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| System Name | Desktop |
|---|---|
| Processor | Intel Xeon E5-1680v2 |
| Motherboard | ASUS Sabertooth X79 |
| Cooling | Intel AIO |
| Memory | 8x4GB DDR3 1866MHz |
| Video Card(s) | EVGA GTX 970 SC |
| Storage | Crucial MX500 1TB + 2x WD RE 4TB HDD |
| Display(s) | HP ZR24w |
| Case | Fractal Define XL Black |
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| Power Supply | Corsair HX850 |
| Mouse | Logitech G603 |
| Keyboard | Logitech G613 |
| Software | Windows 10 Pro x64 |
Ok so I do quite a lot of rendering and was wondering about using my GPU for that.
Since I have an AMD card I can't use CUDA for rendering (And OpenCL is so rare it's pathetic), so I was thinking about buying a second hand NVIDIA card that has CUDA (I was looking at a 8800GTS - does it support CUDA?).
If that card does support CUDA, how much faster would it render than my CPU (It's at 3.5GHz).
Another thing I would like to know is, can I render ONLY on GPU (CPU being idle) or does it use both? Also can I put that card along with my 5870 and use it only for CUDA or would I have to use another computer?
If it can't work that way, could I just put it in some old Pentium 4 computer and use it for rendering without using the CPU (since that CPU is crippling slow)?
A lot of questions, I know but if I could get some of them answered I would be grateful
Since I have an AMD card I can't use CUDA for rendering (And OpenCL is so rare it's pathetic), so I was thinking about buying a second hand NVIDIA card that has CUDA (I was looking at a 8800GTS - does it support CUDA?).
If that card does support CUDA, how much faster would it render than my CPU (It's at 3.5GHz).
Another thing I would like to know is, can I render ONLY on GPU (CPU being idle) or does it use both? Also can I put that card along with my 5870 and use it only for CUDA or would I have to use another computer?
If it can't work that way, could I just put it in some old Pentium 4 computer and use it for rendering without using the CPU (since that CPU is crippling slow)?
A lot of questions, I know but if I could get some of them answered I would be grateful
