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In Which Alpha Chromatica Now Has a Render Farm - Part 2

In Which Alpha Chromatica Now Has a Render Farm - Part 2

Tags
Render FarmVikram
Author
Ganz
Date
July 28, 2024
Post No.

Chroma 0239

URL
https://www.linkedin.com/posts/heyganz_alphachromatica-chroma-heyganz-activity-7219840359479037952-7f_W?utm_source=share&utm_medium=member_desktop
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Here's a quick snapshot of the build.

Motherboard

ASUS Pro WS WRX80E-SAGE WIFI CEB workstation

Processor

AMD Ryzen Threadripper 7970X 32-Core 64-Thread

GPU x2

ASUS ROG Strix GeForce RTX 4090 White

RAM x4

KINGSTON Server Premier 64GB (1x64GB) DDR5

Power Supply

CORSAIR HXi Series HX1500i

CPU Cooler

DeepCool LT720 WH

Fans x7

Lian Li Uni Fan P28 Case Fan, 120mm Daisy Chain PWM Fan

NVME x3

SAMSUNG 990 Pro 2TB M.2

Case

Lian Li O11D EVO XL

With 256GB of RAM, 2x 4090 GPUs, and 64 threads; this is a Rainbow Monster capable of spewing out pretty pixels faster than any computer I have ever used.

I asked my son what I should call this computer when I was picking him up from daycare and he said, "Teddy," and I said, "No baby, I am Teddy." Then he said, "Vikram!"

"Vikram" was a Tamil action spy movie directed by Rajasekhar and written by Kamal Haasan and Sujatha in 1986. In 2022, Kamal Hassan reprised his role as Vikram after 36 years!

Fun Fact : "Vikram" (1986) was the first Indian film to use a computer for recording its songs.

So yeah, our render farm is now called Vikram, and I used this opportunity to share the song I've been singing to my child when Mum's not around.