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by siliconbauhaus
Wed Jan 27, 2010 12:38 am
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: file size and gpu memory
Replies: 9
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Re: file size and gpu memory

Well I'm looking into the details of what I'd have to put together to run this.

I don't think I can run two gpu's in my current hp box so I may have to build one ( I have a old boxx r2 looking for a new lease of life)

Thanks for the comment on the renders.
by siliconbauhaus
Tue Jan 26, 2010 10:55 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: file size and gpu memory
Replies: 9
Views: 7207

Re: file size and gpu memory

Thanks for the info / advice.

I just checked the one scene I did and it's 2,540,447 worth of polys but it would probably be more if it included a couple of tree proxies in there.

It does look doable though.....just need to go get a card I guess.
by siliconbauhaus
Tue Jan 26, 2010 9:49 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: file size and gpu memory
Replies: 9
Views: 7207

Re: file size and gpu memory

I guess its hard to pin down the amount of memory needed. I can work in a file and it sits there around the 60% mark and only on a render does it climb to almost max.

I just tried a scene I was doing in mental ray and exported it out to fry. When I opened it with fry I was at 50% ram and it went to ...
by siliconbauhaus
Tue Jan 26, 2010 9:13 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: file size and gpu memory
Replies: 9
Views: 7207

file size and gpu memory

Having been burned with maxwell and never really been happy with fry, I'm looking over things here and I'm quite impressed with what I've seen so far. It would also be nice to be able to get away from max.

Right now I don't have a nvidia card so I can't try out the demo, but before I go out and lay ...

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