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For those of you who care. the E5.2620 v3's are running 33C at idle and 45c and full X7 render mode. The attached was a sample test render. Perhaps Doug could set us up with a benchmark file with preset Camera and layer settings for to compare and contrast. Attached: HIGH QUALITY - INDOOR 1781 x 805 @ 300 DPI nearly 16 passes in 0:16:55

Larry, You're the man! The OS was the limiting Factor. Now that I have "Added the PRO features"to my existing installation, I can see both CPU's and Chief see's 24 threads. Whoya!

Larry, That would explain why when I use CPUID HWMonitor CPU1 temps don't change and CPU0 ramp up. See attached. Really weird why I cannot find an app that will report both CPU's. Do you know what your BIOS settings are, and maybe where the function you suggest might be found? Thanks,

Okay. Here is my layout file that won't take the Revisions. BTW, I did try the default ARCH D and it did work. What I don't understand is mine is setup the same way with a few fewer pages. Must be a "Forest for the trees" thing again. Thanks CA Family! SIDG_LAYOUT.zip

Ah ha! Thanks Joey!

Mine now shows 12 which would indicate X7 recognized the two physical CPU (6 cores each) but when I run a raytrace, only one heats up and by only 7 degrees. The other appears to be at idle. Hum!

Perry, OKay. Where is the UPLOAD button for the site. I see download and links.

I would happy with wall detail providing the material take-off list. Show a wall and schedule with the material listed. Just a thought.

I have slightly different variant to this issue. I can't seem to get the Revision entry to display in the table. To check my Layout, I open a Chief template and went to page 1 using both "Page Information" and "+ Revision" to enter a revision, neither worked. Hum! I must be missing the obvious. Any thoughts? Thanks,

Larry, The old i7 motherboard laptop crashed so there will be no rendering from there. I just completed the build today and loaded Windows 8.1 and Chief x7. Not fully operational just yet but I did perform a sample full screen high res render of a stock Chief plan and it was running about 70 seconds per pass.

I can't tell you how excited I am to test a 12 Core (24 Core Hyper-threading) system out on X7. Stay tuned!

I've settled on a EVGA 980 4GB. Hopefully all the components will be here mid week so I can get back to work. The Gateway i5 laptop I am currently defaulting to is subpar to say the least. I'll list the components of my system in my signature and attempt some benchmark test for all you wonderful folks who helped me through this process. I can't thank you all enough for your terrific responses and expertise. Much success to all of you!!!!!

Doug, Again, thank you and the team for the constructive feedback. In Chief's humble opion, would you consider the following as the optimum performance GPU Single or double GPU boards? 970 or 980 units ? Memory 4, 8 or greater? Just lookimg for what you guys would pick if you had your favorites. Thanks again for the terrific support

Doug, Is the FirePro and issue with the MS OS and CA or the card in general? From a price standpoint the 8100 is far less money than the Quadro4000. Both are rated well for CAD and our kind of rendering while the other Nvidia cards seam to shine mainly with gamers. I want a kick but Workstation.

Price per benchmark tends to favor the 2620, IMHO.

Doug, What is your thought on the "EVGA GeForce GTX Titan X 12GB Video Card" vs. say the GeForce GTX980 4GB? Will Chief take advantage of the 12GB? or the ASUS Z10PE-D8 WS SSI EEB Server Motherboard Dual Intel Socket 2011-3 with a AMD FirePro W8100 8GB Video Card Thanks.

Guess I am still struggling with the "almost double the price on the 2630 over the 2620 for 2 additional cores. Logic would dictate go for the two cheaper units now and have 12 cores and hyper-threading (24 cores) for about the same price as 8 (16).. I could always upgrade the CPU's later when the price drop in a year or so. I am virtually dead-in-the-water and two commercial project waiting to be completed.

Graham, I saw the Tom's link, thank you. One thing I can't seem to find are recent (2015) comparison.

Thank you to all for you thoughtful input. Everyone has their own experience and certain variables in each could/will impact results. My small amount of research leads me to the following cost effective system. My Zeon 2620 Dual CPU Titan X 1 Edit Part List Edit Details Delete Component Selection Price CPU Intel Xeon E5-2620 V3 2.4GHz 6-Core Processor $391.95 Buy Intel Xeon E5-2620 V3 2.4GHz 6-Core Processor $391.95 Buy CPU Cooler Noctua NH-U12S 55.0 CFM CPU Cooler $64.88 Buy Noctua NH-U12S 55.0 CFM CPU Cooler $64.88 Buy Motherboard Asus Z10PA-D8 ATX Dual-CPU LGA2011-3 Motherboard $408.98 Buy Memory Crucial 32GB (2 x 16GB) DDR4-2133 Memory $339.99 Buy Video Card EVGA GeForce GTX Titan X 12GB Video Card $999.99 Buy Case Cooler Master HAF 912 ATX Mid Tower Case $52.99 Buy Power Supply Corsair RM 1000W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply $159.99 Buy Total: $2875.60 I have 128 SSD for a boot and program drive (Win 8, Office 365 and X7) and 1 TB SATA for files. The best part is I need only buy one CPU and Fan to start and can upgrade later. The outstanding question is.. "go single" 8 or 6 core" and add the second CPU later. Will the additional 4 cores justify the price? CPU Intel Xeon E5-2630 V3 2.4GHz 8-Core Processor $628.99 CPU Intel Xeon E5-2620 V3 2.4GHz 6-Core Processor $391.95

All this talk of core usage and threading leads me to ask; Is anyone using a Zeon cpu, or two, and if so, how does this cpu perform compared to the i7? I ask because my pc's motherboard gave up today and I plan to build a new box just for Chief. I don't play or care about games. What I care about is faster high quality raytraced images. All comments welcomed.

You got! Undo,Undo, Undo then under Layers found the "Door Schedule was unchecked! Thank you Joe! You ROCK!

Found it! Sort of. I had a CAD Detail window where I stored custom text for plans. I saved the good plan to a new file first, of course. I could not see the schedule anywhere in this window but when I deleted the detail window from CAD Detail Management it cured the issue. No idea how this happened but may DSH will have a clue.

Joe, If you're referring to the DELETE OBJECTS under EDIT I tried that and still get four (4) Labels for Doors and now Cabinets. I do have another plan linked to layouts but there are no schedules there either. Am I missing something? Thanks,

My problem is too with schedules but mine is getting rid of the multiple label displays. I've deleted all schedules and still get the multiple labels. Help!