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HerrGarcia
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Hi Guys!

I´m building a new computer to render with Octane+C4D and compose the output in AE, with heavy emphasis in gpu power for Octane.
What do you think overall? your opinions are more than welcome.
Beside the 4 GTX 980 TI I have an extra SSD m2 for the AE cache and 128 GB ram. Will Octane benefit at all from an extra SSD for cache? And from the 128 GB Ram?? :roll:
Do you think cooling can be an issue with the current setup?

Thanks a lot in advance! :)

4x MSI GTX980 TI Gaming 6G 6144MB,PCI-E,DVI,HDMI,3xDP
Intel Core i7 5960x LGA2011-v3 20MB Cache 3,0GHz retail
MB ASUS X99-E WS (Int,2011,X99,CEB,DDR4)
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SSD 256GB Samsung M.2 PCI-E (o.Adap.) 950 Pro Basic retail
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bepeg4d
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Hi HerrGarcia,
I'm not an hw expert, but I guess that the model of the cards does not fit to be packed in a 4x solution, better to look to the hybrid or even better, to water cooled solutions, cooling is crucial with 4x GTX :roll:
If you go with three, you can leave a gap between the cards and the things are a bit better. Here is a long discussion about multi GPU systems:
viewtopic.php?f=40&t=43597
The 128 GB of RAM will surely come in handy for huge projects with high poly count ;)
ciao beppe
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