# 3DSR3 on 386-25 4MB Ram
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Hi All,
I have 2 problems…
(More really <g> but I just got 3D-Studio R2 and have some system questions)
First, I am running a 386/25 with 4MB RAM. It is very slow, but as I am just
learning 3DSR2 at this point I havent run into too many bottlenecks/failures.
After knocking out the tutorials and the refrence manuals I am planing some
easy to fairly complex modeling/animation/rendering projects. I would like to
get my system up to speed. Has anybody heard of, or used the Cyrix 486 upgrade
chip? Will it work? Is it a good idea? Also how much RAM should I get?
Now the 2nd part, After learning R2 I'd like to upgrade to R3. Should I wait
for R3 or learn R2 and then learn the new stuff in R3? Also I'm thinking of
getting a new system for R3. Can I MickeyMouse my 386 with a Cyrix and memory
for the short term or am I wasting time and money? What wold be the ideal
system for running R3 for a single user with about a $5,000. budget? I'd like
to be able to render and display true color images on my system?
Thanks, Steven Walters
Upgrade now, that way you won't have to learn twice. R3 does so many things
better/different, that you might as well start now.
Don't bother with the Cyrix chip. Go for a real DX2 66. All I can say is that
I've regretted every sub-standard purchase I've ever made. I just recently
upgraded to EISA and SCSI, and basically had to throw away a bunch of IDE and
ISA stuff. I hate to see somebody get a second rate chip (they cost money,
too) only to outgrow it in a few months.
You'll probably get into more and more complicated anims as you get more
familiar with 3DS (that's what happened to me), and the rule of thumb on
hardware is this: More RAM, more HD space, faster graphics card, as many
machines as you can afford.
Regards,
John Tissavary (La Luna cie)
John's got the answers for you. Upgrade now! Having just finished the R2
tutorials, you're in a perfect spot to go on with the new tutorials in R3 and
quickly pick up the new stuff. Get yourself a 486/66 and as much RAM as you can
possibly afford.
– Jack