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Deep_Blue@China

01-24-2004, 09:32 AM

Hello all~ It's the first time I post here. This website are really cool. I love it very much :)

I want to buy a new computer these days~ The first choice of the cpu is the AMD Opteron DP 240 x2. I am in china now. It's very hard to by a 64bit cpu in such a small city like Kunming. And there is few information about this kind of cpu here. I just want to know more about this cpu. Any one can help me?

From the AMD official site. I also found the AMD Opteron DP 242. And how about this model? Does it have a really heigher speed than 240?

By the way: I mainly use the Maya 5.0 and 3DSmax 6.0 with Finalredner Stage-1. If I use 64bit CPUs to run these softwares in a 32bit system such as Windows 2000 or WindowsXP. Is there any problem? How about the rendering speed? If I use a Intle xeon system, which one is faster ?

Please give me a favor. I really need help now .Thank you so much!!
These days are Chinese New year. Happy new year to all guys here and sorry for my English : )

kremit

01-25-2004, 12:52 AM

until a 64 bit operating system is released the 64 bit processors will act as if they are only 32 bit processors and will not cause any problems at all. here's a couple of links that will give you more information about the 64bit line of processors. http://peripherals.about.com/cs/buildyourpc/a/aa031215a.htm
http://www.pcstats.com/articleview.cfm?articleID=1469
also the opteron 240 is 1.4 ghz and the 242 model is 1.6ghz. hope this helps...

MimikOctopus

01-25-2004, 03:59 AM

I have dual Opteron 246s and they go vroooooooom. Work like a charm and zoom along like any other machine. They like Maya just fine.

matty429

01-25-2004, 06:52 PM

Originally posted by MimikOctopus
I have dual Opteron 246s and they go vroooooooom. Work like a charm and zoom along like any other machine. They like Maya just fine.

Could You Run theese test's on those opterons...Id like to see how those cpu's handle mental ray...

http://www.cgtalk.com/showthread.php?s=&threadid=115728

MimikOctopus

01-25-2004, 09:25 PM

wallclock 0:01:06.97 for rendering
Dual Opteron 246
2GB PC2700 RAM
Win XP sp1
Maya 5.0
I'll send it off to the email.

matty429

01-26-2004, 12:46 AM

Thanks....

Deep_Blue@China

01-31-2004, 09:00 AM

Thank you so much! I 've got the test file for Maya. I think DP 242s are good choice for me. :)

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