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APPLE MAC PRO 8-CORE NEHALEM (2 X 2.93Ghz QUAD CORE INTEL XEON NEHALEM), EXPANTIONED TO 16GB RAM DDR3 1066Mhz, 1TB HARD DISK, TWO VIDEO CARD Nvidia GeForce GT 120 512mb EACH, 2 OPTIC UNIT 16X DVD DL, ...

For Photoshop you need more RAM. For Vray a better CPU - an i7 3770k will be the best value now but it will require to change the motherboard as well to a 1155 socket. ...

I'm using a built in hd3000 radeon and a 37"lcd on my desktop. The lcd is 720p and I need more resolution. I can get a 73" 1080p dlp (used from a friend) for the same amount of money a 2 ...

It seems as though I can buy a gtx-580 w student license of furryball 3.0 (if need be) or a quadro 5000 for the same amount of money ($1,000). After seeing furryball 3.0 benchmarks its just hard to d ...

My computer is broken, and always without cause of the crash, and hot, to check the battery problem, the fan to replace the ASUS Eee PC T91 Battery, however, the client is very expensive here looked ...

Intel Xeon E5-2670 is better for rendering. It has 8 cores and is based on sandy bridge architecture. ...

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Which 3D modeling apps support 3D monitors? ...

Hello everybody. A computer programmer and the last 6 months I joined the 3d modeling world (mostly for games). I am currently using Blender for 3d modeling and animation and Photoshop for drawing, p ...

I am having pc with intel 845 chipset with DDR 1 SDRAM having 4 PCI ( not PCi Express ) and 1 AGP slot. I am having Microsoft Vista with service pack 2 which does not support this motherboard. I have ...

please can yoy provide me with information about geometry images,what is and how to create and what is the difference between jpg and its?? ...

rashmigupt, from what I know it is not possible to use both the integrated GPU (Intel HD) and the external at the same time. You can use only similar external GPUs in SLI or Crosfire. ...

Hello, im new at maya. i barely started taking animation courses at my college last year. so pretty much i just know simple basic modeling, i want to start improving my skills at home. Thus, i wo ...

Hi, I am going to be going to school for 3D animation and have been trying to do research for a good laptop. My budget is around 1.2k at the highest. So far from my research I think I want to g ...

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Hello all! I am a 3rd year interior architecture student. I'd like to get a laptop powerful enough to model and render. I already have a pretty powerful desktop but I will be studying abroad next yea ...

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Hello all you 3d Guru's, I'm currently looking to buy a new workstation but have no idea on a spec, model or manufacturer. The only things i can be certain of are the budget and the applications i ...

Hi everyone, I'm a UK based architect who has a keen interest in animation (and has always had an interest in 3d animation). I'm currently into buying a new workstation to begin my journey on self te ...

Hello Everybody! I want to buy a new computer and my question is about what gaming video card is best for working in 3ds max. My budget does not allow a professional card. Is GeForce GTX 570 good ...

Hi all: I'm starting a graduate program in animation this year, and I'm looking into buying a lap top so I can do some of my work at home. I hope to specialize in Autodesk programs like Maya...and ...

[quote="S. Silard"]-hey thanks a lot..
Yes surely i wanna know in detail ..
Actually m planing to set up my own freelancing studio so i need batter hardware workspace..
Bt ...

i have to 2X2gb sticks + 2x4gb. u think that will be enough? would it run better with 16gb of ram? 4x4gb? ...

I apologise for the double post, but figurede this might be a better category to post. I recently started school at Digital Media Arts College in Boca Raton , and am looking for a laptop. I am going ...

Hi I want to replace my current PC and I have also been looking at Cintiq pads. Whilst I was looking at some of the more recent All-in-One PCs like the Acer Z5700, SONY Vaio J Series, MSI AE2260 a ...

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 :?: ...