#Buying SGI Equipment
Guy,
The Extreme (and I think SGI just announced another graphics monster
coming in the Indigo2 line) would be useful for 3D modeling. Any final
rendering or processing of images, or general tinkering, is only going to use
the main cpu. In other words, computing power would be processor dependent
(faster the better), not really a function of the graphics acceleration (for
instance, a XAOS Pandemonium effect won't run any faster). In the case of the
3D Studio Renderer for SGI, a 200 MHz Indigo2 XL would run just as fast as the
Extreme, and probably only slightly better than an Indy.
Kevin Krell – Computer Support Associates