POV-Ray : Newsgroups : povray.windows : Which System : Re: Which System Server Time
5 Jul 2024 07:06:05 EDT (-0400)
  Re: Which System  
From: Ken
Date: 23 Dec 2001 23:57:02
Message: <3C26B573.C36048C7@pacbell.net>
Roland Vansteenkiste wrote:
> 
> Running POV which windows based system is the fastest  (AMD or P4)?

The consensus seems to favor the AMD by a good margin.
 
> Using optimised code for both sysytems is the difference still the
> same?

From what I have heard, yes.
 
> How many memory is recommended?

256 megs is good but 500 megs is better.
 
> Is the HD-speed (5400 or 7200) an important factor?

Only if you are reading in extremely large files. Otherwise it
really doesn't matter much if at all.

-- 
Ken Tyler


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