POV-Ray : Newsgroups : povray.newusers : Graphic target : Re: Graphic target Server Time
30 Jul 2024 06:21:25 EDT (-0400)
  Re: Graphic target  
From: Jim Charter
Date: 28 Aug 2004 12:05:42
Message: <4130ad56$1@news.povray.org>
Manuel Mata wrote:
>>What kind of graphich target can we suggest to see the POV-Ray pictures 100%?
> 
> 
> o_0
> Pov-ray doesn't use any kind of hardware acceleration. Raytracing is
> calculated only with processor so forget to buy any kind of graphic target
> to accelerate the render. If you want the render go fast (and the computer)
> expend money in all RAM you can buy. This will make the render fast because
> it won't have to use the HD for Virtual Memory. P1,4 Ghz and 128 RAM sucks.
> Mine is AMD K7 600 Mhz with 320 RAM and surely goes better than you. If you
> are going to buy a new computer it surely goes about 2,4 GHz and 256 or 512
> RAM. Buy 1024 RAM or more !!!.
> 

And, I would add to that based on my own bitter experience,... adequate 
cooling!


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