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Hardware / Re: AMD 3970x Cooler Help

« on: 2021-12-06, 23:29:24 »

You just unpin it with those two wires on the sides, move fan a little bit higher and then pin it again.
You can also try to mount the memory when you have fan removed and then place it on the right height.

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Hardware / Re: AMD 3970x Cooler Help

« on: 2021-12-06, 12:06:56 »

Not the whole cooler, just a fan. Something like that (attachment).

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Hardware / Re: AMD 3970x Cooler Help

« on: 2021-12-06, 11:57:49 »

Wouldn't it be easier to just move NOCTUA fan a little bit higher so there's room for the RAM? I have the NH-U14s on my TR and there's plenty of room for that. I just have it mounted a little bit higher on the radiator.

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Hardware / Re: Threadripper 3990x vs 3970x

« on: 2021-11-25, 09:13:23 »

@Majeranek

Thank you for sharing! Just out of curiosity, could you give the Corona benchmark a couple of concurrent run and report back the effective clock numbers? Just interested in seeing what you are getting there :)

In the Corona Benchmark the effective clock number reaches 3,05GHz (too quick to catch average here). Windows task manager shows that utilization of CPU varies between 91-97%.

I've made simple scene to test it on the production rendering and here it averages 3,29GHz and utilization is 100%. However while using IR on the same scene the utilization is again between 91-97% and cpu clocks 2,75Ghz on average.

I think we need a new benchmark ;). The old one is too simple for today CPUs.

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Hardware / Re: Threadripper 3990x vs 3970x

« on: 2021-11-24, 13:28:11 »

Hi guys,

I know that it's been a while here but I've just built my 3990x workstation.
I was curious about those effective clocks on air cooling which I have - Noctua UH-14s with 2 fans installed and everything else is just a stock build without any OC.

Temps were pretty comfy with max 61 on the CPU and max 69 on the CPU Package and Averege Effective Clock was around 3,24GHz.
Everything was measured during the Aida64 Stress Test (CPU, FPU, Cache, Memory).

I think it's just a matter to choose right air cooling like Juraj has written.

Cheers!

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[Max] Feature Requests / Re: The most wanted feature?

« on: 2021-07-21, 22:34:29 »

Guys, are you planning to make something like "Corona Hair & Fur"?

FStorm recently introduced their "Fstorm Fur" and it works like a charm. It has simple interface of the modifier and low memory use.
Would be really useful to have that kind of feature in Corona for rugs, cloths, etc. Using default 3ds max "Hair & Fur" is real pain in the ass.. Especially problematic is that when using corona shader for hairs it can't pick up color from diffuse map.

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Hardware / Re: Threadripper 3990x vs 3970x

« on: 2021-05-05, 22:54:24 »

@ADVenturePO

There's one thing that I'm wondering about.
In first scenario where you have air cooling and temperatures are quite comfortable but effective clocks are still lower. Why is that happening?

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[Max] Bug Reporting / Shadow Catcher - Visible line in the alpha channel & shadow.

« on: 2021-03-29, 10:56:46 »

Hi,

I've recently came across with some weird problem with shadowcatcher.
I have a studio scene with plane + few lights and while rendering in the alpha channel there's visible line on a certain height. Unfortunately it's also visible in the beauty pass in shadow area. I can't figure out what's the cause of it.
I tried to:
- change GI settings to different variations
- turn on/off adaptive light solver/lock sampling pattern/displacement/occlude other lights (in all lights)

There's no hdri light in the scene, only planes.
Right now I'm using recent daily build version but I tried that with some previous builds (stable ones) and it's the same.

Edit: Uh.. just after I wrote this topic I found what the problem was. It was one of the lights in the scene. It was single sided and that line was border of the light. The solution was to tick the "Emit on both sides" option.. So just in case someone will face similar problem that's the way to fix that.

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Hardware / Re: Monitor Recommendations

« on: 2021-03-27, 21:46:22 »

Guys,
what do you think of LG 32UN650 as a budget option? Looks like it has a similar specs as the Benq PD3200U (or LG 32UD99-W which is not available) but better design and price point.
Or it's better to hold up for a while and wait for those Q2 premieres?

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Hardware / Re: Threadripper & Ryzen only builds (3rd Gen starts on page 50)

« on: 2021-01-21, 10:34:20 »

If I am buying brand-new, I mostly buy from local e-shops like Alza. If it's unavailable, I go to Amazon, and if I need something that's not crucial to have brand new (like PSU or Motherboard) I look up eBay :- ). I am quite a bargainer...

Zenith II is worth it only for overclockers as all other boards have more than enough VRM capacity anyway. Zenith II does have better memory support for those who want to run extreme configs like 256 GB at 3600\CL16. Something like that is not quite stable on other boards.

Your memory, you do need 4 kits since it is quad-channel platform and it will not run with full performance without it.

Corsair is tricky because each of their models (not just model-ranges) are made by someone else. AX for example is made by Seasonic, except for the super-high end AX1600i which is using digital platform from Flextronics.
So there is no particular benefit to Corsair, they are simply popular brand. Corsair PSU can be super shit or super high quality, each model fully unrelated.

While I use the AX1600i for my two latest workstations (it;s the best PSU on market) I use Seasonic Prime series for everything else (Seasonic doesn't have 1600W unit).

My currently suggested memory kits for Zen architecture is Crucial Ballistics (Micron Rev-E), Patriot Viper (Hynix CJR) and G.Skill, all listed in 3600 CL18 32GB DIMMs.

Thanks for the advices!
Wondering on one thing. If I install only 2 kits of ram (quad) it won't work or just won't work at it's fullest capacity?

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Hardware / Re: Threadripper & Ryzen only builds (3rd Gen starts on page 50)

« on: 2021-01-20, 14:00:10 »

Unfortunately I don't have much time to answer personally in private, I have baby and husky dog jumping around me all-day while I try to run business as best I can..
I just go here every few days to check and write something :- ). It's best to ask a general question on forum, so everyone can chime in and read answers.

If it's something specific, you can reach me on the 'info' email on my website. But I don't guarantee any timely answer.

Sure, I know how it looks like with this kind of day activities 😉.

Nah, nothing too specific.
Mainly I was just curious where do you get your computer parts from? Based on your posts here in the topics I can tell that you're ordering parts all across the europe and do some really nice bargains occasionally. Could you throw some shops names 😉?

Also, I wanted your opinion on TR build as you're threadripper specialist here 😉. Mainly regarding the MBU and PSU as these two I'm not sure the most.

MBU: Asus ROG Strix TRX40-XE Gaming - don't know if Zenith II Extreme Alpha is woth the extra money? I read that XE version has the same 70A phases as Zenith II Extreme.
CPU: AMD Threadripper 3990X
Cooling: Noctua NH-U14S
PSU: Corsair HX1000i - I thought about some AXs but don't know if these are worth extra money? However I'm checking now and it's quite hard to get those Corsair units in Poland. So far I only used Corsairs and again don't know anything regarding the other brands.
RAM: 2x32GB Corsair Vengeance LPX 3200MHz
Case: Fractal Design Define 7 XL
SSD: Samsung 1TB M.2 970 EVO

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Hardware / Re: Threadripper & Ryzen only builds (3rd Gen starts on page 50)

« on: 2021-01-20, 10:18:42 »

Ugh... and know I'm thinking what's the better option. Go for 3990X and stick with Corona or stay with my Xeon's, buy 2x RTX 3090 + bigger PSU and switch to FStorm/VRay...

btw. @Juraj, is there any way to reach you? I wanted to ask you something and you have PMs blocked.

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Hardware / Re: Threadripper & Ryzen only builds (3rd Gen starts on page 50)

« on: 2020-12-28, 23:02:47 »

- For the RAM I would go with 2x32GB stick just to be future proof but i'm not sure about what are the advantages of dual channel mode regarding our work.

- The Fractal Desing Define 7 XL is a way newer case,  and in my opinion is a bit better if you want to have a closed top side and few more included fans and generaly a bit easier to service and configure to your needs when building something a bit more special. It also has usb C on the front panel. I think nowdays the 4 quarter inch bays of the xl r2 are not that usefull in a build like this, and I also prefer that the intake filters are not mounted to the fans. All in all I really like that the D 7 XL is really "modular" and you can put a ton of fans in it. I think i will use it for a really long time.

-  but i have to keep in mind it cost 25% more, but i think its worth it.

Thanks for those advices.
I'll go for 32GB sticks as there's no difference in a price

Define 7 XL sounds better then :). Wondering on one thing though. Wouldn't it be better to take normal Define 7 when I'm considering ATX motherboard? Or will it be too small for 3990x, 1080Ti and several HDDs? The price isn't the problem here. Just wondering if the smaller one wouldn't be better looking.

Any advices regarding MBU & PSU?

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Hardware / Re: Threadripper & Ryzen only builds (3rd Gen starts on page 50)

« on: 2020-12-22, 19:02:23 »

Guys, I thinking of building my 3990X workstation in January. I came up with this configuration:
MBU:        Asus ROG Strix TRX40-XE Gaming - don't know if Zenith II Extreme is worth extra money? Maybe something different than Asus in similar price point?
CPU:         AMD Threadripper 3990X
Cooling:    Noctua NH-U14S
PSU:         Corsair HX1000 - or AX1000, again I don't know if it's worth that few extra bucks?
RAM:   4x16GB Corsair Vengeance LPX - no need for 128gb now, but I leave slots for it.
Case:   Fractal Design Define XL R2 - or Define 7 XL, are there any major differences between the new model?
SSD:    Samsung 1TB M.2 970 EVO

No GPU as I'll use 1080Ti I have right now.
What do you think of that?

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Gallery / Re: Layers of White

« on: 2020-01-30, 18:56:21 »

Beautiful renders. did you render the DOF in corona or as a post process? whats the method and how many passes per image to get such a smooth noise free image? If this would be animation what is the number of passes for it to look this good ? Lovely backplates too....really well matched.

Thanks! DOF is rendered. I don't know how many passes because it was different for each shot. I usually set noise level to 2% and let it render.
It wouldn't be possible to make animation of these. Rendering times were to long. Even after some heavy optimization it would be hard to render this. Different approach would be required from the beginning to make animation.

Hey, love your close up images.

C4D?

3ds max :)