bobc4d Posted August 15, 2018 Share Posted August 15, 2018 I know there are topics on this but they are older threads. which does/will Houdini 16.5/17 utilize best, processor or videocard? my current system is: core i5 4670, 16 gig ram, nvidia GTX960. it was ok when I built it 5 or so years ago. I want to upgrade, but the only processor which fits the board is i7 quad core. if I am going to upgrade processor why go with same cores just faster speed, right? so it would be new mobo, processor and ram. I am thinking of going with Ryzen chipset. so anyway, for Houdini can I limp along with this system for the time being and get an Nvidia 1070 ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
malexander Posted August 16, 2018 Share Posted August 16, 2018 Have you noticed that the viewport is sluggish with the scenes you're using? If not, you can limp along with the 960 for a while until you notice it becoming a bottleneck. If you're going amd, the threadripper 2950X looks like a great value. If that's a bit rich for you, a Ryzen will do just fine. I'd recommend 32GB for a new system. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ticktock Posted August 16, 2018 Share Posted August 16, 2018 (edited) In all honesty I would hold off just a little longer and try your system with a new graphics card, I know people always say something new will always come out but after seeing the new Nvidia RTX graphics cards at Siggraph with *built in* hardware ray tracing, you might kick yourself in the butt for buying anything graphic card wise before they arrive, they will be a real game changer to rendering, Redshift has an even brighter future now imho, the pro versions of these card are available but still $2500 for the average user for a graphics card is probably a bit much, I am assuming you are an average user from your current setup. Judging by the past Nvidia will find a way to include a cut down RTX for home users, they would be foolish not too, which is why I say hold off just a little while....and since your current system is five years old a couple of months wont hurt to know you made the right choice. And just as I was typing this I hear that Nvidia have just been hinting at a more reasonably priced RTX ....the RTX 2080....typical eh Edited August 16, 2018 by Ticktock 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lukeiamyourfather Posted August 16, 2018 Share Posted August 16, 2018 23 hours ago, bobc4d said: which does/will Houdini 16.5/17 utilize best, processor or videocard? By far the processor does more work than the GPU for a typical user. Only a few things heavily use the GPU like the viewport and some simulations. I wouldn't bother upgrading to another quad core on the same platform. I also wouldn't bother upgrading only the GPU on the existing system. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bobc4d Posted August 16, 2018 Author Share Posted August 16, 2018 thank you all for the input and advice. yeah the threadripper is out of my price range. my current system chugs along for now so I will hold off and see what happens to Nvidia cards and AMD processors. thank you again for all the input. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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