CompuServe Messages

JNJ, >> Here at work, We've got a Barracuda 2gb, and Fast (not Wide) system, and it's well worth it. (but Wide would be better) << It'd be interesting to see how much the wide drives compare to merely fast Barracudas would perform in this swapping scenario. >> Do you know if the AV 7200 drives (like Micropolis') are better than a Barracuda/Atlas type drive? << I don't know, but I'd guess it wouldn't help much in swapping scenarios. >> BTW- are your meshes really big, or is most of the RAM needed for film rez tex maps? (or both? <g>) the last couple of projects it's been really big geometry, not so much texture maps. We often have multi-million face scenes now – that's the kind of detail our clients demand.