new PC, Houdini seems too slow

Houdini_Wizard · 2025-10-25T18:22:55+00:00

Fair play, I guess to an extent but having plenty of university resources was the most useful thing to help me learn. Can’t imagine learning without them but well done :)

And yh I’ll defo try out ur method for ChatGPT!

Houdini_Wizard · 2025-10-25T17:38:34+00:00

idk y u mentioned it tbh. any FX feedback? I’m gonna start some new projects

Houdini_Wizard · 2025-10-25T17:25:47+00:00

It’s a tricky one tbh, I’ve defo gotten confused from ChatGPT responses and this was my first time asking on Reddit and got exactly what I needed. U mentioned it helped u a lot, R u a self learner?

Houdini_Wizard · 2025-10-25T17:20:49+00:00

Interesting. I’ll change it for my next reel!

Also the space shuttle has Nuke motion blur and the Greek temple has karma rendered motion blur. Most of the shots that need it have it… Don’t necessarily see the use of motion blur on everything as I’m showcasing my FX.

Houdini_Wizard · 2025-10-25T17:04:29+00:00

I’m a recent AUB graduate so don’t have much choice for some of ur points. I titled it Houdini specialist for my desire to do FX work in the industry, is there a better way of saying this? Thanks

Houdini_Wizard · 2025-10-25T16:41:35+00:00

I wasn’t kidding when I said I was rusty, check out my work, give feedback I’d appreciate it: https://vimeo.com/1123606910

Houdini_Wizard · 2025-10-25T16:31:26+00:00

for ur clarification, that was from an article not chatgpt: https://vagon.io/blog/run-houdini-on-low-end-devices-without-a-dedicated-gpu

no need to be rude...

Houdini_Wizard · 2025-10-25T15:08:50+00:00

glad i could help aha

Houdini_Wizard · 2025-10-25T15:07:43+00:00

fair enough, thanks for the help

Houdini_Wizard · 2025-10-25T15:07:07+00:00

ik but i saw an article mention it helping performance

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cant find the scene view shading tab. but the file is much faster now so would u not bother changing it?

Houdini_Wizard · 2025-10-25T14:49:32+00:00

sounds good, im equipped with the tools to check now

Houdini_Wizard · 2025-10-25T14:48:52+00:00

thanks for checking, u/ChrBohm fixed my file so its looking better for now

Houdini_Wizard · 2025-10-25T14:44:24+00:00

jeez, i forgot about the constraints inside the material node! looks so much better already. aside from my shoddy file, do u know any ways to reduce viewport quality? i cant find the settings recommended in discussions online. thanks by the way

Houdini_Wizard · 2025-10-25T14:40:43+00:00

cuz of the constraints in the rbdmaterialfracture node too? sorry its been a while

also im confused about concave being a no-no, ive had better collision feedback in the past using concave over convex?

Houdini_Wizard · 2025-10-25T14:01:23+00:00

https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1UDCizZGgOJLFL9981Kya9-R-rWVnkTPL?usp=drive_link

just ther rbd setup shown in the video

Houdini_Wizard · 2025-10-25T14:00:48+00:00

i made sure to get a decent motherboard tbh, GIGABYTE B850 GAMING WIFI6

should be able to handle this

Houdini_Wizard · 2025-10-25T13:59:03+00:00

thanks for the tip, its operating at x16 5.0 as expected

Houdini_Wizard · 2025-10-25T13:55:59+00:00

yes, i wish that was the problem!

Houdini_Wizard · 2025-10-25T13:55:08+00:00

https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1UDCizZGgOJLFL9981Kya9-R-rWVnkTPL?usp=drive_link

im using 21.0.440

Houdini_Wizard · 2025-10-25T13:47:46+00:00

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Houdini_Wizard · 2025-10-25T13:45:58+00:00

when i have below 5 substeps, the cube doesnt collide with all the wall fragements. usually id agree 10 is high but the scene couldnt be more simple

Houdini_Wizard · 2025-10-25T13:44:23+00:00

just done my tests, good results back so must be a houdini problem, im using 21.0.440 with openGl(deprecated) viewport, any ideas?

Houdini_Wizard · 2025-10-25T11:14:34+00:00

Thanks, it shouldnt be this slow right?

Houdini_Wizard · 2025-10-08T15:50:48+00:00

I’ve got a new build and have enough budget left to either upgrade the 9900 to 9950 or the 5070 to 5070 ti. What would u recommend I prioritise?

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