Digital humans the art of the digital double
Ever wanted to know how digital doubles are created in the movie industry? This course will give you an insight into how it's done.
# 1 05-12-2002 , 04:24 PM
iron_tick's Avatar
Subscriber
Join Date: Sep 2002
Location: Chicagoland USA
Posts: 719

Is ram the most important thing?

whats more important, having 3 gig of ram or multi-processor capability. (i know both is best, but which one does more for maya).


<html><font size=2>
<font color="blue">
And after calming me down with some orange slices and some fetal spooning,
E.T. revealed to me his singular purpose.

--TOOL, 10,000 Days---

</font></pre>
</html>
# 2 05-12-2002 , 08:36 PM
Emo's Avatar
Subscriber
Join Date: Jul 2002
Location: MELville
Posts: 1,100
I would say the Ram, because even if you have a set of dual xeons, they wont do you much good with a MASSIVE scene with only 128MB of ram...

sure, the xeons would help but I'm guessing one will be used for keeping up with the scene and the other for actually calculating what you are doing but then what's the poing of having dual set up?

so, yeah, in my opinion, a gig of ram is enough.. (heck even 512 is fine)

-Emo

# 3 05-12-2002 , 08:57 PM
iron_tick's Avatar
Subscriber
Join Date: Sep 2002
Location: Chicagoland USA
Posts: 719
i keep hearing that 512 still bogs down with a moderate load. will more than 512 stop that?


<html><font size=2>
<font color="blue">
And after calming me down with some orange slices and some fetal spooning,
E.T. revealed to me his singular purpose.

--TOOL, 10,000 Days---

</font></pre>
</html>
# 4 05-12-2002 , 10:37 PM
Emo's Avatar
Subscriber
Join Date: Jul 2002
Location: MELville
Posts: 1,100

# 5 05-12-2002 , 11:17 PM
BabyDuck's Avatar
Subscriber
Join Date: Nov 2002
Location: USA
Posts: 1,170
seams like somethings you cannot have enough. i have not played with pfx too much, but my maya likes to take 400 - 450 of the ram when working (did not look when rendering, usually go get some tea when i start the render). not sure if that is good to have free in advance to what windows needs. i have not yet ran intro problems with my 768 mb ram.

# 6 06-12-2002 , 01:12 AM
iron_tick's Avatar
Subscriber
Join Date: Sep 2002
Location: Chicagoland USA
Posts: 719

Originally posted by BabyDuck
seams like somethings you cannot have enough. i have not played with pfx too much, but my maya likes to take 400 - 450 of the ram when working (did not look when rendering, usually go get some tea when i start the render). not sure if that is good to have free in advance to what windows needs. i have not yet ran intro problems with my 768 mb ram.

Whats your processor speed and how many do you have?


<html><font size=2>
<font color="blue">
And after calming me down with some orange slices and some fetal spooning,
E.T. revealed to me his singular purpose.

--TOOL, 10,000 Days---

</font></pre>
</html>
# 7 06-12-2002 , 10:04 AM
BabyDuck's Avatar
Subscriber
Join Date: Nov 2002
Location: USA
Posts: 1,170

Originally posted by iron_tick
Whats your processor speed and how many do you have?

oh i only have a 1.33 gig athlon tb. and i think my ram is sdram. a year ago it was a nice computer, and now ...

# 8 06-12-2002 , 06:34 PM
Nem's Avatar
Subscriber
Join Date: May 2002
Location: Faringdon, UK
Posts: 1,480
only one processor is operating when you use maya in a dual setup, the second is only used when rendering or multitasking big apps

the viewports in maya are OGL, that would depend on ur gfx cards capabilites


- Simon

My Website: www.Glass-Prison.com
# 9 07-12-2002 , 12:29 AM
iron_tick's Avatar
Subscriber
Join Date: Sep 2002
Location: Chicagoland USA
Posts: 719

Originally posted by Nem
only one processor is operating when you use maya in a dual setup, the second is only used when rendering or multitasking big apps

the viewports in maya are OGL, that would depend on ur gfx cards capabilites

Thanks, thats exactly what i need to know.


<html><font size=2>
<font color="blue">
And after calming me down with some orange slices and some fetal spooning,
E.T. revealed to me his singular purpose.

--TOOL, 10,000 Days---

</font></pre>
</html>
# 10 07-12-2002 , 06:43 PM
Nem's Avatar
Subscriber
Join Date: May 2002
Location: Faringdon, UK
Posts: 1,480
no probs user added image


- Simon

My Website: www.Glass-Prison.com
# 11 07-12-2002 , 07:12 PM
mtmckinley's Avatar
The Maya Mountain
Join Date: Aug 2002
Location: Seattle, WA
Posts: 8,245
just don't forget that all the RAM in the world won't help you if you don't have a processor that can handle it. user added image

# 12 07-12-2002 , 08:01 PM
BabyDuck's Avatar
Subscriber
Join Date: Nov 2002
Location: USA
Posts: 1,170

Originally posted by mtmckinley
just don't forget that all the RAM in the world won't help you if you don't have a processor that can handle it. user added image

and dont forget that you need a monitor that can show you what you do user added image


so basically, if you have the best system possible, you should have least problems user added image

# 13 10-12-2002 , 12:06 AM
tariqrf's Avatar
Subscriber
Join Date: Jul 2002
Posts: 1,253
i had run into problems with my 512 mb RDRam... but i added another 512 rd a month or so ago... i run it on a 2.4/533 fsb processor... and it rocks!!!... sad to know that intel has pulled off the RDRam market

Posting Rules Forum Rules
You may not post new threads | You may not post replies | You may not post attachments | You may not edit your posts | BB code is On | Smilies are On | [IMG] code is On | HTML code is Off

Similar Threads