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Kario · 09-21-2007, 06:49 AM

Hello all, its been a while since i was in here, but ive been busy with school, learnin the trade.

I was wonderin what yall think a decent computer setup for a Maya PC is. I was working on some school work this past couple of weeks and I thought it was moving kindof slow.

I Got a XP, Athlon X2 3800+, Nvidia 6600GT, and 1GB of ram, with a 250GB Seagate IDE drive. Also, a Nforce GA-K8N-SLI mobo.

Now, i figure if i want the speed to go faster, ill need to upgrade the RAM a bit more, but anyone have any other suggestions? My school uses rather crappy computers so im not sure what i need for Maya. Or really any 3d program.

Any help would be appreciated.

**Andrew March** · 09-21-2007, 06:55 AM

Intel® Core 2 Extreme Processor X6800 (2.93GHz) (Dual-Core)
8GB DDR2 800 (4 DIMMS)
NVIDIA Quadro FX 5500 1GB
500GB 7,200rpm SATA 16MB Cache
USB External Floppy Drive
500GB 7,200rpm SATA 16MB Cache
18x Dual Layer DVD±RW Writer
CDRW/DVD Combo Drive 52x24x48x16x
3 Port Firewire 800 (1394b) Adapter
Sound Blaster X-Fi Xtreme Gamer (Windows Only)
Windows XP Professional x64 Edition
Standard Black Keyboard
Logitech Dinovo Media Laser Mouse and Keyboard Combo
4U/5U 24-30" Universal Slide Rail Kit
Logitech Z-5300e (5.1) 280 Watts Speakers

Kario · 09-21-2007, 07:10 AM

0_0 ...! Seriously, The graphics card alone on that is worth 4 times my computer.

**Andrew March** · 09-21-2007, 07:22 AM

Oh well.

Aresius · 09-21-2007, 07:50 AM

XP-Professional-SP1 (I won't ever get SP2, it sucks)
AMD Athlon XP 2000+
768MB RAM (Just bought 2 new 512-whatMB to support my first 512'er)
NVidia GeForce 4 MX (my older one crashed during the last relocation so this has to be working until I get a new one)
2 80GB HDs (Compaq/Samsung)
LG DVD drive/burner
'noname-branch' DC drive/burner
White Genius-keyboard
Black Genius-mouse IR
Typhoon standart speakers

Not much, but it serves my need well enough.

JRL3001 · 09-21-2007, 09:16 AM

To answer the question, Maya should run fine on that machine just fine (I was able to get Maya 7 running on a craptastic laptop with a PIII 650MHz, 512MB RAM, & S3 Savage 8MB). If the interaction's slow, you'll either need to get a quadro or more RAM or both. If you learn to love NURBS, you can run complex geometry pretty fast on almost anything. If you want faster render times, you'll need a quicker CPU, a quadro card (so you can render through Gelato), & more RAM. Or, if you have other computers on your network, turn them into slaves (aside from the 19.2GHz main workstation, I leech power off the other computers in the house, adding another 24GHz). You can also set yourself up with a cheap 2ch RAID array @ RAID0 for your workspace. That should run you around $130.

..& just 'cause:

Intel Xeon x3220 2.4 GHz (x2 = 19.2 GHz)
Supermicro X7DA3+ mobo + zero channel raid
Micron 2GB DD2 667 ECC fully buffered (x8)
nVidia Quadro FX5500G w/ genlock
Areca arc-1680 PCIe array raid adapter
Seagate Cheetah 15k SAS 73GB (x24 8 @ RAID5, 16 @ RAID0)*
M-Audio Delta 1010 audio controller
Aja Xena 2Ke 12 bit dual hd-sdi 4:4:4:4 video I/O board
Dell 2407WFP 24 inch LCD (x2)
JVC DT-V24L1DU 24 inch broadcast studio monitor
Microsoft Ergonomic keyboard 4000
Logitech MX Revolution mouse
3DConnexion SpaceExplorer
Contour Shuttle-Pro 2 NLE Controller
Saitek X52 Pro Flight System**
Iomega REV
Plextor PX-B900A Blu-ray drive
Plextor PX-810SA DVDRW
Internal Floppy Drive
BIG desk with custom air ducting system***

*just so I can run Smoke & Flame
**yes, I play games on here too
***temporary; made out of cardboard boxes connected to the AC vent

Unimatrix01 · 09-21-2007, 11:47 AM

AMD Athlon X2 6000+ (3.0 Ghz)
ECS KA3 MVP Motherboard
G.SKILL 2x2GB=4GB DDR2800
ATI Radeon HD 2900XT 512MB
750GB, 500GB, 200GB, 74GB HDD = 1.5TB
1000W Silverstone PSU
Viewsonic G90f 18"
Logitech G11 Gaming Keyboard
Logitech G5 Laser Mouse
Thermaltake Armor Case w/ window
Windows XP x64 Professional

I haven't posted anything on this stite for a while but this is something I actually have knowledge about.

**Andrew March** · 09-21-2007, 01:15 PM

/\ Why should he use a gaming graphics card?

A2597 · 09-21-2007, 01:46 PM

Frankly, lets do a quick rundown....

X2 3800: Duel Core = a must for us 3D renderer types, but as rendering is very VERY CPU intencive, you could stand to boost thist. Check your mobo's socket type, if it's AM2, go ahead and pick up a new Duel Core, they are incredibly cheap right now. If it's Socket 939, I'd say hold off. Your chip ain't THAT bad.

Ram: Ahh...this here could post a dlight problem on large renders. I was amazed at the difference going from 1 gig to 2 gigs made. I'd definatly concider upping that to 2 gigs.

Vid Card: Aside from in-maya-working, no worries. What you have should be plenty, just don't expect to run Crysis on release day.

Salvator · 09-23-2007, 05:34 PM

Here's mine then

NZXT Zero Aluminum Full Tower 700W Case W/See-Through Smoked Acrylic
AMD Athlon(tm) 64 X2 Dual Core Processor 4400+ (2211 MHz)
Syncmaster 710v 19" flatscreen monitor
Windows Vista Premium
2 GeForce 8800 GTS 320MB via SLi - forceware 163.69
400GB SATA-II 3.0Gb/s 16M Cache 7200RPM Hard Drive
(Req.DDR2 MainBoard)2GB (2x1GB) PC6400 DDR2/800 Dual Channel Memory
Sony Dual Format 18X DVD±R/±RW + CD-R/RW Drive Dual Layer
Thermaltake W0093 TR2 700Watt Power Supply
High Definition on-board 7.1 audio
Creative Labs SBS 580 5.1 Surround Sound Subwoofer speaker system
MS optical IntelliMouse
MS Natural Keyboard
XFX Executioner gamepad

09-21-2007, 06:49 AM	#1 (permalink)
Kario SFM Nugget Realname: Kario Join Date: Sep 2006 Age: 21 Posts: 16	Computer Specs Hello all, its been a while since i was in here, but ive been busy with school, learnin the trade. I was wonderin what yall think a decent computer setup for a Maya PC is. I was working on some school work this past couple of weeks and I thought it was moving kindof slow. I Got a XP, Athlon X2 3800+, Nvidia 6600GT, and 1GB of ram, with a 250GB Seagate IDE drive. Also, a Nforce GA-K8N-SLI mobo. Now, i figure if i want the speed to go faster, ill need to upgrade the RAM a bit more, but anyone have any other suggestions? My school uses rather crappy computers so im not sure what i need for Maya. Or really any 3d program. Any help would be appreciated.

09-21-2007, 06:55 AM	#2 (permalink)
Andrew March Newstwattie Join Date: May 2006 Posts: 2,940 Blog Entries: 3	Intel® Core 2 Extreme Processor X6800 (2.93GHz) (Dual-Core) 8GB DDR2 800 (4 DIMMS) NVIDIA Quadro FX 5500 1GB 500GB 7,200rpm SATA 16MB Cache USB External Floppy Drive 500GB 7,200rpm SATA 16MB Cache 18x Dual Layer DVD±RW Writer CDRW/DVD Combo Drive 52x24x48x16x 3 Port Firewire 800 (1394b) Adapter Sound Blaster X-Fi Xtreme Gamer (Windows Only) Windows XP Professional x64 Edition Standard Black Keyboard Logitech Dinovo Media Laser Mouse and Keyboard Combo 4U/5U 24-30" Universal Slide Rail Kit Logitech Z-5300e (5.1) 280 Watts Speakers
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09-21-2007, 07:22 AM	#4 (permalink)
Andrew March Newstwattie Join Date: May 2006 Posts: 2,940 Blog Entries: 3	Oh well.
	His Wife is a figment, he's married to his right hand, the twat.

09-21-2007, 07:50 AM	#5 (permalink)
Aresius SFM Oracle Realname: Alexander Weber Join Date: May 2006 Location: Schatthausen, Germany Age: 22 Posts: 5,647	XP-Professional-SP1 (I won't ever get SP2, it sucks) AMD Athlon XP 2000+ 768MB RAM (Just bought 2 new 512-whatMB to support my first 512'er) NVidia GeForce 4 MX (my older one crashed during the last relocation so this has to be working until I get a new one) 2 80GB HDs (Compaq/Samsung) LG DVD drive/burner 'noname-branch' DC drive/burner White Genius-keyboard Black Genius-mouse IR Typhoon standart speakers Not much, but it serves my need well enough.
	See the Shadows of Darkness, Hear the Scream of Cruelty... That's why I've became a Warrior of Heart, Defend the one you like, Guard the one you love...

09-21-2007, 11:47 AM	#7 (permalink)
Unimatrix01 SFM Nugget Join Date: May 2006 Posts: 48	AMD Athlon X2 6000+ (3.0 Ghz) ECS KA3 MVP Motherboard G.SKILL 2x2GB=4GB DDR2800 ATI Radeon HD 2900XT 512MB 750GB, 500GB, 200GB, 74GB HDD = 1.5TB 1000W Silverstone PSU Viewsonic G90f 18" Logitech G11 Gaming Keyboard Logitech G5 Laser Mouse Thermaltake Armor Case w/ window Windows XP x64 Professional I haven't posted anything on this stite for a while but this is something I actually have knowledge about.
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09-21-2007, 07:10 AM	#3 (permalink)
Kario SFM Nugget Realname: Kario Join Date: Sep 2006 Age: 21 Posts: 16	0_0 ...! Seriously, The graphics card alone on that is worth 4 times my computer.

09-21-2007, 09:16 AM	#6 (permalink)
JRL3001 SFM Guru Realname: James Join Date: May 2006 Location: Over there...points Age: 25 Posts: 300	To answer the question, Maya should run fine on that machine just fine (I was able to get Maya 7 running on a craptastic laptop with a PIII 650MHz, 512MB RAM, & S3 Savage 8MB). If the interaction's slow, you'll either need to get a quadro or more RAM or both. If you learn to love NURBS, you can run complex geometry pretty fast on almost anything. If you want faster render times, you'll need a quicker CPU, a quadro card (so you can render through Gelato), & more RAM. Or, if you have other computers on your network, turn them into slaves (aside from the 19.2GHz main workstation, I leech power off the other computers in the house, adding another 24GHz). You can also set yourself up with a cheap 2ch RAID array @ RAID0 for your workspace. That should run you around $130. ..& just 'cause: Intel Xeon x3220 2.4 GHz (x2 = 19.2 GHz) Supermicro X7DA3+ mobo + zero channel raid Micron 2GB DD2 667 ECC fully buffered (x8) nVidia Quadro FX5500G w/ genlock Areca arc-1680 PCIe array raid adapter Seagate Cheetah 15k SAS 73GB (x24 8 @ RAID5, 16 @ RAID0)* M-Audio Delta 1010 audio controller Aja Xena 2Ke 12 bit dual hd-sdi 4:4:4:4 video I/O board Dell 2407WFP 24 inch LCD (x2) JVC DT-V24L1DU 24 inch broadcast studio monitor Microsoft Ergonomic keyboard 4000 Logitech MX Revolution mouse 3DConnexion SpaceExplorer Contour Shuttle-Pro 2 NLE Controller Saitek X52 Pro Flight System Iomega REV Plextor PX-B900A Blu-ray drive Plextor PX-810SA DVDRW Internal Floppy Drive BIG desk with custom air ducting system* just so I can run Smoke & Flame yes, I play games on here too **temporary; made out of cardboard boxes connected to the AC vent

09-21-2007, 01:15 PM	#8 (permalink)
Andrew March Newstwattie Join Date: May 2006 Posts: 2,940 Blog Entries: 3	/\ Why should he use a gaming graphics card?
	His Wife is a figment, he's married to his right hand, the twat.

09-21-2007, 01:46 PM	#9 (permalink)
A2597 SFM Guru Join Date: May 2006 Posts: 197	Frankly, lets do a quick rundown.... X2 3800: Duel Core = a must for us 3D renderer types, but as rendering is very VERY CPU intencive, you could stand to boost thist. Check your mobo's socket type, if it's AM2, go ahead and pick up a new Duel Core, they are incredibly cheap right now. If it's Socket 939, I'd say hold off. Your chip ain't THAT bad. Ram: Ahh...this here could post a dlight problem on large renders. I was amazed at the difference going from 1 gig to 2 gigs made. I'd definatly concider upping that to 2 gigs. Vid Card: Aside from in-maya-working, no worries. What you have should be plenty, just don't expect to run Crysis on release day.
A2597 SFM Guru Join Date: May 2006 Posts: 197	"Cluster bombing from B-52s is very, very accurate. From 30,000 feet, every single bomb always hits the ground." - U.S. Air Force ammunition memo

09-23-2007, 05:34 PM	#10 (permalink)
Salvator SFM Guru Realname: Gareth Join Date: May 2006 Age: 24 Posts: 151	Here's mine then NZXT Zero Aluminum Full Tower 700W Case W/See-Through Smoked Acrylic AMD Athlon(tm) 64 X2 Dual Core Processor 4400+ (2211 MHz) Syncmaster 710v 19" flatscreen monitor Windows Vista Premium 2 GeForce 8800 GTS 320MB via SLi - forceware 163.69 400GB SATA-II 3.0Gb/s 16M Cache 7200RPM Hard Drive (Req.DDR2 MainBoard)2GB (2x1GB) PC6400 DDR2/800 Dual Channel Memory Sony Dual Format 18X DVD±R/±RW + CD-R/RW Drive Dual Layer Thermaltake W0093 TR2 700Watt Power Supply High Definition on-board 7.1 audio Creative Labs SBS 580 5.1 Surround Sound Subwoofer speaker system MS optical IntelliMouse MS Natural Keyboard XFX Executioner gamepad
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