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Hardware / Dual Xeon E5-2670 or i7-5820k [mod: Thread now about 2670 only :) ]

« on: 2015-04-03, 15:31:00 »

Hi,

I'm after some advice.  I'm looking to purchase a new workstation, but can't decide between these two.

Dual xeon E5-2670
16gd ram 2400
gtx 960 graphics
250gb ssd

I7 5820k
16gb ram
gtx 960
250gb ssd

They are roughly in the same price bracket.  Using the benchmarks the dual xeon appears faster, but is three years old.

Dual xeon benchmark is 18580
i7-5820k is 12906

However, not sure how this transfers to real world use.

Thanks.

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[Max] General Discussion / Color Bounce

« on: 2013-12-03, 12:34:06 »

First post here and got tosay I;'m very impressed with Corona.  I'm, like many here a long time vray user, and I have been trying out corona on a project I am currently working on.

The project is a little unusual as it is a part section thru the building.  One problem i am having, which I can't seem to resolve is that of colour bouncing.  I have put a blue carpet on the walls, and as you can see on the attached image the colour is bouncing heavily on the ceilings.  With VRay, I would stick a material override on the carpet and put a white material in the gi slot.  Is there a workaround for this issue in Corona.  I don't really want to go back to vray to solve this problem, so any help would be appreciated.