Return-Path: Received: from mail-ob0-f169.google.com ([209.85.214.169] verified) by media-motion.tv (CommuniGate Pro SMTP 4.2.10) with ESMTP-TLS id 4897262 for AE-List@media-motion.tv; Mon, 12 Nov 2012 22:17:05 +0100 Received: by mail-ob0-f169.google.com with SMTP id lz20so2193972obb.28 for ; Mon, 12 Nov 2012 13:20:17 -0800 (PST) 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=mF7P1GcQluVdDJXzlJWa26hdmF5qMikv1NoAhdYCnWI=; b=mQXtaccYUmDRBeFwgvbdDfh71ut1sVtGiEYm8agw2QpbVgzXOhk51lMipTbGGWky4N zvoRttCG3rn3q7rQnYEHV2F0u1CARMgCH1RE+RfZq2Kpd6d534h48y6AqXFiV8QCtMHB UP3OC+XI6CoJ1fPt/dc60i0In3OKgiC0NZU1++Xl7Q/XVOxKO65olExSL+P1e/9qArUc 7U8PugAzmctu0Sw+TJbVCeLVBtqltEfurmOKM3jQGljgOz0HYz8Amj+e+EycP8uwmt+h 0eERHCiBHhjNquo+UOQBhenncx6f3uuC8ZHxXT81pVcYEEcipon6X8fkURhZ919TKf+g NTsA== MIME-Version: 1.0 Received: by 10.60.171.203 with SMTP id aw11mr15091619oec.92.1352755216929; Mon, 12 Nov 2012 13:20:16 -0800 (PST) Received: by 10.182.12.1 with HTTP; Mon, 12 Nov 2012 13:20:16 -0800 (PST) In-Reply-To: References: Date: Mon, 12 Nov 2012 16:20:16 -0500 Message-ID: Subject: Re: [AE] Semi OT: Yet another mac mini render farm thread From: rendernyc To: After Effects Mail List Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary=bcaec550afd42c540b04ce52dea2 --bcaec550afd42c540b04ce52dea2 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=windows-1252 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable true, if you arent going to do anything funny applecare would be smart. $95 per machine here http://www.lacomputercompany.com/cgi-bin/rpcart/index.cgi?command=3Ddispite= m&type=3Dsku&sku=3D19343 30 bucks a year, cant beat that. possible SSD drive in the imac for the system and apps and everything else on the server? Been contemplating this as well for a small place i work at that currently has i7 imacs w 32GB ram and SSDs for workstations and a iMac with promise TB raid for the server. On Mon, Nov 12, 2012 at 4:11 PM, Tony Romain wrote: > This is EXACTLY my same rationale. > > And just as you have said, the main pluses are low power consumption/heat > and ease of implementing into a mac based workflow. > > RE: reliability. I think part of the budget factor would be getting > applecare for all of them=85 again, it drives the cost up above a compara= ble > setup. But I think the benefits may outweigh the added cost=85 > > > > > -- > *tony romain* *|* *principal/creative director* > > *trance* > *motion graphic animation and design* > 323 651 1114 > www.trancedesigns.com > > From: Nathan Shipley > Reply-To: AE list > Date: Monday, November 12, 2012 1:02 PM > > To: AE list > Subject: Re: [AE] Semi OT: Yet another mac mini render farm thread > > True. If I went this way, I'd mainly be thinking about something simple > and on the smaller end that I could set up here in my studio and expand i= f > needed. Frequently I could use a few more machines cranking on a 3D > render. For heavy rendering jobs, I usually just use Render Rocket (clou= d > rendering) and work that into the budget. But there are enough times tha= t > it would be helpful to have some extra juice that I'd consider spending $= 2 > - $3,000 for some more machines here. The plusses versus a PC setup bein= g > that everything else I have is already OSX, they're small, they're quiet, > low power consumption, they'd network together easily. > > Enticingly, the Geekbench score recorded for the late 2012 i7 Mini (11,65= 6) > is almost as good as the 2010 2.4 GHz 8-core Mac Pro I'm using (14,158 as > my workstation). By that metric, adding three Mac Minis to my setup woul= d > be like having more than two additional Mac Pros to render with for about > $2500. > > One of my main concerns would be about reliability if they're pegged at > 100% CPU usage for extended periods of time without some additional > cooling/ventilation... > --=20 danny princz exposedideas.com --bcaec550afd42c540b04ce52dea2 Content-Type: text/html; charset=windows-1252 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable true, if you arent going to do anything funny applecare would be smart.
30 bucks a year, cant beat that.

possible SSD= drive in the imac for the system and apps and everything else on the serve= r?

Been contemplating this as well for a small pla= ce i work at that currently has i7 imacs w 32GB ram and SSDs for workstatio= ns and a iMac with promise TB raid for the server.






On Mon, Nov 12, 2012 at 4:11= PM, Tony Romain <tonyr-aelist@trancedesigns.com> wrote:
This is EXACTLY my sam= e rationale.

And just as you have said, the main pluses are low powe= r consumption/heat and ease of implementing into a mac based workflow.

RE: reliability. =A0I think part of the budget factor = would be getting applecare for all of them=85 again, it drives the cost up = above a comparable setup. =A0But I think the benefits may outweigh the adde= d cost=85




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From: Nathan Shipley <nshipley@gmail.com>=
Reply-To: AE list <AE-List@media-motion.= tv>
Date: Monday, November 12, 2012 1:= 02 PM

To: AE = list <AE-Li= st@media-motion.tv>
Subject: Re: [AE] Semi OT: Yet ano= ther mac mini render farm thread

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True. =A0If = I went this way, I'd mainly be thinking about something simple and on t= he smaller end that I could set up here in my studio and expand if needed. = =A0Frequently I could use a few more machines cranking on a 3D render. =A0F= or heavy rendering jobs, I usually just use Render Rocket (cloud rendering)= and work that into the budget. =A0But there are enough times that it would= be helpful to have some extra juice that I'd consider spending $2 - $3= ,000 for some more machines here. =A0The plusses versus a PC setup being th= at everything else I have is already OSX, they're small, they're qu= iet, low power consumption, they'd network together easily.

<= div style=3D"font-family:Calibri;font-size:medium">Enticingly, the Geekbench score recorded for the = late 2012 i7 Mini (11,656) is almost as good as the 2010 2.4 GHz 8-co= re Mac Pro I'm using (14,158 as= my workstation). =A0By that metric, adding three Mac Minis to my setup wou= ld be like having more than two additional Mac Pros to render with for abou= t $2500.

<= div style=3D"font-family:Calibri;font-size:medium">One of my main conc= erns would be about reliability if they're pegged at 100% CPU usage for= extended periods of time without some additional cooling/ventilation...



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