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    PCSPECIALIST Build for Houdini

    Awesome thanks for clearing that up for me! This probably will be the one I purchase tbh as it has everything I need. Thanks again for the advice- much appreciated
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    PCSPECIALIST Build for Houdini

    Nice! Thanks for the build suggestion Tony - this looks like the perfect mix between the two tbh and is very good cost wise for my budget! Yeah i must've selected the wrong CPU in error - the one you selected (AMD Ryzen 9 7950X 16 Core CPU (4.5GHz-5.7GHz/80MB CACHE/AM5) was the one i was...
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    PCSPECIALIST Build for Houdini

    Thanks Tony! After doing some more digging and small tweaks based on the warnings the two builds are as follows: Build 1 - CPU loaded: Case COOLERMASTER HAF 700 TOWER GAMING CASE Processor (CPU) AMD Ryzen Threadripper 7960X 24 Core CPU (4.2GHz - 5.3GHz, 152MB CACHE) Motherboard GIGABYTE TRX50...
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    PCSPECIALIST Build for Houdini

    Thanks a lot for that reply Tony! I really appreciate it. To be honest this will be for a less professional use and so probably won’t be maxing it all day. Sounds like the AMD Ryzen 9 7950 may be suitable - especially if it’s about 15% slower only. I’ll mostly be using it for rendering /...
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    PCSPECIALIST Build for Houdini

    Hi there, I've been doing some different configs for a (higher) end machine for doing VFX (Houdini, Blender, Nuke etc). I landed on this one which ended up being a bit cheaper than some other alternatives i had configured. Is this a stable build to get the most out of each component: (cost...
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    PCSPECIALIST Build for Houdini

    Thanks Spyder for replying quickly. I added some more details around budget and use :)
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    PCSPECIALIST Build for Houdini

    Hi all, I'm buying a machine specifically for use with Houdini simulations and VFX. I had the following build in mind but wanted to sense check the most important components before purchasing to see if it is capable of handling complex sims: CPU: AMD Threadripper 7960X 24 Core (4.2GHz-5.3GHz...
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