I'm using corona renderer so I made my choices based on it's Corona benchmark, where core i9 14900k is on the 7th page of CPU rating score, so I took Ryzen 7950x as the most cost efficient one
Corona Benchmark is a very handy tool that shows the benefit of those incredibly powerful Threadripper CPUs! It sounds like you have made a great choice, and I wish you all the best with your new build! Thanks for sharing :) Cheers, Craig!
Quick question: Will 3ds max version 2024 run on windows 8.1? No matter where I look I cannot find the answer as to whether it’ll work or not. Thanks. I’m still on max 2022 and have been using max for 23 years now. I’m just a hobbyist though. I started on version 4 back in 1999.😂
Thanks for getting in touch! Looking at the requirements for 2024 you will need to have Windows 10 or 11 in order to run the application. Thankfully you should be able to upgrade to Windows 10 or 11 through the Windows updates, or if you are log into your Microsoft account on your machine now, if you reinstall Windows 10 or 11, your license key tied to your account will activate windows automatically. I hope this helps :) - Ryan
Thank you very much for your kind comment! For rendering we would suggest the Intel Core i9 due to its higher core count. However, the Ryzen 9s do come at a lower overall cost which is a factor when building a workstation for CPU rendering.
Amazing! Thanks for the kind words and for watching! If you have any tech questions, but sure to send them our way and we will add them to ideas for future videos. Cheers, Craig
Thanks for the informative video! My budget allows me to choose between Intel Core i7-13700K and AMD Ryzen 9 7900X. I'm always leaning towards Intel in general but what would you pick (It will be paired with Nvidia RTX 3090 FE)? The PC will be used for rendering as well. Thanks!
Hi Anton! For 3DS Max the majority of tasks involve a single high frequency core meaning you're wanting to look at the boost clocks. The 13700K boosts to around 5.4Ghz whereas the 7900X boost to 5.6Ghz however, Intels architecture allows it to be more efficient over longer renders and with 4 more cores you'll fine the Intel CPU will be an overall better CPU for other tasks.
It's not clear for me, why are the AMD GPU not recommended? there are some AMD GPUs whit some better specs, as VRAM, bus memory, and probably perform better than 4060 8gb, at the same price range... I am more interested in working in the viewport, not for rendering.
This is a really interesting point that I hadn't considered covering in the video. 3DSMax itself will run on any card supporting DirectX. If you only use the viewport, you will be more than fine with an AMD video card. It's worth saying I had the pleasure of installing an Asrock Radeon RX 7900 XTX Taichi OC 24GB into a workstation last week, and with its massive 24GB of VRAM, it does offer value for money. However, I'd suggest that Nvidia's pockets are pretty big and I'm expecting to see support for drivers and performance improvements to outlast the equivalent AMD card...just food for thought. Thanks again for your awesome question. I promise I'll bring this viewpoint into future videos. Cheers, Craig
Thanks for watching folks! Hope you enjoyed this one, be sure to let us know what topic you'd like us to cover on the next video! Cheers, Craig 😎
excellent guide ... thank you
Thank you so much for the kind comment! We really do appreciate it
I'm using corona renderer so I made my choices based on it's Corona benchmark, where core i9 14900k is on the 7th page of CPU rating score, so I took Ryzen 7950x as the most cost efficient one
Corona Benchmark is a very handy tool that shows the benefit of those incredibly powerful Threadripper CPUs! It sounds like you have made a great choice, and I wish you all the best with your new build! Thanks for sharing :) Cheers, Craig!
Quick question: Will 3ds max version 2024 run on windows 8.1?
No matter where I look I cannot find the answer as to whether it’ll work or not.
Thanks.
I’m still on max 2022 and have been using max for 23 years now. I’m just a hobbyist though.
I started on version 4 back in 1999.😂
Thanks for getting in touch! Looking at the requirements for 2024 you will need to have Windows 10 or 11 in order to run the application. Thankfully you should be able to upgrade to Windows 10 or 11 through the Windows updates, or if you are log into your Microsoft account on your machine now, if you reinstall Windows 10 or 11, your license key tied to your account will activate windows automatically. I hope this helps :) - Ryan
great video!, so for cpu rendering what do you recommend betwen i9 vs ryzen9? thanks before
Thank you very much for your kind comment! For rendering we would suggest the Intel Core i9 due to its higher core count. However, the Ryzen 9s do come at a lower overall cost which is a factor when building a workstation for CPU rendering.
Thank you! very helpful video!
Amazing! Thanks for the kind words and for watching! If you have any tech questions, but sure to send them our way and we will add them to ideas for future videos. Cheers, Craig
Thanks for the informative video! My budget allows me to choose between Intel Core i7-13700K and AMD Ryzen 9 7900X. I'm always leaning towards Intel in general but what would you pick (It will be paired with Nvidia RTX 3090 FE)? The PC will be used for rendering as well. Thanks!
Hi Anton! For 3DS Max the majority of tasks involve a single high frequency core meaning you're wanting to look at the boost clocks. The 13700K boosts to around 5.4Ghz whereas the 7900X boost to 5.6Ghz however, Intels architecture allows it to be more efficient over longer renders and with 4 more cores you'll fine the Intel CPU will be an overall better CPU for other tasks.
Thank you for your response.
It's not clear for me, why are the AMD GPU not recommended? there are some AMD GPUs whit some better specs, as VRAM, bus memory, and probably perform better than 4060 8gb, at the same price range... I am more interested in working in the viewport, not for rendering.
This is a really interesting point that I hadn't considered covering in the video. 3DSMax itself will run on any card supporting DirectX. If you only use the viewport, you will be more than fine with an AMD video card. It's worth saying I had the pleasure of installing an Asrock Radeon RX 7900 XTX Taichi OC 24GB into a workstation last week, and with its massive 24GB of VRAM, it does offer value for money. However, I'd suggest that Nvidia's pockets are pretty big and I'm expecting to see support for drivers and performance improvements to outlast the equivalent AMD card...just food for thought. Thanks again for your awesome question. I promise I'll bring this viewpoint into future videos. Cheers, Craig
Great International thanks
Aww, thanks for taking the time to comment! Glad you got value from the video. Cheers, Craig