New to PC, is this the right setup? Also 4*2080 vs 2*2080 Ti
Posted: Tue Apr 14, 2020 2:35 pm
Hi, I've been working on Macs for the past 12 years, and finally decided on getting a PC workstation and move to GPU workflow.
I'm in the process of purchasing a PC build and would thought I would consult with the pros before moving on.
So first of all this is my build -
Supermicro SuperWorkstation SYS-7049GP-TRT
4 cores, 3.8 GHz base frequency | Intel Xeon Gold 5222
128GB (4x 32GB) of 2933MHz DDR4 ECC Registered Memory
1TB NVMe M.2 Solid-State Drive
1TB (4x 256GB) NVMe M.2 Solid-State Drive RAID 0
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2080 8GB
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2080 8GB
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2080 8GB
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2080 8GB
Am I missing something? Do the Supermicro workstation have a reputation? I chose that over the HP workstations since they don't support more than 2-3 GPUs. Also I chose Xeon Gold as it potentially supports up to 1.5 Tb of RAM vs maximum 256 Gb RAM the Xeon-W does.
I wanted to get more cores, but I just can't afford it as I'm already investing a lot here and figured it won't really help with Octane (I imagined if I did need to use CPU based renders for specific projects I should have more cores, but I don't know that I will, and also I can upgrade the CPU when the time comes) - will I be OK with this CPU regarding other GPU indirectly related matters (texture loading, high poly models, simulations, etc)?
Last question - Is it better for me to get 2 x GeForce 2080Ti 11Gb, than 4 x GeForce 2080 8Gb? Whether it's for workflow or for rendering?
ATM I couldn't afford 4 x 2080Ti, wish I could, but seems like I'm getting a good price for the above mentioned setup ($10,500). But if it's actually better for me to go with 2 Ti's than I would do it. I can always add more when the time calls for it, right?
Anything else I'm missing?
Thank you so much for taking your time! Excited to get into this new world.
I'm in the process of purchasing a PC build and would thought I would consult with the pros before moving on.
So first of all this is my build -
Supermicro SuperWorkstation SYS-7049GP-TRT
4 cores, 3.8 GHz base frequency | Intel Xeon Gold 5222
128GB (4x 32GB) of 2933MHz DDR4 ECC Registered Memory
1TB NVMe M.2 Solid-State Drive
1TB (4x 256GB) NVMe M.2 Solid-State Drive RAID 0
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2080 8GB
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2080 8GB
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2080 8GB
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2080 8GB
Am I missing something? Do the Supermicro workstation have a reputation? I chose that over the HP workstations since they don't support more than 2-3 GPUs. Also I chose Xeon Gold as it potentially supports up to 1.5 Tb of RAM vs maximum 256 Gb RAM the Xeon-W does.
I wanted to get more cores, but I just can't afford it as I'm already investing a lot here and figured it won't really help with Octane (I imagined if I did need to use CPU based renders for specific projects I should have more cores, but I don't know that I will, and also I can upgrade the CPU when the time comes) - will I be OK with this CPU regarding other GPU indirectly related matters (texture loading, high poly models, simulations, etc)?
Last question - Is it better for me to get 2 x GeForce 2080Ti 11Gb, than 4 x GeForce 2080 8Gb? Whether it's for workflow or for rendering?
ATM I couldn't afford 4 x 2080Ti, wish I could, but seems like I'm getting a good price for the above mentioned setup ($10,500). But if it's actually better for me to go with 2 Ti's than I would do it. I can always add more when the time calls for it, right?
Anything else I'm missing?
Thank you so much for taking your time! Excited to get into this new world.