance
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GeForce or Quadro for 3D?
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k1114
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2 or 3 years? Waaaay too early. New stuff comes out every year so 2-3 generations would be out. A couple weeks before buying and even price checking the day of.
As for needing to know for later, modeling only uses 1 gpu but you should check with software because things like zbrush are cpu only. You should check what renderer you use to determine what you need for that. Mission critical = quadro. But rendering will be cheaper with geforce as you can get better specs for the price. More cuda cores does NOT mean more performance. You see a lot of it is specific to what software.
As for needing to know for later, modeling only uses 1 gpu but you should check with software because things like zbrush are cpu only. You should check what renderer you use to determine what you need for that. Mission critical = quadro. But rendering will be cheaper with geforce as you can get better specs for the price. More cuda cores does NOT mean more performance. You see a lot of it is specific to what software.
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First of all I don't know any professional software that can use three cards (in SLI or not).
GeForce type of cards work OK only for apps that switched to DirectX, but most of them others that use OpenGL will work better on a Quadro type of card. Quadro benefit from larger video memory, useful for running computing apps.
I did at some point fall for the legend that "GeForce are cheaper and better" only to find out that my precious gaming card was not even at 1/3 of the performance of a Quadro card in one of those professional apps. I even tried modded Quadro drivers installed on GeForce, and even firmware modded GeForce to present itself as Quadro. Nope, there was something else missing... I suspect in the chip's hardware.
Now, I don't know what will happen with the newer cards GTX1080, but I am almost sure nvidia will continue the same path.
For testing benchmarks on professional apps, you can look here:
https://www.spec.org/gwpg/gpc.static/vp12results.html
You will see that the Quadro M6000 tops that list. On some apps that don't need that much video memory, Quadro M5000 might be enough.
GeForce type of cards work OK only for apps that switched to DirectX, but most of them others that use OpenGL will work better on a Quadro type of card. Quadro benefit from larger video memory, useful for running computing apps.
I did at some point fall for the legend that "GeForce are cheaper and better" only to find out that my precious gaming card was not even at 1/3 of the performance of a Quadro card in one of those professional apps. I even tried modded Quadro drivers installed on GeForce, and even firmware modded GeForce to present itself as Quadro. Nope, there was something else missing... I suspect in the chip's hardware.
Now, I don't know what will happen with the newer cards GTX1080, but I am almost sure nvidia will continue the same path.
For testing benchmarks on professional apps, you can look here:
https://www.spec.org/gwpg/gpc.static/vp12results.html
You will see that the Quadro M6000 tops that list. On some apps that don't need that much video memory, Quadro M5000 might be enough.
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