Thorsten Froehlich <tho### [at] trfde> wrote:
> On 29.09.10 16:23, fillibar wrote:
> > Does anyone know if there is an effective maximum to the resolution you can
> > render at?
>
> That depends...
>
> > Computer rendering has:
> > AMD Phenom II Hexacore 2.8Ghz
> > 8GB RAM
> > 16GB Virtual Memory
>
> Nice, but I suppose you are running a 32 bit Windows XP on it? That means
> you have a maximum of 2 GB (default, or 3 GB with a XP boot option) per
> process of memory available. A 41000*41000 24 bit image already consumes 4.7
> GB of memory, which a 32 bit system cannot handle. You need to use a 64 bit
> Windows with the 64 bit version of POV-Ray.
>
>  Thorsten

I guess I should have mentioned I am running Windows 7 64bit. It would not have
made sense to buy that much memory on 32bit as you pointed out. I should also
mention I am running Beta 39 because earlier renders needed to take full
advantage of the 6 cores and the betas are the way to go.

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