Advice on PC for 3d Rendering

[Red Rooster]

Hi all,

I am looking to build a PC specifically for 3d rendering and it would be great if someone out there could advise me on where to start.

I have watched and read loads of tutorials / time-lapse builds, but none of them really hit my exact needs.

Ideally I want 8 x gpus (all GeForce 1080Tis), but would like to start with 4x and build up to the 8 when I have the cash to hand.

My questions:

• Is there a motherboard that actually takes 8x gpus, or do I need to split these over 2 x motherboards (sorry if that sounds stupid, but I don't know)
• Are there PC cases that actually allow 8x gpus? The most I see is 4 in the research I have done
• would it be sensible to explore using a mining rig cage in order to achieve the 8x gpus?

I am not too bothered about the aesthetics of the build, I just want a sensible solution to building a PC that I can easily add gpus to when I can, but starting with 4.

I would be very interested to hear your opinions and any links to parts you think would help me.

Thanks!

 

[Red Rooster]

Thanks Jonnybmac,

I will be using Octane and Cinema 4d.

I am currently running this via my mac and have 2 x egpus that have 1080Tis in each.

I really just want to move over to PC to stop the bottleneck I am having running the egpus through Thunderbolt cables, and also have the ability to increase the amount of 1080Tis I can use (the mac can only have max of 2 x egpus)

 

[Red Rooster]

Thread ripper ...

*** Links Removed ***

And for those asking why so many GPUs...

*** Link Removed ***

Currently on deal ! 2 slot solution to slap in more in a board.. be quick !

BB CODE
My basket at Overclockers UK:

• 1 x Gigabyte GeForce GTX 1080Ti Gaming OC BLACK 11264MB GDDR5X PCI-Express Graphics Card= £578.99

Total: £578.99 (includes shipping: £0.00)


Basic nutshell, but you'll have to add another system in

My basket at Overclockers UK:

• 4 x Gigabyte GeForce GTX 1080Ti Gaming OC BLACK 11264MB GDDR5X PCI-Express Graphics Card= £578.99
• 1 x Gigabyte X399 Aorus Xtreme AMD X399 (Socket TR4) DDR4 E-ATX Motherboard= £449.99
• 1 x AMD Ryzen Threadripper Eight Core 1900X 4.00GHz (Socket TR4) Processor - Retail= £299.99
• 2 x Team Group Vulcan T-Force 8GB (2x4GB) DDR4 PC4-24000C16 3000MHz Dual Channel Kit - Grey (TLGD48G3000= £68.99
• 1 x Lian-Li PC-O11 Dynamic Midi-Tower - Black Window= £114.95

Total: £3,318.87 (includes shipping: £0.00)
​

That or see about a proper rendering rack​

This is great, thank you!

re: cooling - would stock fans be sufficient?

re: rendering rack - you mean like an open mining cage? I was thinking about this route simply because it offered the flexibility of adding more cards when I can.

 

[Red Rooster]

Have you looked into render farm costs? Rebusfarm are pretty good and support Octane from C4D.

Hey,

Yes I do use render farms from time to time, usually when I have to kick out a larger project (and the client is paying)

I need a power-house computer locally so I can work faster.

 

[Red Rooster]

Hi,

Yes, there are motherboards for bitcoin miners for many GPUs.

You need some research to do, for example https://www.google.de/search?q=moth.....69i57j0l5.8088j0j7&sourceid=chrome&ie=UTF-8

But, a system for you:

My basket at Overclockers UK:

• 1 x AMD Ryzen Threadripper Sixteen Core 1950X 4.00GHz (Socket TR4) Processor - Retail= £679.99
• 1 x Asus ROG Strix X399-E AMD X399 (Socket TR4) DDR4 E-ATX Motherboard= £359.99
• 4 x AMD Radeon Pro WX5100 Professional Graphics Card - 8GB GDDR5 - 1792 Stream Processors= £409.99
• 2 x Team Group Dark T-Force 16GB (2x8GB) DDR4 PC4-25600C16 3200MHz Dual Channel Kit - Black/Grey (TDGED4= £149.99
• 1 x Antec GX1200 Full Tower Gaming Case - Black= £72.95
• 1 x Arctic Freezer 33 TR White CPU Cooler - 120mm= £37.99
• 1 x Kolink Continuum 850W 80 Plus Platinum Modular Power Supply= £114.95

Total: £3,228.31 (includes shipping: £22.50)
​

Thanks for this!

Interesting setup. The only issue I think I will face is Octane only works NVIDIA video cards.

 

[Red Rooster]

Out of curiosity is this a hobby or a job that you are doing the rendering for.

This is for professional work, so am looking for some serious power, my current Mac & egpu setup is not enough now.

Thanks

 

[Red Rooster]

Out of curiosity is this a hobby or a job that you are doing the rendering for.

Just out of interest - why do you ask?

Thanks