Question(s) about System Requirements?

[Andy Stull]

Hello, I was wondering if someone in the community can help me. I’m an aspiring toy designer interested in becoming a member, but I need to purchase a computer with an operating system that handles both Blender and an ELEGOO Mars 2P 3D Resin Printer, WELL! The one I use now isn’t up to the task. What do you recommend as far as system specifications/ requirement?

I was looking at a “PowerSpec G476 Gaming PC Platinum Collection”, with:

• Intel Twenty-Four Core Core i9-14900KF (2.4GHz) Turbo Up to 6.0GHz

• Windows 11 Pro 

• 64 GB DDR5-5600 (128GB Max)

• 2TB Solid State DriveNVME

• NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090 24GB GDDR6X

• 10/100/1000/2500Mbps LAN 2×2 Wi-Fi 6E 802.11ax, Bluetooth 5.3

Do you think that this setup meets Blender & Resin Printing Requirements? I think I might change the OS to Lenox Mint, and maybe increase the RAM (If Possible). Are there any other specifications that need considering?

Thank you for your assistance in this matter!

[Omar Domenech]

I don’t know about the 3D printer, but that is a pro wrestler of a computer, it has some muscles in it for sure. You’ll be fine for rendering and heavy scenes. And if your budget allows it, the more powerful specs you can add it’s always better.

[Dwayne Savage]

That exceeds the recommended specs for both Blender and Chitubox(the software that the printer uses). The only issue I see is that, unless they have fixed the bug, the 24 cores aren’t all used with Linux mint. I know Ubuntu recently fixed the bug. So if it hasn’t been updated in mint it will be soon. 

[Andy Stull]

Thanks Omar Domenech and Dwayne Savage for the help.  Mr. Savage, in your opinion, would I be better off with Ubuntu or Mint (if they have fixed the bugs)?

[Dwayne Savage]

They’re both good. I personally like mint better. I don’t think you’ll notice the slight slowdown. Plus they are both quick to fix these problems. Not to mention mint is based off of Ubuntu. Sorry, I don’t remember the correct term. I’m still on a dual core. Waiting for my new PC to arrive. Then I’ll be able to run 4.3 and not have to do any hacks to get 4.2 to run. 

[Andy Stull]

Hello Dwayne Savage, 

Thank you for the advice.  I guess I’ll go with the latest version of Linux, Mint.  Obviously, I’m not a tech guy, so I really appreciate all your help.  Thanks again!

[Elton Boocock]

I have literally just saved the exact same spec on a PC configurator. I am on an M3 Max MacBook Pro and it’s the rendering times that I want to speed up. I use the laptop for work and can’t just rely on leaving scenes overnight. My use would be on Windows and for animation rendering, not printing.

The spec isn’t cheap and therefore I have been doing a lot of researching to see if it will make ‘all the difference’, that I would want it to, outside of having another machine that could deal with the rendering part, while I carry on working. I am reassured by the replies here. Is there a site that actually compares render times of the same scene with various specs? Or, is this spec so much more than the M3 that I don’t need to worry??!!

[Martin Bergwerf]

Hi Elton @EltonBoocock ,

There is this site: https://opendata.blender.org/ 

(Also, as you can see, Linux performs better than Windows…)

I have similar specs to what the OP mentions and it’s worth the money, if you can afford it.

[Elton Boocock]

I will check that link out now. Thank you. Will also look at Linux as this machine will only be intended for Blender…

[Dwayne Savage]

@EltonBoocock If you’re only going to be using it Blender then you may want to check out Linux MX. It’s fast and works great with Blender. Linux mint with XFCE desktop environment is also good. The reason I use mint is because there is more support and a larger community and I use my system for everything. Including gaming. 

[Elton Boocock]

@dillenbata3 thanks. I am new to linux, so getting into these communities for support would be really helpful. I will start looking at how to setup linux now. I am sure YouTube will be full of videos! I will go for Linux Mint with XFCE desktop given what you have said.

[Dwayne Savage]

@EltonBoocock the great thing about Linux is you can try before you install. Most have a live boot option. You need either a CD Burner or an 8GB flash drive and the ability to boot from USB. Another option is to check out the distro with different DEs at Distrosea.com to check it out thru your web browser. 

Some info you have Linux distro which you can think of like a cars make. Then you have the desktop environment or DE for short which is like a cars model.  This affects what kinds of graphical interface you have along with other options like a 3D desktop. I use XFCE because I have a really old computer with only 8GB of RAM and a dual core AMD athelon II CPU. Hopefully my new system will arrive today or tomorrow. Mints default DE is Cinnamon, but a lot of people swear by MATE.

[Elton Boocock]

@dillenbata3 a lot to get my head around, but sounds like it is worth it to put the time in to learn. thanks again. really appreciated.

[Dwayne Savage]

@EltonBoocock If you’re totally new to Linux and have a powerful PC or an extremely powerful system like @AeJax describes at the beginning of this post then you may want to start with Ubuntu Studio This comes with a complete suite of AV software already installed. Including Blender, Gimp, Krita, OBS Studio, and more. It’s defiantly a good place to start. 

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