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Published: 2014-02-24 16:01:01 +0000 UTC; Views: 2463; Favourites: 40; Downloads: 93
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Description
3D model of 'classic' 10/100M PCI network card, based on Realtek(r) RTL8139 chip
It took an incredible effort to properly model all those small parts
but final result turns out very pleasant 
Real card was used as reference. More details on full-res image.
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Some tech details about tools:
Paint.NET 3.5.10: textures editing
Blender 2.69: modeling and UV mapping (overall poly count is about 35k)
Octane Render 1.20: materials setup and rendering (pmc mode, 6000spp main views/12000spp macro views)
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Comments: 43
Wow, I thought it was a photograph at first.
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It 's one of my purposes
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I still have that lan card in my other computer, but haven't used it since one of its hard drive failed (it contained all the programs). need to get that fixed!
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fantastic detail, this os something else on my 'todo' list (circuitry, in a physical renderer), and your work looks absolutely phenominal
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Thank you!
This is my first modeling of such complex objects... instead of standalone chips
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yes i noticed after i went hunting for more inspiration in your gallery
love it! it does look alot of tedious work, but the results speak for themselves.
whats next? a motherboard perhaps, that you plug your chips and this NIC into?
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May be yes.. I have such plans... but also have a lack of time
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Crazy!
Do you remember a computer from circa 1986 called the MindSet?
Only once, I saw it, on display, showing a rotating cube, in color,
that had a movie playing on each face of the cube!!
Alas, it vanished as if it had never existed.
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There were so many unusual & awesome (but incompatible with each other) systems.... but finally most of them were superseded by Big Blue (or simply, IBM) systems
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Cool, I have a similar card in my good old AMD 2600+ computer.
But I think I will not go online with it anymore.
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Such simple things can look amazing
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Very true, quite true!
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This looks great. I would love to see you do a GTX 780 Ti.
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Hope that it will be possible to render it on two GTX680
Actually some of such works are planned but very preliminary... I need a good reference materials and a lot of spare time
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Ha I tried to make a Titan but didn't get farther than the cooler.
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A truly accurate and impressive model. Very well done.
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WOW before I read the description I thought it was real! @_@
(still think it could just be a picture)
Amazing work!
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Thank you!
There was a real card, which I held before eyes during materials setup and small details adjustments
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If you hadn't told me that this was CGI, I never would have known 
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You can try to find some real devices in that gallery: pnn32.deviantart.com/gallery/4…
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Just out of curiosity, what is your name a reference to?
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Nearly random combination of letters
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Oh. I thought it might be a tech abbreviation, like the "32" could be 32-bit.
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Damn... That's a rendered image??? Looks quite realistic to me.
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The components look great, especially the capacitors.
I also like the reflection and shadow.
The metal is a bit dull though.
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Observed glossy level of metal depends on environment lighting... there is no bright sources.
In the other hand, some imperfections should be left.. to make further improvements and make a picture distinguishable from photo
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Wow, that's bloody impressive. How the hell did you made the textures?
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Well, good texture is greatly improve overall look
How? Just one photo (top view) with minimal perspective distortions (it was hard with just Canon A800 
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I have handled gazillions of these things in course of my life, and didn't even pause to consider that it might have been rendered.
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Yeah, it's an unusual kind of art objects
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Now, what you need is a cat reaching for the card with a curious paw, "Hello, what's this..."
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