| ||||||||||
| Thanks for the twin Quadro 4000 advise Chris... good one! I already specified the SSD + 48 GB of RAM - even if it does not help the raytracer, it helps in many other scenarios as you know. I love the new caching in CS6 BTW, I also love the 3D Camera Tracker and the new variable width feather mask tool :-) Cheers, Chris Mettle.com Skype: Mettlecom On 2012-07-11, at 5:24 PM, Chris Meyer wrote: > If they want to work with "officially approved" solutions, it's a pair of Quadro 4000s in a Mac. Otherwise, there are previously-discussed hacks to get supposed Windows-only cards to run inside a MacPro. > > Aside from ray tracing, add an SSD for caching (to more quickly retrieve previous RAM Preview tests/caches), and at least 48 GB of RAM to take better advantage of multiprocessing (which, ironically, does not help raytracing). > > - Chris > > > > > On Jul 11, 2012, at 2:46 PM, Chris Bobotis wrote: > >> Listers, >> >> A client is looking to pick up a couple of the new Mac Pros and they asked me to help with the best specs for CS6 Raytracer. >> >> I know we touched on this a while back - what is the best, as in fastest, budget is not an issue, GPU set-up for the Mac + WIN >> >> As I understood it, the NVIDIA Quadro 6000 combo Tesla is pretty much top of the heap on WIN... correct? >> >> What gets closest (fastest) on the Mac? >> >> Cheers, >> Chris >> Mettle.com >> Skype: Mettlecom >> >> >> >> >> +---End of message---+ >> To unsubscribe send any message to <ae-list-off@media-motion.tv> > > > +---End of message---+ > To unsubscribe send any message to <ae-list-off@media-motion.tv> Cheers, Chris Mettle.com Skype: Mettlecom |
