Best Computer for Video Editing (Updated)

by Lakshya ⋮ Updated September 28, 2019 ⋮ 225 comments

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Video Editing – One of the most popular things you can do on a Computer or Workstation.

No wonder so many people are looking for the perfect Machine for their Video Editing needs. A specialized and optimized Computer for Video Editing can save you time, a lot of frustration and in the long run, lots of money.

The great thing about Video Editing is, it has become so accessible, that you can now even edit Videos on a Laptop.Continue Reading

Benchmarks ⋮ Hardware

Memory Clock Speeds Comparison on AMD Threadripper (Benchmarks)

by Alex ⋮ Updated August 17, 2019

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AMD Threadripper CPUs are being talked about a lot. Not only because they finally offer great competition to the very expensive Intel HEDT CPUs, but also because they unfortunately still have some catching up to do in a few easily overlooked areas.

Memory Performance is one such area, that is more important on Threadripper than on Intel CPUs, because the so-called Infinity-Fabric on AMD CPUs, that links the Dies together and lets them talk to each other, is clocked a the Speed of the Memory Bus.

So, it is expected that having a high-clocked Memory Bus, should theoretically make the CPU-Die communication perform better, with potential performance increases.

Let’s see how much of a difference this makes and if it’s worth it to invest more money into high-clocked memory for AMD Threadripper CPUs:Continue Reading

3D Animation & Rendering ⋮ PC Builds

Building the best PC for 3D Animation in 2019

by Alex ⋮ Updated September 23, 2019 ⋮ 163 comments

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Building the best Computer for Animation requires some specific Hardware Components and just a tiny bit of insight into the inner workings of 2D & 3D Animation Software and how they use the hardware.

Browsing for new Computer Parts is always a lot of fun and in this article, you might find a few things that will make that process easier and even more interesting!

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Now, this Article “Best Computer for Animation” is structured into three parts:

The first being how Animation Software utilizes the Hardware. The second being insight and recommendations on what Hardware Parts are important and best for a Computer for Animation.

And the last Part gives you finished Desktop Computer Builds in different Price Tiers if you would just like to see how a complete Computer Build for Animation would look like in your budget.Continue Reading

Benchmarks

VRAY Benchmark & CPU + GPU Scores (Updated Results)

by Alex ⋮ Updated October 8, 2019 ⋮ 70 comments

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Chaos Groups VRAY Benchmark is an extremely popular Benchmark, as it can Benchmark your Processor as well as your Graphics Card.

It is also great for comparing GPU render speed to CPU render speed, as the underlying VRAY Render Engine can use the same Scene Data.

If you are thinking of building a Computer for 3D Modeling or would like to see what GPU does best in VRAY-RT or what CPU is best for your rendering needs, this benchmark is the way to go.Continue Reading

Business of CG

Video Game Designer Salary (Updated)

by Alex ⋮ Updated August 17, 2019

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Knowing how high (or low) a Video Game Designer’s Salary is or should be, is something I like researching every now and then.

There are lots of factors that play a role here: The Country of Work, the years of experience, level of expertise and many more, that we should be aware of, before looking at what Salary a Video Game Designer is going to make.

First of all, the term Video Game Designer is extremely broad.

There are so many different fields of expertise involved in creating a video game, that we can easily assign 20 individual Experts to designing a video game. Let’s see what some of the most well-known roles look like:Continue Reading

Benchmarks ⋮ Hardware

Octanebench Benchmark Results (Updated Scores)

by Alex ⋮ Updated September 30, 2019 ⋮ 30 comments

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OctaneBench is the currently most popular GPU Rendering Benchmark. It scales beautifully across multiple GPUs and has a series of rendering tests built in.

The OctaneBench Benchmark Rendering Results are assigned linearly scaling OctaneBench Points.

It is the popular GPU pendant to the well-known CPU Benchmark Cinebench R15, for which you can check the Results here.

Both benchmarks are crucial in finding the best Hardware for GPU Rendering, and ultimately the best Computer for Rendering.

So let’s take a look at the current OctaneBench Benchmark Results before we get into the specifics further down below:Continue Reading

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Best Computer for Video Editing (Updated)

Memory Clock Speeds Comparison on AMD Threadripper (Benchmarks)

Building the best PC for 3D Animation in 2019

VRAY Benchmark & CPU + GPU Scores (Updated Results)

Video Game Designer Salary (Updated)

Octanebench Benchmark Results (Updated Scores)

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