Building New Computer for iRay

Ray123

Hello Everyone,

I am going to be building my first computer! It will be specifically designed for iRay rendering and other graphic design projects. I have selected the parts I want to use for the new computer, but before I go out and buy these parts I would like to make sure that it will actually work optimally with iRay. Here are the important parts:

• CPU: AMD - Ryzen 7 1700 3.0GHz 8-Core Processor
• Memory: 32 GB RAM
• GPU: Gigabyte - GeForce GTX 1080 Ti 11GB Gaming OC 11G Video Card

The whole list of computer parts is attached as an image if you would like to see them.

 

With this hardware, will I be able to have blazingly fast iRay render times? Are there certain parts that I should replace? Any feedback on the computer's parts is greatly appreciated.

JamesJAB

So, two things to consider.
Get an aftermarket heatsink/fan for your CPU (one with a 120mm fan) for quieter and cooler opperation
Upgrade to Windows 10 Pro so you have more control over when windows updates are applied and when the computer restarts for pending updates. (last thing you want is windows to install updates and reboot in the middle of a giant overnight render)

fastbike1

If you're really serious about rendering, now is the time to go watercooling for both the CPU and the 1080Ti

Ray123

JamesJAB said:

So, two things to consider.
Get an aftermarket heatsink/fan for your CPU (one with a 120mm fan) for quieter and cooler opperation
Upgrade to Windows 10 Pro so you have more control over when windows updates are applied and when the computer restarts for pending updates. (last thing you want is windows to install updates and reboot in the middle of a giant overnight render)

According to the AMD - Ryzen 7 1700 3.0GHz 8-Core Processor product page it says the CPU comes with the following:

Cooling Device: Heatsink and fan included

The cooler is called the AMD Wraith Spire Cooler, do you think it will be adequate? So far the questions answered on the newegg site seem to indicate that it works pretty well.

 

fastbike1 said:

If you're really serious about rendering, now is the time to go watercooling for both the CPU and the 1080Ti

The sound of watercooling sounds terrifying to me, I have never tried watercooling before. I'm afraid I'll screw up and fill my PC with water, haha

JamesJAB

Ray123 said:

JamesJAB said:

So, two things to consider.
Get an aftermarket heatsink/fan for your CPU (one with a 120mm fan) for quieter and cooler opperation
Upgrade to Windows 10 Pro so you have more control over when windows updates are applied and when the computer restarts for pending updates. (last thing you want is windows to install updates and reboot in the middle of a giant overnight render)

According to the AMD - Ryzen 7 1700 3.0GHz 8-Core Processor product page it says the CPU comes with the following:

Cooling Device: Heatsink and fan included

The cooler is called the AMD Wraith Spire Cooler, do you think it will be adequate? So far the questions answered on the newegg site seem to indicate that it works pretty well.

 

fastbike1 said:

If you're really serious about rendering, now is the time to go watercooling for both the CPU and the 1080Ti

The sound of watercooling sounds terrifying to me, I have never tried watercooling before. I'm afraid I'll screw up and fill my PC with water, haha

Adequate?  Yes.
I always recommend Heatsink/Fan combos the use at least 120mm fans because they move a lot of air at low RPMs.  Makes for a much quieter system while under load.  Here is a good example of the style that I use on my custom builds.

Fossil

Pick up the June copy of Maximum PC ( http://www.pcgamer.com/hardware/ ).  They've got a review of Ryzen motherboards this month.  

The online version is not complete as they've recently merged with PC Gamer.  Grab the paper copy.