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30 Jul 2024 06:26:48 EDT (-0400)
  Re: Graphic target  
From: Oleguer Vilella
Date: 28 Aug 2004 13:02:38
Message: <4130baae$1@news.povray.org>
Hi Manuel and Jim,

Yes, all understood. I think 2GB RAM it's enough and the processor de 3.X
(X=any numer). I have listened about a new kind of processor "HiperTrindink"
(I think) that they work very well with mathmatical operations. Do you know
them?




news: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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