Computer Question

[Mark]

I'm considering purchasing a new note book. I just wanted to see if this one would be good with daz studio. Right now it takes my current desktop pc about an hour to render a scene. Any advice would be much appreciated. The link to what I'm considering is below.

Thank you.

https://www.cyberpowerpc.com/system/Tracer-V-Edge-Pro-I15X-550

[Frank21]

A bit light on sys RAM but the GPU looks good. It will get hot like all laptops when rendering. Why not a desktop?

[Mark]

Hey Frank21 and thank you for the reply.

I should have noted that I'm upgrading to 32GB of RAM. Do you think that will be enough?

I would prefer a desktop for sure but I need a notebook for work. I figure with a notebook I can still get my game on, do my work and play with daz as a hobby.

[Frank21]

I have 32GB of RAM and my 2080 has 8GB of VRAM and that works fine for me. Most of my renders take only 20-30 minutes, probably because of the way I set up my lighting and optimise the scene.
Even this low light one for a comic I'm making took less than 45 minutes. Your specs look fine to me.
Just be aware that if your GPU gets too hot its performance will throttle to protect itself.

[Mark]

Frank21,

Thank you for the reply. Also, very nice render.

Do you think the throttling of performance will protect it from damage?

[Frank21]

Yep, that's why they throttle when the temp gets to high. And that's why I mentioned the notebook thing. With a desktop you have options to keep the temps down. I don't have liquid cooling but I do have the side of my PC off and the GPU never gets above 43C, which you can't do with notebooks. Lots of people render with laptops without any problems so it's no real biggie. Personally if I were to pick a render rig I'd be choosing a desktop as it's easier to keep the CPU and GUP at lower temps. That's just my preference.

[Mark]

Frank21,

Thank you for your help and advice. It's much appreciated. I figured as much I just like to ask to make sure before I make such a large purchase. I agree and would prefer a desktop if I only did 3d rendering but since I need a notebook for work I need to stick with that if I can. I get some down time that I can spend gaming when I'm bored so a good gaming notebook would help with that as well. Maybe later on I'll get a great desktop for rendering.

Thanks again Frank21.

[Mark]

Ethiopia,

Thank you for the tip.

[eelgoo]

Other than portability a desktop gives far more bang for buck & versatility in build. 🙂

[Grouchy Old Fart]

I agree when it comes to desktops. You just can't beat the price, and you can get a ton of horsepower into one. Multiple CPUs, chained/multiple GPUs (<- this part is the important bit), more storage than you could ever hope to use (I remember saying that about two 20MB RLL Hard Disks in 1993 though, so take that with a grain of salt).

But yeah, eelgoo is right - desktops allow you to build up some truly impressive machinery.

I do like laptops, though. They're kind of limited, but you can take them anywhere, and they're nicer on the power bill. I used to have a desktop gaming rig that a light round of gaming or rendering could warm up a small room in the dead of winter.

[Frank21]

Ha ha GOF. I bought a new PC a few years ago, it had a 13GB HDD (128MB RAM) and I thought I couldn't possibly ever fill that up. Cost me close to $3000. Imagine what that $3000 could buy you these days.

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