What does every one have for a PC

Hello every one, I would just like to no what other people are using for anamtion and modeling computers. Also will a video card make a difference, I will be a getting a ATI 9800pro soon and want to no. thanks

 

I use a Mac...very old G4 though, its like 4 years old. I need a new computer. Yes a good video card will help a lot! It's definitely one of the most important, if not the most important elements for a good 3d modelling computer.

 

I have a few rigs...
Dual MP 2800+
4g DDR2100
Quadro4 980XGL 128

P4 2.8 w/HT
1g DDR2100
Geforce 5200Go

Dual 1Ghz G4
1g DDR
ATI thing-a-ma-bob

P3 866
1g SDR
Quadro2 Pro 64

I would stay away from the ATI's when using 3d Apps. I believe every app has a known issue with the crappy drivers ATI releases. Maya, XSI, Lightwave & Max have all had some serious ones recently.


BTW... I'm pretty stoked because in a few months I get a new baby. Dual Opterons, should be a smokin' good time.

 

Lets just say I have a piece of batha poodoo...

I'm asking Santa for a new computer, we'll see what he brings! (I've been a good boy all year round, I think)

 

i have an Athlon XP 2100+ Clocked at 2.0ghz 1 gig of ddr400 ram and a geforce4 ti4600.. my only issue now is that for some reason or another i cant use opengl properly.. which kind of puts a damper on 3d work.. :/

 

Yeah, make sure that your video card is OpenGL supported, but the video card doesn't have anything to do with rendering. If you want fast rendering then get as much RAM as you can and the highest processor speed. Plus don't ever use Windows ME, it really, really stinks.

 

yeah.. for rendering purposes.. its all about how many mhz/ghz u have.. and how much ram is in the box.. video card doesnt contribute at all to the renderer.. The only reason for a top model graphics card is so that you can create uber complex models.. and still be able to move it around without causing your computer to explode

as for my opengl thing.. it used to work fine then suddonly everything just stopped working.. no real reason at all really.. *shrug*

 

Celeron 1.3GHz @ 1.54GHz

Soon to build rig:

Intel Pentium 4 2.4C (M0 stepping)(Hope to get it to 3.6GHz )
ABIT 865PE AI7
Mushkin 512MB PC-3500 Level II (Might upgrade it to 1GB)
Western Digital Raptor 36GB x2 in RAID 0
ATI RADEON 9800 PRO 128MB

 

You know what, I think I changed my mind. This sounds like a better editing/3D rig:

2x Intel Xeon 2.4GHz (Will aim for 3.2GHz)
Iwill DPI533-SATA
Mushkin 184 Pin 1GB PC3200
Western Digital Raptor 36GB
Quadro4 750 XGL 128MB (Maybe the 980XGL)

That should really kick butt!

 

Lol I think Iam going to get some more ram I had an HP but just built my own a month ago so its not down yet.

P4 2.4c@ 3.2ghz
Asus - P4P800 Deluxe
512PC 2100 soon to be 1gb
ATI 7000pci slow - geting a 9800pro like tommorow
Soundblaster sound card.

 

Mine is bigger than yours!

Alienware (yeah I'm a geek, I chose the green one)
3 Ghz P4
512 Ram
GeforceFX 5800

 

Here's what I'll be getting in about a month, let me know if this is good for 3d work.

Alienware
Duel Xeon 2.8Ghz 533mhz FSB w/512kb cache
1GB DDR PC-2100 SDRAM
NVIDIA Quadro FX 2000 128mb 8x AGP w/Duel DVI

 

Is there any real advantage in using dual cpus when working with apps like softimage and maya? I'm just wondering because I read that ILM used single P4 workstations for Eps II.

 

not really the dual only comes in handy when u think of render times.. which are cut dramatically.. roughly 2/3 the time or so.. as for actually using the app.. a higher end graphics card comes into play better..

meaning ILM probably uses a bunch of boxes with really nice graphics cards

now granted im sure you see some performance benifit with dual over all.. but i would assume ILM chose single cpu stations because of cost and the fact that performance wasnt hindered too much, infact i am betting they optedt to put the extra cash into the graphics card so the work flow wouldnt be jerky and slowed down by high poly models

 

Of course, they also used their own software, they only use Maya for the previsualization. But I would get a computer with dual CPU's, and lot's of RAM, a 256 mb graphics card............Oh, sorry, just thinking about the best computer ever.

 

Hey guys I just got my new PC put together.
here is what it has
P42.4c@3.2 with HT
ASUS p4800Deluxe
512pc3500ddr ram
ATI 9800pro overclocked
Soundblaster live 5.1

 

I've got an IBM T40 laptop, 1.3Ghz Pentium M, 256 Ram, CDRW/DVD-ROM drive, 15" TFT display.

 

Mine's worse than both of yours:

Emachines, 850 Mhz CPU, 320 MB RAM (I had to add 256 of it myself) Almost no graphics card(I can't even play Jedi Knight on it any more). And a really bad sound card. By the way, never, EVER get an emachines computer, they are the worst ever. And never get an emachines with windows ME, that's even worse.

 

New System:
AMD XP 2800 333
Asus A7N8X-E Deluxe
512mb DDR 3200
40GB system HD
120GB video HD
CD-burner
DVD-ROM
2 17" CRTs
Nvidia GeForce3 Ti-500 64mb