Gerold Brunner

Hey it's me again =P

I'm going with the more cost effective way for now and will update my stystem slightly=P
What do you guys think:
Go with an i7-980(x) or with an X5680?
I'm not really planning on going dual-cpu.

Thanks guys, I will have a look into your suggestions.
I think I'm going with more ram and a new video card, although the MB can just hold 24GB ram.
But I hope that's enough for the moment

Hi Guys,

I started to learn houdini and I'm not really sure about my hardware.
I'm a motion graphics guy who is used to AE/C4D, mainly working at agencies on their equipment (most of the time macs).
I was really into gaming like 10 years ago and still have got this hardware(imgs attached).

My question now is, if I should invest into that machine, or go with a new one?
The whole process feels slow and I don't want to invest too much money right now.
I know it's pretty old, but could someone tell me what would be the “most cost efficient” way for now?