Among other things, Tek wrote:

> So, what I want to know is: What hardware & OS configuration will give the
> fastest povray rendering performance? And how much work would it take to
> get it all running?

If you're going to use this system only for rendering, I'd probably go for a 
linux (or similar) machine, where you can disable all kinds of processes 
and servers not needed. Besides, you don't really need an expensive 
3D-videocard, or a 5.1-soundcard, or a flat monitor... just some processor, 
ram and HD, and a netcard. You can control this machine through the net and 
use some KVM switch when needed.

Now, I guess you would need a good compiler too... So, I'd narrow the 
question to: what combination of processor and compiler would give the best 
performance for under linux?

But I'm no expert... :)

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