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I'm a 3DSr4 user with a hardware question about rendering speed. I have an opportunity to "trade" my trusty 486/66 with 32mb RAM for a 90 mHz Pentium with 16mb RAM. My primary motive would be to improve 3DSr4 rendering times. In most situations, is the Pentium's performance gain apt to exceed the real-world effect caused by the reduction in RAM? (I realize this may depend a lot on the kind of rendering one tends to do. I often render animations which include globes and or topographical maps which can contain materials containing at least 3-10 mb of bump maps, opacity maps, etc. For these jobs my 3DS rendering times often range from 10-20 minutes per frame.) Thanks for any shared insights! Gratefully, Lee