This might seems like a troll question, but Im wondering whats really “eats hardware” when composing and rendering?
Is it the ram, processor or is it the GPU alone itself, after all? Reason for asking is that Im wondering if I should upgrade my desktop or not.
This is my current desktop specs:
Motherboard: Asus ROG Maximus IV Extreme
CPU: i7 2600K @ 3.4ghz
RAM: Crossair Dominator 8GB @ 1600 mhz
GPU: Asus ROG GeForce GTX 690 2GB @ 6.008 ghz
This was ordered in 2014, so it have been with me a while.
Do really need to upgrade or can I do just fine with this? Im using UE4 for outdoor environment creation and not gamedevelopement.
It depends on what specific thing you’re talking about. For example, general game performance can be improved with a better GPU, but something like building lighting can be improved with the CPU.
Im using heavy assets like the KITE assets. I dont develope games but using UE for simulating and visualization. They run just fine on my laptop with 4.13. I havent tested 4.13 on my desktop yet. Last time I used UE on my desktop must have been on 4.7. and then it crashed and hang alot. Does the lightmap depends on GPU or CPU? I know the UE editor demands on ram, so maybe adding more ram will improve the usability? Also, I want to avoid bottlenecks if Im going for a upgrade.
More ram, also new Skylake chipset helps. Not sure what they did (Intel), but my new PC works much better with unreal than old one. Both have roughly same specs (same core i7, just different generation, 32gb ram, etc.), new one on Skylake wins. I wanted to upgrade old one for lower noise etc (it was louder than vacuum cleaner). Now i can hear when my ssd does seek for tracks.
Not a bad board - keep it (MAXIMUS IV EXTREME - Support)
CPU - keep it, still a valid chip for unreal dev. obviously you can go bigger if you wanted.
RAM - “4 x DIMM, Max. 32GB, DDR3 2200(O.C.)/2133(O.C.)/1866(O.C.)/1600/1333 Hz Non-ECC, Un-buffered Memory”. I would bump up to at least 1800+ speeds on the RAM. Yes, there is a big difference in 1600 and 1800. Personally, i would go 2133 @ min 16GB
GPU - if its for DEV work, get an Nvidia QUADRO. If its for Gaming and such, the higher the better, depends on your budget honestly. If you will use your rig for gaming mainly, go gaming GPU. If it will be used 100% for dev work, get a dev video card.
Side note: if your waiting a year to upgrade, you might as well upgrade the entire thing and not just the RAM.
I was about to spend some money on a new motherboard to upgrade the processor, but when I see I dont need that you probably saved me alot of money
This time Im only going to upgrade what I need to get better performance for speeding up the process of bulding lights, which today takes about 30 minutes or so on the Landscape Mountain pack from the learning tab. Thats not long, but it could be faster. I have looked at these packs:
Your motherboard does not support 2400 speed RAM. Max is 2200 but clocks down to 2133. Read the RAM specs on the provided link to see what you should get. Why pay for 2200 when it autoclocks to 2133? Why pay extra for 2400 when it will clock down to 2133? Hehe
