(Part 1 of 2) This tutorial shows how to build a render farm at home using old computers and a few new graphics cards. This video has lots of detailed discussion about PC hardware and which Graphics Cards to pick for Rendering. Then, I explain how to install Windows 10 Pro to use for render nodes. Please ask questions if needed so I can help and we can learn more from each other. Blender System Requirements: https://www.blender.org/download/requirements/ Windows 10 Create Installation Media (for making the bootable usb stick): https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/software-download/windows10 Chapters 0:00 Render Farm Tutorial Overview 1:05 Blender Hardware Requirements on Blender.org 2:19 What to Know about Render Node Hardware (PC Parts) 4:00 Supported GPUs for Blender 3.0+ 6:38 General Hardware Recommendations 8:11 Should You Use Old Graphics Cards? 9:58 Cheap and Old Vs. New, Expensive, and Efficient 13:05 CPU vs GPU Rendering 15:30 Install Windows 10 Pro from USB 20:10 First Settings to Change in Windows 10 23:10 Part 1 Summary and What is Next in Part 2? This is Part 1 of 2. Part 1 focusses on selecting proper PC hardware for the build and how to install Windows 10 Pro on the render workers. Part 2 covers software settings for sharing files and networking, and how to configure Blender for distributed rendering. Thank you for watching! Part 2 should be published this week as well. So stay tuned for that. I usually post 3D art videos. Come check it out if you feel like it!
(Part 1 of 2) This tutorial shows how to build a render farm at home using old computers and a few new graphics cards. This video has lots of detailed discussion about PC hardware and which Graphics Cards to pick for Rendering. Then, I explain how to install Windows 10 Pro to use for render nodes. Please ask questions if needed so I can help and we can learn more from each other. Blender System Requirements: https://www.blender.org/download/requirements/ Windows 10 Create Installation Media (for making the bootable usb stick): https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/software-download/windows10 Chapters 0:00 Render Farm Tutorial Overview 1:05 Blender Hardware Requirements on Blender.org 2:19 What to Know about Render Node Hardware (PC Parts) 4:00 Supported GPUs for Blender 3.0+ 6:38 General Hardware Recommendations 8:11 Should You Use Old Graphics Cards? 9:58 Cheap and Old Vs. New, Expensive, and Efficient 13:05 CPU vs GPU Rendering 15:30 Install Windows 10 Pro from USB 20:10 First Settings to Change in Windows 10 23:10 Part 1 Summary and What is Next in Part 2? This is Part 1 of 2. Part 1 focusses on selecting proper PC hardware for the build and how to install Windows 10 Pro on the render workers. Part 2 covers software settings for sharing files and networking, and how to configure Blender for distributed rendering. Thank you for watching! Part 2 should be published this week as well. So stay tuned for that. I usually post 3D art videos. Come check it out if you feel like it!