Upgrade Workstation and/or new laptop?

[Say]

Hi there,

my 4 year old BOXX workstation has aged a bit and I would like to upgrade the workstation and/or get a new laptop. Specs are:
BOXX Apex 2, i7-5820k, 32 GB DDR4, Nvidia Quadro 4200 (4GB), 240 GB SSD + 2TB SATA.

I do mostly CAD work on ArchiCAD (3D and 2D), Rhino + Vray for further modeling and rendering. All stills, no animations.

Since I have a workstation, I was initially thinking of adding a laptop, so I can work parallel and be mobile, which was necessary before the pandemic. Not sure, if I want to have a second workstation at my home office though, hence thinking of upgrading with an additional laptop and monitor. Realistically, I am not sure when traveling for work becomes an option again. My main goal is to reduce render times as my current machine is still ok with complex scences (archiviz). I would appreciate some thoughts whether it is worth and possible upgrading my workstation or alternatively invest in a laptop that would allow me working in parallel and be mobile.

Thanks,

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[Alex Glawion]

I am not entirely sure how custom made those BOXX workstations are and if they allow upgrading of components. At the very least I would expect you to be able to swap out the GPU for a better one, add some more storage and maybe more RAM.

You might have to contact BOXX though to find out what parts and firmware / bios they have running on your current pc, or do inspection inside the case and in the bios yourself.

 

[Say]

Hi Alex,

thank you for your reply. I have contacted BOXX now to find out what upgrade is possible.