I’m looking for recommendations on parts/builds to use in a budget blender rig. I’ll be using it to make models/rigging for three.js web apps.

I know this is probably something that has been covered in a million places online, but after spending the weekend waiting 30 seconds for every click in blender I’m ready for a little chit chat and hope the community will oblige and share some tips on building a cheap but solid rig.

Fine with sourcing used parts on Craigslist/online etc. I just want the best rig I can buy for the cheapest amount.

Would be using Linux fo sho!

Edit: I live in the US. Don’t have a hard budget in mind, just trying to be crafty.

Edit 2: I’m basically looking for the “used Honda civic” version of a blender rig. Started freelancing this year and haven’t made the big bucks yet, but hit the point where I need something to get work done

Thanks!

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  • wagesj45@kbin.social
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    I recently purchased one of these bad boys used to use as a server, but it has more than enough horsepower to run Blender. If you’re going to use Cycles, I recommend going on ebay and getting a used RTX card. the 20xx and the 30xx series are going for about $200 used right now. Assuming you bring your own keyboard/mouse/monitor, you should have a really nice Blender build for about $650, all said and done.

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      1 year ago

      Btw how much power does your server eat up with the dual cpus running? I love the idea of getting one of these, so cheap and so much horsepower, but wondering if it’s going to be painfully expensive to fill up the tank.

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        To be honest, it isn’t really something I think about. Energy consumption just is what it is in this household. Part of the expense of working with the tools I need.

        It is definitely a powerful machine, but I do not know what the power draw is, I’m sorry.

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          Gotcha gotcha, yeah I feel you. I asked chat gpt to estimate it and it said $50 a month! So I thought I’d check with humans

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            That seems pretty high to me. You can try using this calculator to see how much you might be spending. It has an 825W power supply. So I supposed the worst case scenario of completely maxing out its usage 24 hours a day would be about $70 a month. But that is just absurd usage. You’ll be using much less than that 99% of the time.