gtx 470

[Margus Voll]

Cubix and 2x 4800 or 285 also looks really good to me at the moment.

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Margus

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[Peterson Mark]

[Margus Voll] “Cubix and 2x 4800 or 285 also looks really good to me at the moment.”

Isn’t it 10 times expense as a single gtx480?

[Margus Voll]

I think it is also about the stability of your work that counts.
When system crashes or power supply burns thats bad news when in client session.

If somebody gives details that one could have 30 nodes etc then i would consider maybe.
Till then it is more like nice theory.

Even here was a debate if 470 would use all cores or half of them will run idle as
system would not see them.

Cubix makes sense as you can force cooling a bit and have better options for extra power.
Yes price is always important but not the only thing to keep in mind.

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Margus

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[Vladimir Kucherov]

That is the reason I ultimately didn’t build a custom system. It seems dangerous to have to rely on third party drivers and hacks when you have deadlines to meet and nervous clients.

Also as far as cost goes, a Mac will always have a higher resale value than a custom-built computer. So I have a greater chance to recover money in the next upgrade.

[Peterson Mark]

If u know how things work, hackintosh is faster, more flexible, and reliable enough. If u don’t know, then real Mac crashes all the time.
30 nodes? That sounds like a vfx shot but not a grading job for me.

[Margus Voll]

It was more like for speed indication.

Hack is not the way to do business in my mind.

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Margus

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[Robert Houllahan]

I have not tried that yet, I am doing a 2K 35mm job right now. I don’t know if the 6-Core CPU will lift a full res or 2K Debayer in real time, I doubt it. The GPU’s do not do the De-mosaicing if I am correct…

-Rob-

Robert Houllahan
Director / Colorist
Cinelab Inc.
http://www.cinelab.com

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