100 - 200$? I bought new MSI GT 710 for around 50$
1 Like
I donāt agree; Intel charges too much per core. And cores are everything in plotting. That and enough disks / disk speed, but mainly fast cores.
This thread is for dedicated plotting machines. And a dedicated plotter can (ideally) run headless so why are you so focused on graphics?
All you need is a cheap basic video card for initial setup and then it can even be removed for headless plotting.
1 Like
indeed, I just got a 28 dollar video cardā¦it can produce image on my screen, all that is needed.
Even though Iām seeing some good plot times coming out of intel, I still prefer AMD.
- PCIe gen 4 support on 3000 series
- More core/dollar (most important thing)
- Better upgrade path in most cases
2 Likes
Intel got better plot times overall it seems. But when it comes to parallel plotting, AMD is the way to go (or some used >20 core Xeon Servers).
Luckily I found a used 3900X for 400 bugs. With some OC to my 32GB Crucial Ram and 2x Corsair MP600 NVMe (2TB) I get > 30 plots a day. I run 12 in parallel with 40min stagger (4 threads, 2508 ram).
No need for graphics. Just use your gaming card if you have one or buy a used one (10-20$) when setting up your rig. You can set up RDP on windows pretty easy or use SSH when on Linux.
1 Like
AMD does have integrated graphics CPUs: https://www.amd.com/en/processors/ryzen-with-graphics
2 Likes
Yes, I picked up 2x HP DL380 Gen8 boxes for dirt cheap and they can each plot 32 plots/day.
2 Likes
can you say what is the specs for your dl380 g8
2x E5-2690 V1, 256GB, 8x Raid-0 stripe of 800GB SSDās
1 Like