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Hello everyone, I was wondering if you all would be interested in doing some rendering comparisons that I could gather up, and massage into a useful guide to getting a cost effective 3DS system up and running. What I propose is that we decide on a few universally representive .3ds files, and have everyone render a frame or so. The times, plus the listed hardware information will allow one to see what type of system is a good setup for the dollar. For instance, I'm wondering what the difference between a P/66 and a P/90 is as far as rendering time. And how 32MB holds up on some larger projects. Also, if there is enough interest, networked PC's would be a good area for comparison as well. (Mabe some recommended suggestions? [Video/disk/etc.]) I'm not qualified to pick the test files, or seasoned enough to know the right factors, but I'd like to see the results.. 🙂 I know this would be kind of a hassle for everybody, but I'm willing to process all the information people give me, and get it into a form that everybody will be able to download. Then when others wonder about performance, we'll have something to look at. Everything from humble 386 to the zippy Pentiums and "rendering farms" are welcome.. (I promise I'll leave your name off the list, if you wish. <G>) Mabe 3D Artist would be interested as well. It seems like everybody's got killer systems out there.. Now's time to strut your stuff.. Ladies and Gentlemen.. Start your engines! Thanks- JNJ