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

« on: 2023-08-14, 21:07:34 »

Update,  AIO was definitely loose surprisingly.  I tighten them down hard when I install. Tightened it all back down again, ran again and the temps are just as bad.  Ordering a replacement SilverStone IceGem 360 right now.

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

« on: 2023-08-14, 20:41:44 »

Well, I had to transport my one 3990x system with a SilverStone IceGem 360 AIO on a 11hr drive.  Once I got where I was and hooked up the system, the computer would just randomly turn off. No warning, beep, or anything.... just completely power off.  It seemed that it would happen the most during CPU rendering so I checked temps with HWinfo.  Well they look terrible! Not sure if the drive loosened up the CPU cooler or it just went bad.  But have a look at the old temps vs the new.

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[Max] Feature Requests / Re: Path guiding

« on: 2023-08-05, 02:39:27 »

Yes! and it makes a difference!

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Hardware / Dual CPU Render Machine

« on: 2023-08-04, 18:24:46 »

Why does it seem Dual CPU EPYC machines don't work well with Corona. Or any dual CPU system for that matter. I was looking at some render machines for animation.  Seems Dual 128 Core EPYC systems would be the way to go but even Corona Benchmark shows dual EPYC 9654 not doing much better than 1 64 core Threadripper.

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Hardware / Re: Which Monitor is best?

« on: 2023-07-13, 22:44:30 »

Well I tried the Dell UltraSharp U4924DW 49" 32:9 monitor for about 2hrs, it was terrible.  Already back in the box and ready to ship back.  Nothing fits it correctly, it's either all the way to your left or all the way to your right.  For the hell of it I even tried hooking it up to a system for gaming.  No game would fit it correctly.  Color accuracy and contrast was great though, like all UltraSharps.  But it's so wide that if you need to see something all the way to the left or right the hue would change because it's at such and angle.  21:9 seems to be the real sweet spot.

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Hardware / Re: Which Monitor is best?

« on: 2023-07-13, 01:43:55 »

I purchased the Dell U4924DW because it's 32:9 and I'd like to try using it as a dual monitor.  It's very accurate in Color and good blacks and IPS.

Another monitor that's really good is the Dell U4021QW. It's 21:9, 40", and 5kby2k 140 ppi. It's also IPS with 100% sRGB, 100% Rec. 709 and 98% DCI-P3.  I'd probably go with this monitor if I didn't want to try 32:9.

If I end up not liking the Dell U4924DW I might send it back for the U4021QW.

Samsung is coming out with a 8k 32:9 57" Odyssey Neo G9. Uses dual UHD mini-LED, I don't expect it to be as accurate as the Dells.  Also the more I read the more I don't like what I'm seeing on all the Samsung monitors, which is a shame because I'm a fan of Samsung and own a lot of there tech.

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[Max] Bug Reporting / Re: Discrepancy between Corona 9 and 10

« on: 2023-07-03, 18:00:33 »

I've seen many reports of this, renders looking quite different.

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Hardware / Re: Which Monitor is best?

« on: 2023-07-01, 18:20:12 »

Thanks for the info bud,  I hear what your saying.  Feel like we are getting jipped no matter the direction we look.  Good gaming with nothing else, or good color accuracy with nothing else.  I like the Dell, they served me well and have good color accuracy but 60hrz no HDR is a joke. I do get ghosting on the IPS though after a while of static image. Here is another monitor I was looking at because it's OLED with good features. Corsair XENEON FLEX 45WQHD240

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Hardware / Which Monitor is best?

« on: 2023-07-01, 01:42:41 »

I've been looking at new monitor for one of he main systems.  We have a few Dell U3415W monitors, and they had good color accuracy and worked well.  I was looking at ordering either a Dell U4924DW or the Samsung Odyssey Ark.  The Ark is a VA panel though and not sure how accurate the colors will be vs the Dell.  It is nice and big and has great HDR though. The Dell might be a better option because it will probably match the other monitors in the studio better, and it's IPS.  What do you think? Is 4k still an issue? We had know issues with our 1440p Dell Screens.

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[Max] General Discussion / Re: Max extremely slow to close

« on: 2023-05-25, 17:09:51 »

So so far it's not only Threadrippers, but seems to be only AMD.  Anyone with an intel with this issue?

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[Max] General Discussion / Re: Max extremely slow to close

« on: 2023-05-24, 22:23:47 »

Same thing here, are we all running Threadrippers?

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[C4D] Daily Builds / Re: Threadripper

« on: 2023-05-17, 15:28:22 »

Man every time I think of upgrading my systems to windows 11 I hear something else bad, I better stick to Windows 10 I guess.  I tested a while back and rendering took longer on Windows 11, not sure if they fixed that either.

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[Max] General Discussion / Re: corona uvw randomizer "multiple input"?

« on: 2023-03-30, 04:29:45 »

I would love to know why Corona doesn't adopt this much better material workflow.  Also I found "Corona UVWRandoimizer Map" to slow render times down a LOT.  Why is that? Fstorm or Vray don't take longer to render when they use UVW Randomizer. Is it because Corona needs many UVWRandomizer nodes for each slot unlike the others?

Just look at the attached image, I mean come on.

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Hardware / Re: Ryzen 5995XW Build - your opinion

« on: 2023-03-21, 13:24:54 »

Oh okay, gotcha. I was just curious to see your view on the subject if you wasn't fond of GPU rendering. Yeah the 4090s are only worth it if you're going to use it for a compute.

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Hardware / Re: Ryzen 5995XW Build - your opinion

« on: 2023-03-20, 05:42:35 »

Hi Juraj,

I see you said "GPUs are not even worth mentioning with any positive word." I thought you liked Fstorm GPU renderer or maybe I'm mistaken.  Just wondering why you are saying that about GPU's?