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From: Bill Hails
Subject: hardware
Date: 2 Aug 2003 05:25:58
Message: <3f2b83a6@news.povray.org>

Hi,
This is almost certainly a FAQ, but things change so fast...

I'm thinking of putting together a computer from components,
to sit alongside my overworked multimedia P3 linux box,
dedicated to rendering. Just a cheap slow disk, ethernet card,
CD ROM and a motherboard, enough to install linux on.
I don't follow the CPU market, and was wondering what's currently
the best, fastest for rendering, especially FPU-wise?

I wouldn't trust the answer I got from a sales assistant in
PC World :-)
-- 
Bill Hails

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From: Mike Williams
Subject: Re: hardware
Date: 2 Aug 2003 09:20:09
Message: <VdaZ5AA+p7K$EwH+@econym.demon.co.uk>

Wasn't it Bill Hails who wrote:
>Hi,
>This is almost certainly a FAQ, but things change so fast...
>
>I'm thinking of putting together a computer from components,
>to sit alongside my overworked multimedia P3 linux box,
>dedicated to rendering. Just a cheap slow disk, ethernet card,
>CD ROM and a motherboard, enough to install linux on.
>I don't follow the CPU market, and was wondering what's currently
>the best, fastest for rendering, especially FPU-wise?
>
>I wouldn't trust the answer I got from a sales assistant in
>PC World :-)

Of your main interest is POV speed, then why not check out the POV
benchmark results

<http://www.haveland.com/povbench/index.php>

-- 
Mike Williams
Gentleman of Leisure

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From: Bill Hails
Subject: Re: hardware
Date: 2 Aug 2003 12:24:26
Message: <3f2be5ba@news.povray.org>

Mike Williams wrote:

> Wasn't it Bill Hails who wrote:
>>Hi,
>>This is almost certainly a FAQ, but things change so fast...
>>
>>I'm thinking of putting together a computer from components,
>>to sit alongside my overworked multimedia P3 linux box,
>>dedicated to rendering. Just a cheap slow disk, ethernet card,
>>CD ROM and a motherboard, enough to install linux on.
>>I don't follow the CPU market, and was wondering what's currently
>>the best, fastest for rendering, especially FPU-wise?
>>
>>I wouldn't trust the answer I got from a sales assistant in
>>PC World :-)
> 
> Of your main interest is POV speed, then why not check out the POV
> benchmark results
> 
> <http://www.haveland.com/povbench/index.php>
> 

Thanks! That's perfect.
-- 
Bill Hails

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