Hi all -

I've transitioned from production to teaching at a university. They are in the process of replacing their existing render farm and we're having a meeting to discuss options.

With everything being GPU accelerated, I wasn't sure what the current trend is. These machines will be rendering everything from After Effects projects to Renderman to Redshift and Arnold. So both CPU and GPU performance is important.

Does anyone have a particular server they like for this application? Note, it can't be any kind of DIY machine. This is a large university and they want warranties and the ability to call someone if something goes wrong.

Or are trends shifting in a different direction? Are there any rack-mount servers that run with Ampere-based GPUs favored by folks in this industry?

Thanks for any advice & input!

-Paul