I've been using POV Ray for about 6 months, and I am exploring the
possibility of upgrading my current P166mhz w/MMX . I am looking at
replacing the CPU with an AMDK6 350 Mhz processor as well as replacing
the motherboard with a more up to date version that has AGP and room for
more RAM. My question: I believe I've noticed the phrase "Pentium
Optimized" on POV's Splash screen, will or should I experience any
technical problems with POV if I use an AMD K6 processor.
Thanks for your feedback,
C.A.Stallworth
e-mail 1: cst### [at] tecmasterscom
e-mail 2: cst### [at] sirinetnet
chris stallworth wrote:
> > I've been using POV Ray for about 6 months, and I am exploring the> possibility of upgrading my current P166mhz w/MMX . I am looking at> replacing the CPU with an AMDK6 350 Mhz processor as well as replacing> the motherboard with a more up to date version that has AGP and room for> more RAM. My question: I believe I've noticed the phrase "Pentium> Optimized" on POV's Splash screen, will or should I experience any> technical problems with POV if I use an AMD K6 processor.> > Thanks for your feedback,> > C.A.Stallworth> e-mail 1: cst### [at] tecmasterscom> e-mail 2: cst### [at] sirinetnet
Nope, I (naievely) did just what you plan to do: no problemo.
Remco
The FPU of the K6 and even K6-2 are not as good as the Intel FPU. So a
Celeron is faster than a K6-2 at the same clock speed in a rendering
programm like POV. Because the Celeron costs roughly the same as the
K6-2 it offers more computing power per money unit (replace this term by
your currency).
Current benchmarks can be found at http://www.tomshardware.com/
Tom uses 3D Studio MAX to measure FPU power but the results apply to
POV-Ray too.
So, POV-Ray works on AMD without problems but slower than on a Celeron
of the same price.
Roy
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