Return-Path: Received: from mail-vb0-f41.google.com ([209.85.212.41] verified) by media-motion.tv (CommuniGate Pro SMTP 4.2.10) with ESMTP-TLS id 4772674 for AE-List@media-motion.tv; Wed, 11 Jul 2012 23:31:05 +0200 Received: by vbkv13 with SMTP id v13so1089299vbk.28 for ; Wed, 11 Jul 2012 14:34:39 -0700 (PDT) DKIM-Signature: v=1; a=rsa-sha256; c=relaxed/relaxed; d=gmail.com; s=20120113; h=mime-version:in-reply-to:references:date:message-id:subject:from:to :content-type; bh=I7lYb4FOHXjRVzgz1C1pr1sFWDygYkj5lafRFyAeMmo=; b=qGbgCBmOh2L/gTEk2c5THpyHOxOyXsdQVT7/7HGeJlDLFNIRsPz4yn1CizJq7Df8QX oLx+vWnxAtttzG5W7FX5ZUgu7fLRmfve+Npg2joE4ygat1QdvAMTdk7Ev3NY3YaihGMh lOhc6pCWnVT5KHwAgq8AQ4/DYdHcSLI3LopaAVzBLvMemttta72B2mptwhSxEHfwWKWT pwkCNI2EzoVh053pXLi9dpmC6tEdVyXQZDnN7fb1ObT6d1qdy4+M+iBzil+WMXAtkpKt vfRJqyvi+lj3ozgi9sCtuX7isRBKY9zoAemY/kyft2Koze/GGxV805a91TWv9mqMAdVl 1G5g== MIME-Version: 1.0 Received: by 10.52.21.177 with SMTP id w17mr19992823vde.98.1342042479126; Wed, 11 Jul 2012 14:34:39 -0700 (PDT) Received: by 10.220.18.201 with HTTP; Wed, 11 Jul 2012 14:34:39 -0700 (PDT) In-Reply-To: References: Date: Wed, 11 Jul 2012 17:34:39 -0400 Message-ID: Subject: Re: [AE] Best Mac GPU set-up for the CS6 Raytracer? From: rendernyc To: After Effects Mail List Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary=20cf307abf673de9c604c4949d13 --20cf307abf673de9c604c4949d13 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1 no hack needed. but not officially approved. just install card, install driver. On Wed, Jul 11, 2012 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 > > > +---End of message---+ > To unsubscribe send any message to > -- danny princz exposedideas.com --20cf307abf673de9c604c4949d13 Content-Type: text/html; charset=ISO-8859-1 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable no hack needed. but not officially approved.

just instal= l card, install driver.

On Wed, Ju= l 11, 2012 at 5:24 PM, Chris Meyer <chris@crishdesign.com> wrote:
If they want to work with "officially a= pproved" solutions, it's a pair of Quadro 4000s in a Mac. Otherwis= e, 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 pr= evious RAM Preview tests/caches), and at least 48 GB of RAM to take better = advantage of multiprocessing (which, ironically, does not help raytracing).=

=A0- 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 a= sked me to help with the best specs for CS6 Raytracer.
>
> I know we touched on this a while back - =A0what is the best, as in fa= stest, 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---+
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