What is your computer at home?

# 1 20-12-2006 , 05:53 PM

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I'm convinced I need to update my computer at home. My Maya won't render heavy scenes which worked fine at school, even though I just increased my ram to 1Gb. If you're happy with your home set-up, tell me what you're using for:

CPU; Ram; and Video Card. For example, I'm using

AMD 2200 (1.8Ghz)
1Gb Ram
nVidea FX 5600 256Mb

... so I can get an idea as to what to look into. Thanks!!

I need a job

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# 2 20-12-2006 , 06:58 PM

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p4 at 2.66 ghz

builtin vid card(getting a radeon 5500 in about a week)

512 mb ram

pretty crap but that radeon will help alot

i think you need a better cpu user added image

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# 3 20-12-2006 , 07:02 PM

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Desktop

AMD athlon 1.7Ghz
1 Gb RAM
40 gig Boot disk
160 Gb Storage
NVIdia Gforce 4400

Laptop

Intel Core 2 duo 2.26 Ghz
2 Gb Ram
120 Gig HDD
NVidia Gforce 7900 GTX 512Mb Graphics Card

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# 4 20-12-2006 , 07:41 PM

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At home:

P4 2.2 GHz
512 MB RAM
2x80GB HD
64MB ATI Radeon All-In-Wonder Pro 8500 DV

and it still works like a pro.

Here at work:

P4 1.5 GHz
512 MB
1x20GB HD
1x80GB HD
256MB NVIDIA GeForce 6200

handles more in viewports, but renders slower.

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# 5 20-12-2006 , 07:48 PM

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Originally posted by NeoStrider
At home:

P4 2.2 GHz
512 MB RAM
2x80GB HD
64MB ATI Radeon All-In-Wonder Pro 8500 DV

and it still works like a pro.

Here at work:

P4 1.5 GHz
512 MB
1x20GB HD
1x80GB HD
256MB NVIDIA GeForce 6200

handles more in viewports, but renders slower.

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Do you work with Maya for a living? I can't imagine a studio comp having such low stats, no offense.

I need a job

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# 6 20-12-2006 , 07:52 PM

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lol i use it occasionally here for logo creation, but i mainly create publications... so my main programs are adobe pagemaker, photoshop, and acrobat.

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# 7 20-12-2006 , 09:03 PM

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PC at home is:

Dual Xeon 2.8Ghz
2Gb RAM
1x SCSI 40 GB
1x ATA 40 GB Drive
1x ATA 80 GB Drive
Radion X1300 Pro 256Mb GDDR3 RAM

Work one is:
P4 3.2Ghz
512Mb RAM
1x ATA 40 GB RAM
Intel onboard cr*p

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# 8 20-12-2006 , 11:53 PM

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gster, same video card in my laptop

just got a I mac dual core intel (no maya yet)

just completely revamped the PC with new processor and motherboard (still no maya)

and the laptop ?? maya is on it but i am thinking i will use for strivktly for office and school purposes

but whats under their bonnets?? well thats personal user added image

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# 9 21-12-2006 , 05:06 AM

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AMD Opteron 165
2GB RAM
SATA2 250 GB Hard Drive
Nvidia Quadro FX 540

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# 10 21-12-2006 , 06:00 AM

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strider, whats the differance between acrobat and reader..?? much?? I hear reader is more insuccure but thats not what i mean?

Im using acrobat 8now, before, reader 7, they seem exactly the same to me?? what is their purpose if you dont mind me asking user added image

fooshmack, the latest 3D World or a mag like that will give you good specs and reviews from pros that have tested the latest stuff, there are pages of stuff to ream through and you'll get a good idea of how to balance money and needs, but then again, judging by your eagle eye interpretation of strider's low RAM workputer you already have a fair idea of specs?.

take it easy and life will be easy

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# 11 21-12-2006 , 06:11 AM

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Hey there Mirek,

Reader only allows you to open PDF documents but with Acrobat you can create them.

Hope that clears things up.

Take it easy,

Mat.

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# 12 21-12-2006 , 06:15 AM

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sure does, looks like im on the right track, thanks matt. hope uni isnt being too cruel, it can really do ones head in ,in a big way.
take care

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# 13 21-12-2006 , 11:14 AM

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acrobat also comes with adobe distiller, which allows for pdf creation from postscript and encapsulated postscript files for pre-printing.

it's useful for embedding fonts, color separation, internal image management, etc.

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# 14 21-12-2006 , 12:58 PM

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Originally posted by mirek03
fooshmack, the latest 3D World or a mag like that will give you good specs and reviews from pros that have tested the latest stuff, there are pages of stuff to ream through and you'll get a good idea of how to balance money and needs, but then again, judging by your eagle eye interpretation of strider's low RAM workputer you already have a fair idea of specs?.

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I will look into said magazine(s), thanks. I don't know why I didn't think of that myself.

I have a fair idea what would make a great home set-up, but I'm on a fairly tight budget as I'm still a student to the program. I just need something to let me operate smoothly at home and put together a good portfolio.

I need a job

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