OT Blender Guru's Rendering Rig
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In the reader comments for a recent Youtube tutorial, someone asked Andrew Price (aka Blender Guru) what the specs are for his PC. Andrew replied, "I have a Comino GRANDO RM-S with 4x 3090s." I'll repeat that last part for readers who suddenly choked and had their coffee go up their noses: "4X 3090s."
These are the generalized specs for Comino systems straight from their website:
https://www.grando.ai/en/choose-a-gpu-machine-for-ai-deep-learning#grando-rm
The jawdropper here is that, if you read their specs, Comino systems can actually support up to six GPUs. So if anything Andrew Price's system is underpowered to what they could have configured for him.
Something tells me I'll probably never need to rely on a Comino GRANDO to address my modest DAZ Studio rendering needs. I'm also thinking I would probably need to sell my house just to purchase one anyway.
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I'm not understanding. Are you saying that because he opted to have 4 instead of 6 GPUs installed by them, that its underpowered and Camino is somehow at fault? This doesn't make any sense. Not everyone that gets one of these systems maxes out the number of installed GPUs with the highest core count CPU & max RAM when they first order such a system. Most who buy these systems do so for the upgradeability so they don't have to buy a whole new system every time they need to install more RAM or additional GPUs. Some of us prefer to have growing room with a computer system so we don't waste money on unecessary/overhead cost for hardware that might not be needed until much later down the road.
...1900w TDP is underpowered? I don't even think most hosehold or apartment wiring systems could support that.
Depends which country you're from. Could run a 3Kw rig here, although I would really hate the electric bill - and the damn heat.
I believe Australia (where I presume Blender Guru is located based on his voice) operates on mains voltage of approx 230V, same as the UK (where I am located).This means that 1900W would only need 8 Amps current - our sockets in the UK operate at to 13 Amps, so can accomodate 3000W approx.
Its certainly not underpowered wrt power useage. I think the OP is complaining that they only put 4 cards in the build instead of 6 and has the idea that everything should be maxed out when you purchase it.
I think you are completely misunderstanding the OP's message. I don't read it as complaining about anything. He is simply amazed that the company that built the Blender Guru's computer with 4 3090s (which most of us would think impossible) could actually build an even more powerful one with SIX 3090s.
I think there is a bit a sarcasm in the original post?? I take it to mean something like "Wow, BlenderGuru has a system with 4 3090's which is amazing, but the system could have had 2 more 3090s. So even though his specs are really amazing, there are no doubt others out there that have systems with 6 3090 GPU's, which is simply an insane amount of rendering power."
Of course I could be completely wrong, but I don't think he is complaining the BlenderGuru should have put 2 more 3090's in his rig.
Edit: Opps - crosspost with Barbult. I'm just too darn slooooowww!!
Yeah, my bad. It was the last line in his post that steered me in that direction. I know I wouldn't want two of those things running together in the same case, much less 4 or 6 of them. Just one of them throws off a lot of heat from a 360mm radiator.
...one other issue with multiple 3090s or A6000s, unless the system has an MB with NVLink instead of PCIe slots, you are only able to pool the memory of two cards. Sounds like a big waste of money (and power) just to increase the core count. Six 3090s would come to 9,000 USD (.at MSRP). and for the A6000 almost 26,000 USD..
Thank you @Barbult and @DustRider.
All I meant was I was amazed that even with 4 GPUs installed the rig still wasn't being pushed to its limit. If I were to say I keep 4 Greyhound buses in my garage but that still leaves room for two more, am I saying somebody is at fault?
Anyway, any ideas why Andrew would need that much firepower under the hood to run Blender? Unless his PC also doubles as his net server -- I know he runs a company called Poliigon which sells Blender assets.
My guess is that he makes so many tutorials that he needs something with instant results and no real-time lag. I'm also guessing that his monetisation of those YouTube tutorials pays for that beast of a PC (and much more).
"My guess is that he makes so many tutorials that he needs something with instant results and no real-time lag."
Good point. If you're recording tutorials and working in Blender simultaneously that's going to be a huge drain on your system (frame drops, stutters, etc.)
I guess Eevee isn't fast enough for him. ;)
When I was looking to upgrade my PC, I went on Aftershock's website (Oz-based - very good service) and they had a 'answer some questions and we'll help you find the right PC for your needs' thing. So I did ... apparently the right PC for me has 4x3090s as well (and costs over AU$20,000) 0_0 ... I then went back and got them to custom build one with more *ahem* affordable specs. Still, my 3080, 12th-gen i7, 32GB-RAM shiny new system is a big step up in terms of rendering speed from my 1080, i5, 32GB.
With the modern rate of technology change, one has to produce tutorial videos, live, in real-time because by time the show is over, the technology is obsolete.
...still just 9,000 USD for 6 3090s (using MSRP) plus the other components (which all cost more in AU$ due to the exchange rate and VAT). is still a lot unless as some suggest, he's being paid quite handsomely for those tutorials.
Yeah the tech curve is brutal these days. Now I'm hearing "rumours" that the 4090 will have 48 GB of VRAM. and draw 800w. 6 of those and you would need a Mr Fusion™ to power it and a liquid nitrogen cooling system to keep from turning the room into the proverbial Easy Bake Oven™.
Could use that in six months
Perhaps it could perform a dual role of providing heat for an apartment block and well as quick renders? It is mid winter here in NZ and my 3090 is helping keep me warm with the fans blowing under my desk.