DarkElegance opened this issue on Apr 09, 2015 ยท 12 posts
JVRenderer posted Thu, 09 April 2015 at 1:37 PM Online Now!
Hi Elisa.
There are several factors you need to know when venturing into the current Octane built (2.xx)
It mainly uses nVidia card's GPU(s)
The more 'CUDA's you have the faster your renders, more VRAM will handle your textures better.
The GT730 has 96 cuda cores. It will do the job, put very slowly.
The GTX 970 has 1664 cuda cores, that's 17X more cores than the GT730
The average price of the GT730 is $50, The GTX 970 $350. There is a large gap in pricing.
I would suggest maybe something in between (perhaps a GTX 750 with 512 Cudas) around $100
Another thing you have to consider is your power supply. Some of these higher end cards are very power hungry.
The GTX 970 requires a min (500W) power supply
The GTX 750 (300W)
Octane supports multiple video cards. It can harness both GPU's power for faster rendering
So, you can add on as many video cards as you want.
My setup has two GTX760's. It is fast, but I would love to have two GTX 980's on my new rig next year.
In conclusion, I think if money is a factor, I would suggest a GTX750 4gb first or if your PS can support, a GTX760 4gb ($200)
Happy rendering
JV
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