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  2. Challenges feedback thread

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    Posted · Edited by chingchong

    We had the Winter Games Challenge, wich lasted nearly 2 months, but there still was not much action.

    Which is quite enough for real Competitions out there (see the Substance "Titans" -Competition, it is also roughly 2 months)

    But the rewards are really top notch!!!

    IMO thats what someone is willing to spend his/her spare time for.

     

    Personally i think, it would be nice to have  short weekends-challenges (speed sculpts, speed painting, speed texturing, speed everything else).

    Limiting the required time to  aminimum.

    I think , the weekends mostly are not loaded with work, unless your'e a freelancer, there is always time for training on some weekends in the year/ month.

     

    Because for those monthly challenges it its hard to keep yourself motivated, maybe because no (physical) rewards in the end. I joined some competitions in the beginning, but lost motivation, even on my self chosen theme ^^

     

     

    So my suggestion:

     

    Limit the Competition to a single task, allowing also non generalists to join, because in the last challenges there were always more steps to cover. But you maybe have only time to finish a texture, or a model, so you are even not motivated to join:

     

    Examples:

           - give them a base face/ Model to sculpt finest, sharp details to.

           - give them a model to texture.

           - give them a model to retopo/ UVing

           - give them a model to render within 3DCoat.

           - and so on

     

    I think that would be possible for a weekend project or a  week project.

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  5. Advise on System Configuration

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    SLI doesn't help on most CG apps. When using a 2nd card for GPU rendering, you don't even have to have a monitor hooked to it. The renderer sees it and you can choose your 2nd card to render while working interactively (first card for display purposes only). But when you are ready to do final frame rendering, you can enable both cards to contribute.

    Thanks,

    Here is my rig so far,

    http://pcpartpicker.com/p/3GTZQ

    I will use my current case, plus current hdd as additional drive, and my gtx 460 until i can grab a decent card.

    Not decided yet what to do with gpu, though.

  6. Advise on System Configuration

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    Posted · Edited by chingchong

    Thank you all for hints and tipps.

    While a Titan is nice, its out of reach for me, since it will be 2/3 of my budget.

    Lol, i just saw on ebay a used rig, with triple SLI Titan Black!!! o-O

    How about SLI mode for 3DC, would there be an increase in performance, if i just get another gtx 460, just to bridge the time till some better gpus are available?

    (Ah Javis just saw, that you have two in your old workstation, what if they are in combination with an intel"?)

    CPU wise i think i will go for i7 4930k, 16GB ram( and upgrade later to 32gb)

    -fits the budget, because my boss agree to pay with hardware for my work overtime, "pre-taxed". :D

  8. Advise on System Configuration

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    Posted · Edited by chingchong

    Hi ,

     

    Im about to replace my old pc (AMD Athlon II X4 640 + nVidia GTX 460),

     

    Im currently comparing two pc's

     

    1.) i5-4440 cpu  + Nvidia  GTX 770

     

    2.) i7-4770 cpu  + Nvidia  GTX 760

     

     

    What would your choice on this combinations.

    Im mainly using 3DCoat and MODO!

    Im mostly interested in getting less laggy brush behaviour on high polycounts

  9. MODO 801 Release

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    Yeah i probably will skip this release, too, since im just bought 701 on new year

    and instead invest the money in hardware this time.

    Although i was impressed by some features and could use them in my work.

     

    Glad, that the upgrade price is same for each preceeding version, hopefully it will remain so.

  17. 6th Challenge - Chimera Bust

    in Member Contests

    Posted · Edited by chingchong

    quick sketch for my chimera,

     

    "Eierlegende Wollmichsau" 

    (There does not exist an english term, because its german origin ;)

    Something like a Shmoo;

    Literal meaning: "egg-laying, wool and milk yielding pig").

     

    Chimera of Pig/ Sheep/ cow/ chicken.

    Probably will add chicken feet to it later and eggs.

    post-9328-0-20839000-1397632284_thumb.jp

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