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hey, Ive been searching the net for a while now trying to find the best deal on a good spec computer. Basically what im asking is whould there be a HUGE difference in rendering time etc between an ...

Hey everyone, Ive been searching around and came across two computers, they are very similar but with slighlty different CPU's and graphics cards. One computer has the Intel Core i5 650 CPU an ...

Yes 12 GB of RAM will be better, but everything should be 64 bit, the OS and the 3d Programs for the RAM to be used effectively. Also make sure that the 12 GB of RAM will work flawlessly on your mot ...

Currently have the 8800 GT fro evga which is factory clocked to close to GTX specs.... Been eying the following: Radeon 5770 or the nVidia 250 GTS. 1. reasons why these cards older system no budg ...

Hey, Can anyone give me advice on what the best type of monitor would be to do my 3D modelling work? In terms of the best size/resolution/response time etc.....? Thanks for any advice! ...

[color=darkblue]Dear 3D Gurus,
I have just received my Dell Studio XPS 1645 (Intel Core i7 720QM 500GB/4GB), but it is slow when I rotate/ move/ orbit my model in Rhino 3d. The other viewports ...

When I click on one of the tabs at the top such as Paint or Layout, Modo crashes. I get the message - Modo 401 has encountered an error and needs to close. Anyone have any ideas? ...

yes if your software can utilize the extra power, it makes a huge difference ...

Hello everyone! I bought a Lenovo PC two years ago but hadn't used it since the last year. Then I found I even can't power it up a few days ago. Who can tell me the reason? Thank you! ...

A local non-profit group has received thousands of dollars worth of VR equipment from a government agency. Goggles, IR Emitters, Sensors, Gloves, Stylus, Triggers,-- Cables, and more! Brands like Pol ...

Hi everbody. I am right now working on a 3D Model and it has right now around 3200 patches. But I recently had quite much problems with it, since everytime i try rotate it or similiar, it lags/goe ...

id post some links but im not sure if that is against the tos but there are a few sites that sell refurbished gear for pretty cheap, u could look into that and maybe find something with enough power ...

Check out WB-3D online. They're 3D mouse are affordable in comparison to other vendors, check em out! ...

Hi everyone, I used to work in the field of Compositing, 3d Animation and Special effects professionally, and although still dabble in it as a hobby I have recently (2 years ago) moved away from that ...

hey whats goin on? Im George. I'm sort of new to 3d...but ive used a few already....but like Im trying to say, im no expert. I want to learn so much more....the 3d world fascinates me.
My prob ...

Hello all, Lately I have been doing most to all of our offices 3D work, consisting of Shetchup work and recently I have been learning and using Rhino. I have dabbled with rendering programs, and ...

Could anyone tell me if my old imac G4 might be good enough to run maya, it's still in good working condition. Does anyone know the specs needed to run maya ...

I am in need of a laptop for college. I need it to be able to run a 3DS Max 2010 and I just need it for basic college and computer needs. It will run iTunes and some sort of internet browser. What is ...

I have a few questions about GPU's Vs CPU's. I am a user of Blender and I am fairly new to 3D. My understanding is that GPU's are more powerful that CPU's in many ways. Especially when it co ...

Most of you have read about the new organic light emitting diodes technology? How it has better contrast and colors than LCD. The only drawback OLED technology has is it's life time. But scientiest a ...

WWWWWWWWWWWWWWow........!!!!!!!!! I just installed the quadro driver with the rivatuner.exe and MAXtreme4 drivers. Guess I don't need new video card. I HAD a geforce2 400MX now I have a re ...

64BIT CPUs are on the market. When will 64BIT XSI be released? or what is 32BIT XSI's performance on a WinXP64BIT or Linux64BIT machine? Is it emulated? ...

Hello everyone I've got the new ATI FireGL 8700 graphics card and it's certified for XSI, I've got Windows XP and the last driver for the card, but when I move a light in the scene in shade mode t ...

i'm in the market for a new keyboard and Looking for some feedback. Would a Gaming Keyboard such as:Logitech G15 Gaming Keyboard http://www.everythingusb.com/logitech_g15_gaming_keyboard.html be use ...

pls which pc's better for 3d work? a dual xeon proccessor pc or a core duo2 2 pc? the latter is cheaper but do they have the same capabilities? please can any one advise me turbo :?: ...