new processor

[godric]

Hi, i wanna know if AMD Athlon II x4 640 3.0 Ghz is good for modelling something in Maya or 3DMax?

[element]

your question is a little bit relative. There are lots of better processors

personally i would prefer an Intel System!

[P2sta]

agree with el, right now Intel makes better procesors then AMD

[Duron]

Intel SandyBridge!

[mynameisoscarjo]

Intel i3, i5 or i7 takes you far. The later ones is with four cores.

[EquiNOX]

I'd say go with Intel... they have better multicores performance than AMD now days.

[mtumer]

My choice is a multicore intel.

[ravenzep]

Intel has always been the "sheet"..... reflected in the price!
Yup, i agree with Equinox.

Regards

[Brombaer]

I think for modelling purposes the absolute power of the processor isn't making a big difference. For rendering afterwards of course it does If you are on a budget side at the moment the AMD hexacore processors are best for the buck but this will change as soon as Intel sells Sandy Bridge quadcore processors.

[rik3098]

agree with el, right now Intel makes better procesors then AMD

Well actually intel uses hyperthreadeing (fake cpu cores non physical) amd uses real physical cores so amd cpus are much more fit and can do more calculations.

[ravenzep]

Intel has real physical cores too. Ever heard of xeon?

[rik3098]

Intel has real physical cores too. Ever heard of xeon?

ive been beat

[rik3098]

*missspell* i've been beat

[nfsc]

i will tell u this now, AMD or Intel, doesnt matter, when you render, your still going to be waiting forever for it to render. you might aswell save some money i personally dont feel any difference moving from my old phenom II to core i7 (both nehalem and sandy bridge) when it comes to 3d applications.sure intel may be faster, but its doesnt feel that much faster. i would be more worried about things like ram and graphics cards at this point

just my 2 cents

EDIT: i would also worry about motherboard more, when i was using an asus rampage III extreme, in 3ds max, when i tried using reactor 3ds max became unstable easily. i replaced it with an MSI Big Bang X-Power and was able to use reactor, and 3ds max in general with much much more stability.

[ravenzep]

Well, when you are rendering, all you want is processor power.... So it does make a big difference how the processors handle the situation.
There is a thing called benchmarking..... It s very simple, see the benchmarks of the processors and draw your own conclusion.
The other thing is called compatibility..... Each software has its own personal tastes.
Anyway i m not at all a guru on the subject, but i suppose this is common sense.