If Zbrush and Keyshot are core applications tools to the work you do, then CPU is the deciding factor in performance. ZBrush and Keyshot are multi-threaded apps, meaning generally speaking the more hi-speed cores you have, the faster your jobs will get done. While a dual Xeon configuration can give you a speed advantage with
THE FASTEST WORKSTATION AT THE LOWEST PRICE - OUR JULY 4 CLEARANCE! On the occasion some two hundred forty two years ago today when we announced our independence from Britain, and the quarter finals of a truly wild World Cup, I’m announcing our Summer Clearance, checking in with some of what we are
Christopher Johnson: Great. Well, hello! Thank you for making time this afternoon Sarah to talk about your career and your creative work. Sarah: Of course! Christopher: As I mentioned to you, it’s all day guys basically doing what you do. Sarah Dziuba: I can imagine. I mean thankfully -- well not thankfully, but I get
Christopher Johnson: First off, thank you very much for taking time out to do this interview. Most of the people that we support are doing film, TV or game creation, and you’re in the live performance arena. Before we get into the specifics of that, I wanted to just start out with what your
Christopher: So I guess for starters, what was the moment? Jama: If I tell you you’ll be like, wow, I didn’t expect that. So basically started studying aerospace engineering when I was 18 or something. Christopher: Aerospace engineering! Jama: Yeah, like corporate engineer--I think it was kind of a mistake because I was told it
"...also, what is the best computer for Octane Render? Last week our field tech Andy got an email referred by a client asking this question. It also said: We are looking for someone to go through our workgroup workflow to determine the best hardware and software. We found an IT Consultant who charges $100 per
The Fastest SSD - that's what we're out to determine today by benchmarking three of the fastest SSD products on the market: The Intel 750, Samsung SM951 and SanDisk ioMemory SX350. Generally speaking, nothing can so improve general computer system speed as cost effectively as an SSD (Solid State Drive). It's a key, modern factor
Weekends? Does this seem familiar? Maybe it's already become your philosophy. As I'm sure you're aware this is an exceedingly common phenomena in professional media, and many other fields for that matter. I'm not interested in saying one approach is right and one is wrong, and know from experience where working through the weekend
July 20, 2015Best GPU for Octane? Really?The GTX 980 Ti is an outstanding pro media graphics performer and the latest Maxwell iteration for NVIDIA, and with one qualification is the best GPU for Octane, V-ray and most GPU-accelerated workflows for that matter. To quote Anandtech's Ryan Smith from his review:Bringing this video card
Switching From Mac to PC I've decided to broaden the scope of this blog a bit to include some "best practice" suggestions and some software recommendations to make a transition in Switching From Mac to PC as smooth as possible. The number one item on this list is patience. It will take some time to
