Would rendering on Daz destroy my laptop?

[Phoneman73]

Another option that I've heard mentioned in other threads (but haven't priced it myself) is using an online source for rendering. People will do the modeling in Daz on their own machine and upload the files to an server to do the rendering. I built my own rig from the ground up just for rendering. As others mentioned, a rig designed for high end gaming doesn't translate to a good rendering rig or vice versa.

 

[Deleted member 833325]

There is no such thing as a laptop designed for rendering that you can buy off the shelf (like yours). There isn't even a PC design for rendering that you can buy off the shelf.

They're all built specifically for that purpose, most often, by people who are doing the rendering, or from specialist stores that build to order.

Plain and simply, your CPU and GPU are on the lower end in terms of performance. As a meme said, I wouldn't even game on an expensive laptop. It's not worth it. Laptops are nothing but a money bin. With a PC, you can replace and expand hardware as and when needed, easily, without having to just buy a new one, or send it off to a place to do it for you (more money).

I build high performance PCs, this isn't just an uneducated opinion.

what about mobile workstations + external GBU? I agree that desktop is built for pro production, what would you recommend to those who are on the go?

 

[Lobbly]

I just got a new computer Ryzen 3900x, GF2070Plus, 64GB Ram and rendering with iray takes me with 2 girls about 15 seconds. It used to take my old pc 5 minutes... I wouldn't even try it out on a laptop. It would drive me mad waiting so long and it also stresses the system a lot.