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Hardware / Re: I NEED HELP with a PC build

« on: 2022-11-17, 21:53:24 »

It's always the same with CPUs:
Check benchmarks (https://corona-renderer.com/benchmark, https://www.cpubenchmark.net/, possibly a few others).
Find the highest rated CPU that is within your budget (considering the motherboard, RAM, and other parts).
Optionally wait for hardware sales to get it even cheaper or buy a better one. ;)

Make sure you get enough RAM - looks like 64 GB is the standard now. The more, the better.

Make sure you get the right RAM type for your CPU and that you install it correctly. This is especially important with AMD CPUs (I am honestly not sure about newer models). You can find information about the perfect RAM frequency for your CPU by googling. How to install the RAM sticks will be explained in your motherboard manual.

Invest in high-quality cooling, otherwise your CPU will overheat under load and you will see thermal throttling or shutdowns.

Invest in a high-quality PSU.

Invest in a case with good air flow.

About the GPU - the more RAM you have in it, the better for previewing hi-res textures in the viewport. Buy a decent GPU to get good viewport performance, but it doesn't have to be an RTX unless you are planning to make some use of it (e.g. gaming). Corona does not use GPU for rendering at all (except Optix denoising) so it is mostly important for the host app and using other apps.

I went ahead and checked the benchmark as you suggested, I found that the Ryzen 9 7950x is my best option but not completely budget-wise, because I was willing to pay double the price of 7950x or more if that means I get double the performance, but it doesn't seem like it and that's where I get confused.

Those were my options, I tried to look up what makes a threadripper CPU so expensive while Ryzen 7950x is better than TR 5960, but I am not that knowledgeable in that regard so I relied on corona benchmark and here is what I found :
1   00:00:26.34   18,448,100   naeq   AMD Ryzen Threadripper 3970X 32-Core Processor
1   00:00:33.67   14,430,800   olegdjus …   AMD Ryzen Threadripper 3960X 24-Core Processor
1   00:00:31.90   15,231,400   glnn_23   AMD Ryzen 9 7950X 16-Core Processor

I figured out that the 7950x might be the one because of the price and performance, but I know I am missing something! why the huge price difference?

As for the GPU, I will be happy with some suggestions, I know nothing about that

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Hardware / I NEED HELP with a PC build

« on: 2022-11-16, 10:08:44 »

Hello

I want to build a new PC and I only work with corona renderer and 3dmax, nothing else at the moment. I got fired from 2 jobs for being impatient so waiting for the first 4 passes to render made me realize that they were right to do so.
My current device I have a G14 Zephyrus Laptop with an AMD Ryzen 9 4900HS with a Radeon Graphics 3.00 GHz processor and an NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2060 GPU, with 40gb of RAM.
I don't like the performance when I have to deal with big scenes, the viewport takes forever and the render too, but with small scenes ( one room for example ) it does a good job. Now I want a PC that can run any viewport smoothly and render any scene faster than I can realize I chose the wrong camera :D

That's not all, I want all that with a budget of 3000$ only.

Seriously, I watched a lot of youtube videos trying to figure out what to buy, but honestly, I got nothing, I don't trust my knowledge to decide. I am an archviz who is just starting but I already have a ton of work to get done so I am thinking of getting a powerful PC that can serve me for years. I only use corona renderer so I get confused when I hear about GPU and their importance, do I need a powerful GPU when using corona?
what is the best CPU for my case ?

Thank you

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[Max] Feature Requests / Re: Specific tone mapping for each camera

« on: 2022-07-02, 00:00:52 »

That's exactly what i need, thank you

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[Max] Feature Requests / Specific tone mapping for each camera

« on: 2022-06-29, 17:27:55 »

Hello

 I come by this problem a lot when doing interior, some shot needs to be more exposed and i hate going back and fourth when chagning cameras

Thank you

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[Max] Resolved Feature Requests / Re: Material override setting

« on: 2022-04-21, 04:17:38 »

Yes, exactly! It would help a lot, I think a lot of artists are going to use the slicer material in a similar way to mine, especially with the great option of exclude and include

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[Max] Resolved Feature Requests / Material override setting

« on: 2022-04-20, 04:37:58 »

Hello

Like most artists, I set up light first while mtl override is on, then proceed to materials. The new slicer mtl has become an essential part of my workflow since i started using it for windows and cutting holes for artificial lighting fixtures, so i thought adding it to the preserve list would be great since it serves the purpose " overriding mtl for setting up light".

Thank you

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Gallery / Re: Renovate Project

« on: 2022-01-09, 01:46:18 »

Great job, did you use HDRI or corona sky ?