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Hardware Upgrade and Compatibility to support DAZ

zetsu6040_069bdd73dazetsu6040_069bdd73da Posts: 24
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hello!

it's my first time to post a question here.
and my concern is regarding hardware compatibility to hopefully improve the peformance of DAZ Studio.

currently, i'm using a computer system with the following specs:
- Intel Core i3-6100 with 3.70 GHz, 2 Cores and 4 Threads
- NVIDIA GeForce GT 730 which is 2GB DDR3
- 8GB RAM
- in addition, the OS is Windows 10, 64-bit, and my copy of DAZ is already 4.9 (but not the most recent)

actually, i'm considering of adding another RAM since i'm only utilizing a single slot right now.
i'm thinking of adding another 8GB RAM to provide my system up to 16GB.

but my question is, considering the current build of my system, will that kind of RAM upgrade enhance the performance of DAZ (specifically, will it make my rendering faster and the convergence ratio larger)?
or will there also be a need to upgrade the Graphics Card and/or the Processor in order to perceive an improvement in terms of performance?
and is there some sort of ratio in the speed of the computer components in order to say that their capabilities are being maximized (like for example, will an 8GB RAM be more efficient if it is to work with Graphics Card with more than 2GB capacity)?

i hope some people out there can give me some suggestions.

 

 

Comments

  • agent unawaresagent unawares Posts: 3,513

    If you are rendering in Iray, you will see the biggest increase in render speed by upgrading to an NVIDIA card with more CUDA cores. Even just upgrading to a GTX 960 will be significant.

  • Daywalker DesignsDaywalker Designs Posts: 3,586

    Video card and RAM upgrade. Ideally keeping the current video card to drive your monitor.

  • AllenArtAllenArt Posts: 7,175

    A better video card with more video ram and more cuda cores. 8 gigs of system ram is probably about as little as I'd like to work with in DS, but you might be able to get away with it. Your processor should be ok, but would be better if it was a quad core, mostly because with the video card you have now, the CPU will be doing the rendering because you don't have enough gpu ram or cuda cores on your model gpu.

    Laurie

  • zetsu6040_069bdd73dazetsu6040_069bdd73da Posts: 24
    edited October 2017

    how i wish i have learned about this before i bought my computer months ago.

    i see, so it is also about the CUDA cores, plus the Graphics Card's RAM (i thought the RAM was enough basis).
    the more CUDA cores, the better.
    and if i am to utilize Iray, then the Graphics Card should be NVIDIA compatible, since Iray is a technology of NVIDIA.
    plus a good Graphics Card (nowadays) can handle the rendering (LOL, my last video card was only 128 MB, sorry).

    so for now, it is not ideal for me to upgrade just my RAM, since the processing is the aspect that i actually lack as of the moment.

    thanks a lot guys for sharing your knowledge.
    i'll keep these things in mind when i'm ready for the upgrade.

    by the way, can you give me examples of the specs (CUDA core included) of the computer system that you are currently using?

    PS: AllenArt, are you the AllenArt who works on jewelries, etc.?
    i'm a fan of those, especially the bracelets and the shaders. :D

    EDIT: okay, so it's really you AllenArt (i just checked out your signature). :D

     

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  • agent unawaresagent unawares Posts: 3,513
    edited October 2017

    This is what the system I am using for most of my Iray renders looks like:

    FX-8320 8 cores, OC to 4.0 GHz (CPU is nearly irrelevant for Iray with a good card though.)
    32 GB RAM
    GTX 960 4 GB (This produces reasonable results for me. I have never hit the VRAM limit. EVER. However, I am not using W10 and would suggest a bigger card.)

    Upgrading to a GTX 1080 Ti today if the delivery is on time.

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  • kyoto kidkyoto kid Posts: 41,861

    ...if you cannot afford it all at once, I'd upgrade the memory first.  If the MB supports it I'd at least go to 16 GB. 

    I'm currently working with 12 GB and finding it almost insufficient. (albeit I am rendering on the CPU as this is an even older system with a first generation Nehalem i7, DDR3 memory and a 1 GB Nvidia 460 on an MB with PCIe 2.0 slots).  Thus, I frequently experience render jobs dumping to virtual memory (swap mode) which is even slower.  I am looking at a memory upgrade first (to 24 GB) since my scenes tend to be fairly complex, therefore requiring rhe resources of at least a GTX 1070 (if not a 1080 Ti) to ensure most render jobs remain in VRAM until completion.

  • zetsu6040_069bdd73dazetsu6040_069bdd73da Posts: 24

    it was only last night that i checked on the CUDA cores of my Graphics Card.
    and i was disappointed that it was the version with only 96 CUDA cores (not even the 384). :(
    it was hard to tell when i bought it, since the CUDA cores specs is not disclosed on the packaging.
    and besides, i was not familiar with CUDA cores before.

    for now, my current system works well with renders without the background.
    as well as outdoor renders, even with background.
    i can go smooth to up to the G2 models.
    and i'm only experiencing the slow performance with indoor scenes, and while working with lots of G3 models.
    but i am more comfortable working with G3F characters since they are more flexible.

    again, thank you for those who are sharing the details of their computer systems. :)

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