Return-Path: Received: from nova.lunarpages.com ([67.210.126.175] verified) by media-motion.tv (CommuniGate Pro SMTP 4.2.10) with ESMTP-TLS id 4711235 for AE-List@media-motion.tv; Thu, 10 May 2012 15:43:49 +0200 Received: from 70.91.57.77-busname-panjde.hfc.comcastbusiness.net ([70.91.57.77] helo=[10.1.10.76]) by nova.lunarpages.com with esmtpa (Exim 4.69) (envelope-from ) id 1SSTgJ-0005gx-Ip for AE-List@media-motion.tv; Thu, 10 May 2012 06:45:24 -0700 From: James WIlson Mime-Version: 1.0 (Apple Message framework v1084) Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary=Apple-Mail-6--279450590 Subject: Re: [AE] 2 gfx cards in a workstation and cuda acceleration Date: Thu, 10 May 2012 09:45:18 -0400 In-Reply-To: To: "After Effects Mail List" References: Message-Id: X-Mailer: Apple Mail (2.1084) X-AntiAbuse: This header was added to track abuse, please include it with any abuse report X-AntiAbuse: Primary Hostname - nova.lunarpages.com X-AntiAbuse: Original Domain - media-motion.tv X-AntiAbuse: Originator/Caller UID/GID - [47 12] / [47 12] X-AntiAbuse: Sender Address Domain - jwmm.com --Apple-Mail-6--279450590 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii I just got done migrating some hardware to a new 12-core as follows: stock HD 5770 running dual display quadro 4000 for processing kona 3 for broadcast monitor eSATA raid controller card 3 hdd as 3TB internal software raid 1 hdd as boot drive So this workstation will be running: FCP, CS6, DaVinci, C4D Jim On May 9, 2012, at 6:44 PM, Frank Wylie wrote: > Glad this came up; at work we just ordered a Mac Pro workstation for = 4K color grading and it will be running the ATI 5770 card in the #2 slot = and the #1 PCI-E slot with a GPX Xpander box and 2x Nvidia GTX 580 1.5 = gig cards, ostensibly as a DaVinci Restore workstation, but wanting to = do multiple duty with AE and Premier Pro (CS 5.5 Prod Premium) and FCP. >=20 > We planned on running an Apple 27 inch monitor for GUI on the 5770 and = running a NEC PA301W-BK-SV 30 inch monitor off of one of the 580s as the = grading monitor. >=20 > After reading all the replies, it doesn't sound like we'll have = problems, but always open to suggestions/tweaks. >=20 > Thanks. > Frank Wylie > sfwylie@woh.rr.com > (937) 558-2266 >=20 >=20 > On 5/9/2012 6:04 PM, Steve Oakley wrote: >>=20 >> yes - AE and PP will use the 4000 for CUDA.=20 >>=20 >> the other config with dual nVida GPU's you should run both monitors = on one card. I'd probably use the 4000 for displays and the 570 for pure = CUDA in AE, but the other way around for PP as the 4000 has ( should = have ) faster output to the PCIe bus. >>=20 >> S >>=20 >> On May 9, 2012, at 4:57 PM, Robert Behnke wrote: >>=20 >>> What if you run the quadro 4000 headless? And then use the ATI 5770 = to drive 2 monitors? Same deal? =20 >>> =20 >>> Robert Behnke >>> From: Brian Maffitt >>> To: After Effects Mail List =20 >>> Sent: Wednesday, May 9, 2012 2:52 PM >>> Subject: Re: [AE] 2 gfx cards in a workstation and cuda acceleration >>>=20 >>> After Effects will use all available cores on all cards. The RAM, = per card, will be equal to the smallest of the two cards (so if one has = 1GB, and one has 2GB, both cards will use 1GB). >>>=20 >>> Premiere behaves differently but someone else will have to chime in = with the details. >>>=20 >>> B >>>=20 >>>> How do the adobe apps choose what to use? >>>> I have a quadro 4000 attached to monitor 1 >>>> and also a gtx 570 attached to monitor 2 >>>> How does the adobe app choose which is the card to use? >>>> I looked but it is not clear. >>>>=20 >>>> Gary Berendsen - VFX Generalist >>>> @DuintjerCS Kamer 1.009 >>>> Vijzelstraat 72 >>>> 1017 HL Amsterdam >>>> gary@garyberendsen.com >>>> mob:+31 6 1438 5398 >>>> http://garyberendsen.com/ >>>>=20 >>>>=20 >>>>=20 >>>>=20 >>>>=20 >>>=20 >>>=20 >>>=20 >>=20 --Apple-Mail-6--279450590 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Content-Type: text/html; charset=us-ascii I just got done migrating some hardware to a new 12-core as follows:
stock HD 5770 running dual display
quadro 4000 for processing
kona 3 for broadcast monitor
eSATA raid controller card
3 hdd as 3TB internal software raid
1 hdd as boot drive

So this workstation will be running: FCP, CS6, DaVinci, C4D

Jim

On May 9, 2012, at 6:44 PM, Frank Wylie wrote:

Glad this came up;  at work we just ordered a Mac Pro workstation for 4K color grading and it will be running the ATI 5770 card in the #2 slot and the #1 PCI-E slot with a GPX Xpander box and 2x Nvidia GTX 580 1.5 gig cards, ostensibly as a DaVinci Restore workstation, but wanting to do multiple duty with AE and Premier Pro (CS 5.5 Prod Premium) and FCP.

We planned on running an Apple 27 inch monitor for GUI on the 5770 and running a NEC PA301W-BK-SV 30 inch monitor off of one of the 580s as the grading monitor.

After reading all the replies, it doesn't sound like we'll have problems, but always open to suggestions/tweaks.

Thanks.
Frank Wylie
sfwylie@woh.rr.com
(937) 558-2266

On 5/9/2012 6:04 PM, Steve Oakley wrote:
yes - AE and PP will use the 4000 for CUDA. 

the other config with dual nVida GPU's you should run both monitors on one card. I'd probably use the 4000 for displays and the 570 for pure CUDA in AE, but the other way around for PP as the 4000 has ( should have ) faster output to the PCIe bus.

S

On May 9, 2012, at 4:57 PM, Robert Behnke wrote:

What if you run the quadro 4000 headless? And then use the ATI 5770 to drive 2 monitors? Same deal?  
 
Robert Behnke
From: Brian Maffitt <brian@totaltraining.com>
To: After Effects Mail List <AE-List@media-motion.tv>
Sent: Wednesday, May 9, 2012 2:52 PM
Subject: Re: [AE] 2 gfx cards in a workstation and cuda acceleration

After Effects will use all available cores on all cards. The RAM, per card, will be equal to the smallest of the two cards (so if one has 1GB, and one has 2GB, both cards will use 1GB).

Premiere behaves differently but someone else will have to chime in with the details.

B

How do the adobe apps choose what to use?
I have a quadro 4000 attached to monitor 1
and also a gtx 570 attached to monitor 2
How does the adobe app choose which is the card to use?
I looked but it is not clear.

Gary Berendsen - VFX Generalist
  @DuintjerCS Kamer 1.009
  Vijzelstraat 72
  1017 HL Amsterdam
  mob:+31 6 1438 5398










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