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Am I missing something when the author writes about a free GCP instance with 8 vcpus & 64GB ram? Which one is that? My second thought, why not scale that up t
by teamspirit 6y ago
Am I missing something when the author writes about a free GCP instance with 8 vcpus & 64GB ram? Which one is that?
My second thought, why not scale that up to 64 vcpus (or even more) and spend less time rendering? I'm sure there's a balance between cost per second of render time and # vcpus. I haven't found it myself, mostly due to not experimenting.
When I render my product shots on GCP, I use a 96 vcpu instance and render relatively intensive (due to the higher quality of render and light settings) at print resolution in a minute or two. The cost becoming negligible, the feedback quick, and the strain on my MBP minimal.
- niea_11 6y agoI think he's using GCP with a new account, so he received a $300 free credit. But I couldn't find machines with 8vcpus and 64gb, only 8vcpus with 32gb 90-day, $300 Free Trial: New Google Cloud and Google Maps Platform users can take advantage of a 90-day trial period that includes $300 in free Cloud Billing credits to explore and evaluate Google Cloud and Google Maps Platform products and services. You can use these credits toward one or a combination of products. https://cloud.google.com/free/docs/gcp-free-tier#free-tier-usage-limits https://cloud.google.com/free/docs/gcp-free-tier#free-tier-u...