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Hardware / Re: Threadripper & Ryzen builds

« on: 2025-06-10, 16:01:56 »

Hi Nejc,
thanks for the input - interesting to hear your opinion on that topic. Sounds like threadripper will be the way to go for me as well, since I'm looking for a big boost in rendering speed.
V-Color is kinda hard to get here in Europe (at least I wasn't able to find any distributor after a quick google search), but I guess there are some alternatives as mentioned by john_do.

@clemens_at
I'm looking at the 9950x as well. But like Nejc already mentioned, if you're after pure rendering speed, there are not many alternatives to a TR.

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Hardware / Re: Threadripper & Ryzen builds

« on: 2025-06-05, 09:00:08 »

Sounds good, I will wait and see what the TR 9000 brings. Thanks for the info on the EOL of the Zeta R5...didn't realize that.

I was considering something similar with a build based on an older TR. Will have to give that some more thought.
Anyway I'm very glad to have those insights now, they will help me to make an informed decision.

Thanks a lot for your help!

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Hardware / Re: Threadripper & Ryzen builds

« on: 2025-06-03, 15:18:15 »

Hi John,
thanks for that interesting insight!

Regarding the TR9000 - do you think there will be a major performance boost? What I heard, it's supposed to be around 10-15% from zen4 to zen5 (similar to the Ryzen CPUs). I will surely wait, since it's only one or two months away. I'm keen to see the pricing on those.

Yeah, I did check the QVL for that board. The G.Skill on that list is the zeta r5 neo, and it's the only one theoretically available in a 192GB Kit (at proshop.de, although it says 2-3 Weeks delivery - so I'm not so sure about actual "availability"). The Kingston Server Premier is also on that QVL although listed only as a single 64GB Module. So I'm thinking about just buying 4 of those and keeping fingers crossed.

Thanks for the tip about the Gigabyte mobo, that's a good point! Will look into that.

That's interesting that your 5950x seems to be as fast if not faster in some cases regarding single core performance. According to benchmarks, the 7980x should be a bit faster in that area. Is it possible that the results of those benchmarks are not 100% transferable to the work in C4D? Or do you think this is purely down to the number of cores?

Do you use your TR workstation for daily work in C4D? Or do you continue using the 5950x for active work and the TR mainly for rendering? Hearing about those (small) issues with TR and C4D/Corona, I'm also considering just upgrading to a 9950x as a daily driver and then maybe investing into at TR render-workstation in the future.

Thanks a lot for your help.
Peter

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Hardware / Re: Threadripper & Ryzen builds

« on: 2025-06-02, 20:13:21 »

Hi guys,
I'm planning on putting together a new workstation and was wondering if I could get your view on a couple of topics:

Threadripper 7970x or 7980x
192 or 256 GB RAM (4x48 / 4x64, G.Skill Zeta R5 Neo or Kingston Server Premier)
ASUS Pro WS TRX50-Sage WIFI
RTX 5090
Corsair 1500 PSU

.) Is it possible to get 192 or 256GB of Ram running stably on a non-pro Threadripper with only 4 channels? I've read mixed opinions.

.) It's quite hard (if not impossible) to find a 192/256 Ram Kit. Can I buy 4 single 64GB modules, or could that lead to stability issues? According to a couple of people I spoke to, there aren't any big problems to be expected with the ECC RDIMM modules when buying singles instead of a kit

.) I'm on a Ryzen 9 5950x right now. According to benchmarks, the Threadripper 7970x should be considerably faster regarding single core performance. Will that result in a smoother performance while working in C4D and Corona, or is there something else to consider?

.) 7970x vs 7980x: According to benchmarks, the 7980x shouldn't be much slower than the 7970x regarding single core performance - which surprised me a bit, considering it's base clock is 800MHz less. Can anyone say if there's going to be a noticeable performance difference when working on a 7970x vs 7980x (mostly in C4D/Corona and PS).


Thanks!
Peter