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	<updated>2012-06-07T03:39:48Z</updated>
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			<title type="html"><![CDATA[Re: Render Farm Service]]></title>
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			<content type="html"><![CDATA[Not bad for a 1.5 minute video. Look forward to seeing more results produced from this service!]]></content>
			<author>
				<name><![CDATA[Gopher]]></name>
				<uri>https://bricksinmotion.com/forums/user/3633/</uri>
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			<updated>2012-06-07T03:39:48Z</updated>
			<id>https://bricksinmotion.com/forums/post/275318/#p275318</id>
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			<title type="html"><![CDATA[Re: Render Farm Service]]></title>
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			<content type="html"><![CDATA[Yep, pretty much.  Less than 4 days to render.  Faster had it run 24/7 but I just couldn't tolerate the fans running all night.]]></content>
			<author>
				<name><![CDATA[Lechnology]]></name>
				<uri>https://bricksinmotion.com/forums/user/80/</uri>
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			<updated>2012-06-07T03:30:47Z</updated>
			<id>https://bricksinmotion.com/forums/post/275317/#p275317</id>
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			<title type="html"><![CDATA[Re: Render Farm Service]]></title>
			<link rel="alternate" href="https://bricksinmotion.com/forums/post/275307/#p275307"/>
			<content type="html"><![CDATA[Aha...so you bought stock workstations, but also customized them. 

Great video BTW. How long did that take to render with your setup?]]></content>
			<author>
				<name><![CDATA[Gopher]]></name>
				<uri>https://bricksinmotion.com/forums/user/3633/</uri>
			</author>
			<updated>2012-06-07T02:12:32Z</updated>
			<id>https://bricksinmotion.com/forums/post/275307/#p275307</id>
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			<title type="html"><![CDATA[Re: Render Farm Service]]></title>
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			<content type="html"><![CDATA[I bid on eBay.  In actuality, it's one T5400 and two 490 towers with a T5400 motherboard each.  Their memories are compatible with both motherboards so I was able to just swap out the 490 motherboards for T5400.  I believe I was the first to attempt installing a T5400 motherboard into a 490 tower.  I did have to buy one heatsink from a third party vendor and had to buy matching pairs of CPUs to upgrade the ones that came with the 490 towers.  Including them, it would be an average of $450 each, but whatever.

I targeted sellers who had two heatsinks and excess memory.  I didn't factor the GPU so all three have a low end graphics card, but that didn't seem to affect rendering my [url=http://www.bricksinmotion.com/films/view/3538]Dark Knight Wises[/url] clip.

You just have to be patient and bid low.]]></content>
			<author>
				<name><![CDATA[Lechnology]]></name>
				<uri>https://bricksinmotion.com/forums/user/80/</uri>
			</author>
			<updated>2012-06-07T01:19:47Z</updated>
			<id>https://bricksinmotion.com/forums/post/275303/#p275303</id>
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			<title type="html"><![CDATA[Re: Render Farm Service]]></title>
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			<content type="html"><![CDATA[I'm wondering that too-- it depends on what type of RAM, but 8GB of DDR3 RAM can be purchased very cheap nowadays (around $50). Of course, you do need an expensive motherboard that holds two CPUs. I've seen those Xeons; aren't they about $400 each? You also need a decent power supply and workstation GPUs.

EDIT: Never mind; I've looked up the T5400. Interestingly enough, if you were to buy the pieces seperate, it would be much more expensive. DDR2 memory is a killer these days. The workstation that I saw only came with one CPU-- I'm assuming you installed the other?]]></content>
			<author>
				<name><![CDATA[Gopher]]></name>
				<uri>https://bricksinmotion.com/forums/user/3633/</uri>
			</author>
			<updated>2012-06-07T01:00:20Z</updated>
			<id>https://bricksinmotion.com/forums/post/275298/#p275298</id>
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		<entry>
			<title type="html"><![CDATA[Re: Render Farm Service]]></title>
			<link rel="alternate" href="https://bricksinmotion.com/forums/post/275284/#p275284"/>
			<content type="html"><![CDATA[What?!
I can't even find a remotely decent desktop computer for under $500.

Where did you get them?]]></content>
			<author>
				<name><![CDATA[ZP]]></name>
				<email><![CDATA[ackar99@gmail.com]]></email>
				<uri>https://bricksinmotion.com/forums/user/2111/</uri>
			</author>
			<updated>2012-06-06T22:51:54Z</updated>
			<id>https://bricksinmotion.com/forums/post/275284/#p275284</id>
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			<title type="html"><![CDATA[Re: Render Farm Service]]></title>
			<link rel="alternate" href="https://bricksinmotion.com/forums/post/275162/#p275162"/>
			<content type="html"><![CDATA[A lot.  But in all seriousness, I bought them cheap, around $400 each.]]></content>
			<author>
				<name><![CDATA[Lechnology]]></name>
				<uri>https://bricksinmotion.com/forums/user/80/</uri>
			</author>
			<updated>2012-06-05T20:30:03Z</updated>
			<id>https://bricksinmotion.com/forums/post/275162/#p275162</id>
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		<entry>
			<title type="html"><![CDATA[Re: Render Farm Service]]></title>
			<link rel="alternate" href="https://bricksinmotion.com/forums/post/275137/#p275137"/>
			<content type="html"><![CDATA[And, how much did these cost?]]></content>
			<author>
				<name><![CDATA[ZP]]></name>
				<email><![CDATA[ackar99@gmail.com]]></email>
				<uri>https://bricksinmotion.com/forums/user/2111/</uri>
			</author>
			<updated>2012-06-05T14:01:34Z</updated>
			<id>https://bricksinmotion.com/forums/post/275137/#p275137</id>
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		<entry>
			<title type="html"><![CDATA[Re: Render Farm Service]]></title>
			<link rel="alternate" href="https://bricksinmotion.com/forums/post/275106/#p275106"/>
			<content type="html"><![CDATA[3 computers, each with over 8GB of memory and two Xeon Quad-core processors @ 2.50 Ghz each.  In total, 6 Quad-core processors.]]></content>
			<author>
				<name><![CDATA[Lechnology]]></name>
				<uri>https://bricksinmotion.com/forums/user/80/</uri>
			</author>
			<updated>2012-06-04T22:36:40Z</updated>
			<id>https://bricksinmotion.com/forums/post/275106/#p275106</id>
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		<entry>
			<title type="html"><![CDATA[Re: Render Farm Service]]></title>
			<link rel="alternate" href="https://bricksinmotion.com/forums/post/275044/#p275044"/>
			<content type="html"><![CDATA[This is awesome!
What are the specs on these things?]]></content>
			<author>
				<name><![CDATA[ZP]]></name>
				<email><![CDATA[ackar99@gmail.com]]></email>
				<uri>https://bricksinmotion.com/forums/user/2111/</uri>
			</author>
			<updated>2012-06-04T11:41:27Z</updated>
			<id>https://bricksinmotion.com/forums/post/275044/#p275044</id>
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			<title type="html"><![CDATA[Render Farm Service]]></title>
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			<content type="html"><![CDATA[I recently bought three T5400 Workstations as part of my render farm and I thought I'd offer them as a rendering/processing service to animators (both stop-motion and cg) here in this community to alleviate your rendering/processing stress.

Services are free for a certain number of frames.  I charge beyond a certain amount, not to profit but to cover utility and make up the cost of purchasing these workstations.  It is also limited to what software I currently use: Carrara 7/8 Pro*, Blender 2.5+, Cinema4D Studio R12, and 3ds Max 2009.

Contact me via my service webpage for details.
[url]http://lechnology.x10.mx/services.php[/url]

Service availability varies depending whether or not I'm using it or if a client is currently using it as well as my ability to tolerate the fan noise.

Note: Blender has their own render farm so I advice that you use their's before considering asking for my service.

*I am most familiar with this software.  The others I am a novice so I require your expertise to set up the program for rendering.]]></content>
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				<name><![CDATA[Lechnology]]></name>
				<uri>https://bricksinmotion.com/forums/user/80/</uri>
			</author>
			<updated>2012-06-04T11:10:13Z</updated>
			<id>https://bricksinmotion.com/forums/post/275043/#p275043</id>
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