Creative COW SIGN IN :: SPONSORS :: ABOUT US :: CONTACT US
FORUMS LIBRARY PODCASTS BLOGS MAGAZINE SERVICES NEWSLETTERS NEWS STORE EVENTS
AUTODESK COMBUSTION: Autodesk Combustion ForumAutodesk Combustion TutorialsAutodesk CombustionAutodesk

Re: can anyone suggest me best hardware configration for combustion

Cow Forums : Autodesk Combustion
VIEW POSTS   •   ADD A NEW POST   •   SEARCH   •   CHANGE FORUM
Return to Posts Index   •   Read Entire Thread   •   Reply To This Post


Re: can anyone suggest me best hardware configration for combustion
by Dean DeCarlo on May 13, 2008 at 2:54:53 pm


It's never fast enough. A Core 2 Duo will be speedier than a P4 Dual but Quad Core's are so cheap I'd definitely opt for one of them. Also as is often mentioned disk throughput or lack thereof can be a factor if you are reading and writing large files. Consider a raid 0 for video files. A good graphics card will help 3dMax but IMO not so much for Combustion. I never use the OpenGL mode in Combustion except for particles and for that my consumer level Nvidia 7900 GS seems perfectly fine. I like building my own boxes but Dell has a decent looking deal here for a $599 quad core with a 20" monitor.

http://configure.us.dell.com/dellstore/config.aspx?c=us&cs=04&kc=6W300&l=en...

For $900 I built my own box that has a Q9300 quad, 4gb ram, 750gb disk, Nvidia 8600 gt and a lot of extras. It's also over clock-able. It smokes for rendering but still it's never fast enough......





Return to Posts Index   •   Read Entire Thread   •   Reply To This Post


Current Message Thread:

Related Tags:
Combustion   |   Hardware



Note: If you are a registered user and you do not see your name and email in the two respective fields above, you may reset your account cookies by clicking here. Your post will not be accepted if the name and email provided above are not currently registered in our database.

Name
E-Mail Address
Subject
E-Mail me when someone responds
Just This Message   Entire Thread   None  


Message                Add Bold Tag To Message (JavaScript required) To put any item inside this tag: 1. Highlight the desired text 2.Click this buttonAdd Italic Tag To Message (JavaScript required) To put any item inside this tag: 1. Highlight the desired text 2.Click this buttonAdd Underline Tag To Message (JavaScript required) To put any item inside this tag: 1. Highlight the desired text 2.Click this buttonAdd Image Link Tag To Message (JavaScript required) To put any item inside this tag: 1. Highlight the desired text 2.Click this buttonAdd URL Link Tag To Message (JavaScript required) To put any item inside this tag: 1. Highlight the desired text 2.Click this button

Note: The following characters are HTML command characters, and may cause parts of your post to disappear, if not used correctly: < > &. To include any portion of the post in your response, highlight the desired text and hit the "Q" key. For more on how to post, click here.


Add your message signature


 


Note: By clicking "Post Direct" button above, you are agreeing to the Creative Cow's Code of Conduct.



FORUMS • LIBRARY • PODCASTS • BLOGS • MAGAZINE • SERVICES • NEWSLETTERS • NEWS • STORE • EVENTS

© CreativeCOW.net All rights are reserved.

[Top]