System Configuration for Daz/Gaming

magog_a4eb71ab

Intel Core i9-10900 10-core 3.7 GHz (Max Turbo Freq. 4.5 GHz, 4.7 Turbo Boost Max Tech. 3.0) cooled /w Corsair H115i PRO 280mm liquid CPU cooler

Motherboard: MSI Creator X299 (up to 4 PCI-E devices, Wi-Fi)

64 GB RAM DDR4 3200MHz

Corsair HX1200i 80 Plus Platinum certified power supply

1x SSD M.2 1 TB Samsung 970 EVO Plus (for OS, games, MS office software)

1x 6 TB Seagate mechanical HD (for everything DAZ & storage)

1x Titan RTX 24 GB

OS: WIndows10 Pro

Velox Chassis Fans: 120 & 140mm Thermaltake Riing Plus RGB fans

Which version of Titan RTX drivers work without any problems for the latest non-beta version of Daz? I want to be able to specify the exact drivers that should be installed on the build. Not sure if this is 100% the way to go vs a Z390 system, but the Z390s can only go up to 64GB RAM, and if I install an additional 2080ti with the Titan later on down the road, not sure if 64Gb RAM would be enough.

Also, it is possible to completely install Daz(i.e. smart content from Daz3d & renderosity content) on the separate mechanical HD, correct?

kenshaw011267

This is some OEM product? For that kind of money I'd look at a R9 3950X instead. The 3950 is superior to the 10900 in basically every way. It is $50 US more but you should be able to save that on motherboard cost alone.

64Gb should be fine with a Titan and 2080ti. You need double the RAM used for the scene on the cards. At 22Gb (11 on each) that's 44, at 24Gb on 1 that's 48. If you ever get a second Titan then that could be an issue but if you're going that heavy get TR 3000 instead of the Intel HEDT's.

magog_a4eb71ab

Its what I was going to have Digital Storm build for me. I'm not set on the X299 system. As a matter of fact, I'm going with a Z390 build if 64 Gb RAM is enough. There's no way in hell I'm ever going to buy another Titan RTX since one is more than enough. Besides future-proofing and the extra speed, the Titan is to allow me to do other stuff(i.e. gaming) on the system while it renders without having to worry about needing an additional graphics card. The addition of a 2080ti would just be for extra render speed, which I most likely won't need since I tend not to build huge scenes.

I still need to find out which drivers work for the latest non-beta version of Daz.

kenshaw011267

I wouldn't buy any Intel CPU at the moment but you be you.

I'm on 441.66, 441.87 just came out but I've been busy doing renders and didn't want anything to disrupt getting this issue of my VN out. Since the forum isn't buried in complaints about their systems being broken I guess the newest driver, 441.87, works as well.

magog_a4eb71ab

I'm really not into the whole Ryzen vs Intel thing. I'm sure that each have their pluses and minuses. If I needed a whole lot of extra cores for a bargain price, sure, I would probably go with Ryzen; especially if I were rendering in 3Delight. In all the years I've been running non-OC'ed and OC'ed Intel CPUs, I've never had one die on me or underperform yet due to the CPU itself, so I don't have much of a problem with using Intel. Granted, I've only had a handful of intel systems through the years, but I can't say that I've had anything to complain about.

One never knows. At this point I'm guessing most have learned not to let Windows 10 automatically update everything, so quite a few here could still be using 441.66 or whichever was the last working version.

kenshaw011267

This isn't an Intel vs. AMD thing. I've owned both and probably will again. This is just a straight qualitative thing.

At any price point the AMD cpu is just qualitatively better. The only real argument Intel even has for buying any of their CPU's is for ultra competive gamers, and people who think they are, to buy the 9900k to get 3 to 5 FPS more than the Ryzen 3900X. In both cases you're generally talking about a 2080ti at 1080p so framerates are usually nearly 150 or higher so if 5 fps at those rates really matters to you then sure it's worth it but otherwise?