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I'm getting a new laptop for Daz use!

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  • mmitchell_houstonmmitchell_houston Posts: 2,510

    By having my graphics card in an external Alienware housing, it helps keep heat down and makes it very easy to swap. It's not the cheapest solution, but so far I'm very happy with it. And the 1080s and 1070s were still pretty new when I bought this (no support for Daz at the time), which is why I went with the 980ti. I do plan to upgrade, though, in about a year or so. By then, there should be some killer cards out there.

  • CybersoxCybersox Posts: 9,275

    Hm... using a tablet to control the PC is an interesting idea.  I have an Asus ep121 slate that probably lacks the muscle to run the current version of DAZ via remote... please tell me if I'm wrong... but I wonder how one of Wacom's Cintiq Companions would work out...

  • outrider42outrider42 Posts: 3,679
    Cybersox13 said:

    Hm... using a tablet to control the PC is an interesting idea.  I have an Asus ep121 slate that probably lacks the muscle to run the current version of DAZ via remote... please tell me if I'm wrong... but I wonder how one of Wacom's Cintiq Companions would work out...

    That's a pretty cute tablet there. I've used worse to stream. It should certainly stream Daz via any streaming app like Splashtop. It would take a serious potato to not be able to stream your desktop. The only issue you may have is the resolution might be fuzzier as the 1280x800 screen tries to scale your desktop's (I'm assuming) 1080p screen. However, Splashop has options for scaling, you can match pixel size 100%. On a screen with a smaller resolution, that means that only a section of the streamed desktop is visible, with added scroll bars to move around. This gives the best picture on a device with a smaller screen.

    But like I said before, Splashtop has a free version for home wifi use (using the streaming device on the same wifi as the source,) so there is no harm in testing it out. The home wifi version is not a trial, and never expires. Test it it out at home. 

    Testing out Splashtop, there seems to be very little overhead using the app itself. I have not yet come across a situation where my rendering falls to CPU mode purely because I was streaming.

    The only times I had issues were when I lost connection, or had a very bad connection, when I was away. I have excellent internet at home, but I away from home it can be all over the place. The state of the internet where you plan to be is more important than your streaming device's specs!

  • Silver DolphinSilver Dolphin Posts: 1,638
    thenotoriousjed said:

    I know everyone will say a better deal would be on a desktop, but I work 50 plus hours a week at a desktop and when I get home the last thing I want to do is be at a desk. My current Dell laptop has been good to me, but it wasn't intended for the abuse I put on it with Daz Studio. I've just paid off a big bill and now want a new, shiny laptop. I've found one at Newegg and have credit there to purchase https://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16834154299

    How much difference does 6GB video to 8GB video make? Is there a better deal I don't see? I'm willing to put up to 2 grand in the investment, but don't want to spend money I don't need to. I render mainly toon related pics and scenes, not too big but not real small. Use 3delight now becaue my current laptop doesn't handle Iray. In the meantime I've stocked up during sales on a lot of great Iray content I would like to use. Thanks to anyone willing to give me some help. 

    You could also look into getting a external GPU that will interface with your laptop.

    http://www.pcworld.com/article/2984716/laptop-computers/how-to-transform-your-laptop-into-a-gaming-powerhouse-with-an-external-graphics-card.html

  • Daywalker DesignsDaywalker Designs Posts: 3,586
    thenotoriousjed said:

    I decided on this laptop - http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16834154298

    It was within my budget, has 32GB memory and a 512SSD drive. I like the idea of that 512 in addition to the 1TB because I use several base programs for making my books besides Daz. Hope that will be plenty to keep them up and running. I only get 6GB on the video, but it is a new Nvidia 1060 and stil a lot more than I have now. Can't wait til it comes in and I get to start playing with items like Terradome 3 that won't work on my current system. 

    Thanks everyone for the help and ideas.

    Looks so good I decided to buy one too. That does not mean I won't build the desktop system I was planning to as well, it just means that doing so has become a lower priority.Now to find the drawing tablet to go with it...

  • thenotoriousjedthenotoriousjed Posts: 397
    edited January 2017
    daywalker03 said:
    thenotoriousjed said:

    I decided on this laptop - http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16834154298

    It was within my budget, has 32GB memory and a 512SSD drive. I like the idea of that 512 in addition to the 1TB because I use several base programs for making my books besides Daz. Hope that will be plenty to keep them up and running. I only get 6GB on the video, but it is a new Nvidia 1060 and stil a lot more than I have now. Can't wait til it comes in and I get to start playing with items like Terradome 3 that won't work on my current system. 

    Thanks everyone for the help and ideas.

    Looks so good I decided to buy one too. That does not mean I won't build the desktop system I was planning to as well, it just means that doing so has become a lower priority.Now to find the drawing tablet to go with it...

     

    Oh wow, cool I hope it works great for you because if it does, mine will work great for me. I think we both made a great desicion though.  I'll have to send them a bill for my referral fee and point it to this thread. lol

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  • Daywalker DesignsDaywalker Designs Posts: 3,586
    thenotoriousjed said:
     

    Oh wow, cool I hope it works great for you because if it does, mine will work great for me. I think we both made a great desicion though.  I'll have to send them a bill for my referral fee and point it to this thread. lol

    I am suitably impressed, to say the least. It came in today and there is simply no comparison to what I had other than to say that I didn't realize just how slow the old laptop was.

  • thenotoriousjedthenotoriousjed Posts: 397

    So here's my first Iray render with the new laptop. It took about 55 minutes for a 850x1100 pixels. That's without any changes to lighting, only adding the uber shader to a few items (got to learn Iray). It's a new picture for one of My Own Comic Book covers called everyday heroes.

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    850 x 1100 - 1M
  • Daywalker DesignsDaywalker Designs Posts: 3,586

    Cool; here is the sixth one I've done with mine.

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    1000 x 1300 - 2M
  • thenotoriousjedthenotoriousjed Posts: 397
    daywalker03 said:

    Cool; here is the sixth one I've done with mine.

    Cool. I like the light under her boots. Nice touch.

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