amd 1.2 VS p4 1.5 for CG (maya)

[Guest]

hello,
i'm curently with a P333 and it's time to step up. between the amd 1.2 t bird and the p4 1.5,which chip would be better. experienced users help! I use maya.

 

[Guest]

actually you don't need any hands-on experience to get an answer. there are facts that can be nailed down plain and simple:

1. Maya is neither P4 optimized nor SSE2 optimised yet (so P4 is not a good buy at present for Maya users);

2. Maya costs at least 10 times as much as a P4 combo you can buy now down the street. so, still thinking of upgrading to a P4 and SSE2 optimised version later? surely you could if eithre you are RICH or you use PIRATED copies...;

3. Maya, like 3D Studio MAX, is extremely raw-FPU-power-thirsty.

if i were you, i'd definitely take the Athlon DDR or even better the Athlon DDR SMP route.


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[Guest]

Easy choice. The FPU power of the AMD processors makes it pretty straight-forward. The only thing I would have to debate with would be whether or not to wait until the AMD Dual-proc motherboards are out or to just go with a single. If you are rich enough to buy Maya, then you can probably happily use a single proc now and buy a dual proc system later. Then you can link both systems together on a home network and start a little rendering-farm.

Charles