Soldato
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- 30 Sep 2006
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Hi all,
so, those who are interested in helping, please bear with me
Current scenario
Desktop (x8): i7-5820k (6-core), 32gb ddr4 ram, GTX980, 512GB m.2 SSD, win 10 pro.
Laptops: 2 x VR ready; 15.6", i7-6700HQ, 32gb ram, GTX 1070, 512GB m.2 SS, win10 pro
Both running, AutoCad, Revit, SketchUp (with Podium Renderer), Adobe CC, 3ds Max.
Head of Design, wants to replace the desktops one by one with laptops. She likes pretty and shiney.....and unicorns!
In part because we present to clients on them and we don't have nice-looking apple macs.
I've told her that laptops will never deliver the same power/performance as the desktops and whilst she seems ok with it, it may present issues further down the line. She certainly doesn't want anything anywhere near as heavy as our current VR ready laptops (2.7KG).
So for example, last week i had to buy a HP x360 Spectre 15. Its a consumer laptop so had to pay even more cash to upgrade to win pro, but, it is a lovely piece of kit to show-off when presenting to clients. And whilst this is a 'test' to see if it can also handle daily tasks (see software above), presentations may be all its gonna be good for really and its cost £1615 (with windows upgrade).
So, i've been thinking; get a nice, shiney windows ultrabook with maybe an i7-7700HQ, 16gb ram, m.2 SSD....and then get an eGPU......or two! GTX1080 in one for speedy rendering and VR and Quadro card in the other for more accurate (and slower) workhorse stuff (not connected at same time obvs). Or at least for versatility.
We also create VR walkthroughs of interiors that we design for clients. She won't entertain having anymore VR laptops as they're too heavy/and or won't look pretty.
she wants agile working so the laptops to replace desktops make sense i guess. It's fair to say that the desktop spec is more that what's required to handle the software we use. But.....they've never pushed the software to its limits either.
The Razor Blade is uber thin and houses a GTX1060 at only 1.8kg. this would give the gpu grunt whilst in the field so to speak as well as having an eGPU to assist/takeover if needed in the office.
Does anyone have any experience with this/similar kind of setup within a design/cad studio?
What are your thoughts on eGPU's? A couple passed around the studio for when someone has some rendering to do seem like a viable idea to you?
Thanks for any advice on this.
Cheers
so, those who are interested in helping, please bear with me
Current scenario
Desktop (x8): i7-5820k (6-core), 32gb ddr4 ram, GTX980, 512GB m.2 SSD, win 10 pro.
Laptops: 2 x VR ready; 15.6", i7-6700HQ, 32gb ram, GTX 1070, 512GB m.2 SS, win10 pro
Both running, AutoCad, Revit, SketchUp (with Podium Renderer), Adobe CC, 3ds Max.
Head of Design, wants to replace the desktops one by one with laptops. She likes pretty and shiney.....and unicorns!
In part because we present to clients on them and we don't have nice-looking apple macs.I've told her that laptops will never deliver the same power/performance as the desktops and whilst she seems ok with it, it may present issues further down the line. She certainly doesn't want anything anywhere near as heavy as our current VR ready laptops (2.7KG).
So for example, last week i had to buy a HP x360 Spectre 15. Its a consumer laptop so had to pay even more cash to upgrade to win pro, but, it is a lovely piece of kit to show-off when presenting to clients. And whilst this is a 'test' to see if it can also handle daily tasks (see software above), presentations may be all its gonna be good for really and its cost £1615 (with windows upgrade).
So, i've been thinking; get a nice, shiney windows ultrabook with maybe an i7-7700HQ, 16gb ram, m.2 SSD....and then get an eGPU......or two! GTX1080 in one for speedy rendering and VR and Quadro card in the other for more accurate (and slower) workhorse stuff (not connected at same time obvs
). Or at least for versatility.We also create VR walkthroughs of interiors that we design for clients. She won't entertain having anymore VR laptops as they're too heavy/and or won't look pretty.
she wants agile working so the laptops to replace desktops make sense i guess. It's fair to say that the desktop spec is more that what's required to handle the software we use. But.....they've never pushed the software to its limits either.
The Razor Blade is uber thin and houses a GTX1060 at only 1.8kg. this would give the gpu grunt whilst in the field so to speak as well as having an eGPU to assist/takeover if needed in the office.
Does anyone have any experience with this/similar kind of setup within a design/cad studio?
What are your thoughts on eGPU's? A couple passed around the studio for when someone has some rendering to do seem like a viable idea to you?
Thanks for any advice on this.
Cheers