Information about used Flame 8.5

[Anonymous]

Our company is looking at buying a a used Flame 8.5 on Octane2 (2×600) from a reputable dealer. It has a permanent license, a Stone array, and is HD capable.

Are parts for these systems easy to get? How reliable would a system like this be (apart from the drives, which I know are generally going to fail from time to time.)

Thx, Rob

[Culley]

You can find parts for the octane in many places.
Ebay and others just do a google search for SGI.
Many companies still carry all the parts for sgi boxes.
c

[Tom]

You should check whether yuo have to pay the additional non-original owners fee, when you whant to upgrade your system. this might be a very expensive part.
hth tom

[TurboWidget]

Also, just check which graphics chipset is in the Octane 2.
As I understand it, V10 can’t handle HD only the V12 board. (Could be wrong here though !)

cheers
TW.

[Anonymous]

It is a V12 system, thanks, with DM2 and VBOB.
We’re getting a quote from Autodesk to upgrade to Ver 9 so we know.
I’d be curious to know if there’s a massive difference with a dual-600 Octane2 and the newer Tezro for anyone who may have operated both.
It’s a difficult decision because it’s a lot of money for an eol product, albeit a very powerful one.

[TurboWidget]

Cant speak from experience ‘cos we sell these things, not operate them 😀
Again, I could be way off base here but the Tezro & Oct2 both use the V12 graphics, so anything that relies on the graphics engine should be close in performance. But the 4 x 1Ghz proc in the Tezro will kick a$$ over a 2 x 600Mhz Oct2 in software processing.
If the budget can stretch to a Tezro, check out the Linux flame. Same price (on this side of the pond). I hear the Linux is blisteringly fast at software processing, important if you’re using a lot of sparks*

cheers
TW

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