Here's the benchmark result

https://drive.google.com/file/d/0BytCZp ... sp=sharing

glimpse wrote:Nice list of parts - for that price & ~400points in terms of OctaneBench is a nice deal,
but I guess You'll have some issues with heat if those all are non reference coolers =)

I keep my chassis side panel opened

it's true. a brand new leadtek gtx780ti card costs me around 466USD. while a brand new gtx980Ti costs around 666USD here in Taipei

I just upgraded my machine to 4x GTX780ti in a (i believed) very affordable way, here is the config list :

ASUS Z87WS x1 -230USD
Intel Pentium 20th Anniversary G3258 Processor @4GHz x1 -66USD
kingston hyperx t1 4GB x2 -46USD

Leadtek GTX780Ti OC Triple Fan x2 -933USD
EVGA GTX780Ti x1 (2nd hand ...

MSI Z97 XPOWER AC would be the choice, this board support quad PCIE 3.0 running at x8 bandwidth. cost around 400 USD at a retail in Taipei

http://www.magma.com/thunderbolt.asp#form

It seems thunderbolt can link external pcie device, I guess render on a MacBook would be possible soon

COOOOL!!! are you really going to make a real render farm like this way? you need strong chassis structure and a lot of 1000W power supplier and best with a water cooling system, looking forward to the real machine

render with latest beta 2.52, night view is a pathtracing render takes 4.5hrs. day view is directlight render and for sure it's super fast

congratulation!

my best friend who taught me mental-ray years ago(he's one of the render masters in our school) is working for a lighting design firm. after comparing i-ray and octane he's also looking forward to octane render! cheers!

i'm trying to make some furry carpet with some simple black-white mapping. still working on it. C&C are welcome. Thanks!