CPU upgrade (compatibility question)

[Timaphillips]

I'm looking into upgrading my CPU as I am getting fed up with slow rendering times and response in sketchup. Can I upgrade CPU's?

Here's what I have right now:

Product Specifications 

Here's the CPU I want:

Newegg.com - Intel Core 2 Duo E8500 Wolfdale 3.16GHz 6MB L2 Cache LGA 775 65W Dual-Core Processor - Processors - Desktops

I should mention that I have upgraded a few things on this computer. I now have 3 GB of RAM and a Nvidia Quadro FX 1700 graphics card.

 

[wafflehammer]

if you are rendering i would recommend a quad-core..it'll do it much faster than a duel-core

 

[Timaphillips]

if you are rendering i would recommend a quad-core..it'll do it much faster than a duel-core

I'm using Sketchup, which doesn't support more than one core. I don't anticipate it supporting more than 2 any time soon either. However, I am exploring more 3D programs, as I've come to think I'm outgrowing Sketchup.

 

[wafflehammer]

well, in that case get the e8500 , a good air cooler, and OC the snot out of it lol....but if you start using other programs a quad-core would be a nice thing to have just in case you can use it

 

[Luke]

^i agree, get a quad core.

 

[meat_helmet]

That E8500 should give you about 30% more performance compared to you current system in rendering. However, you computer as it is now should chew sketchup and spit it out into a fine dust... So i am assuming you are talking purely about rendering times. If that is the case, then what render are you using with it??

Vray and Mental Ray both utilize 4 cores, as do the software renders of programs such as 3ds max and Maya. Just about all renders use 4 cores, because they were programing them to to this years ago for render farms (before anyone had heard about dual cores).

Anyway, my point is, if you are using a 3rd party render for sketchup you will see about a 200% increase in rendering times with a Q6600 compared to you current system, i know, i have myself.

Oh, and by the way, just keep in mind rendering takes a looooooooong time and sometimes theres nothing you can do about it.

 

[Timaphillips]

That E8500 should give you about 30% more performance compared to you current system in rendering. However, you computer as it is now should chew sketchup and spit it out into a fine dust... So i am assuming you are talking purely about rendering times. If that is the case, then what render are you using with it??

Vray and Mental Ray both utilize 4 cores, as do the software renders of programs such as 3ds max and Maya. Just about all renders use 4 cores, because they were programing them to to this years ago for render farms (before anyone had heard about dual cores).

Anyway, my point is, if you are using a 3rd party render for sketchup you will see about a 200% increase in rendering times with a Q6600 compared to you current system, i know, i have myself.

Oh, and by the way, just keep in mind rendering takes a looooooooong time and sometimes theres nothing you can do about it.

I'm using Podium for Rendering. I'm hoping for a dual-core support update before the year is up. The rendering doesn't completely bother me, though. It's the general performance of sketchup. I do grocery store layouts that can be as large as 70,000 sq. ft. That's a lot of equipment models to place in one file and sketchup sometimes gets a little bogged down (yes, I know layers help). I'm thinking about migrating towards Revit. Thoughts?

Still looking for an answer as to the compatibility of this CPU on my system....

 

[veg1992]

No bumps allowed, deleted post

 

[Timaphillips]

no Bumps Allowed, Deleted Post

Damnit!

 

[Hussein19891]

Indeed.