That doesn't affect render speed, only ram overhead when posing and stuff. V 3 will still make P5 grind like crazy due to her mega poly count. (Dina V is even worse tho) I like V3 a lot and if ya plan to do mostly stills I say go for it. (and get a poserworld subscription while your at it.) After doing some animation experiments with V3 though I'm afraid I'm gonna have to go back to V2, steph, and M2 for performance reasons, and because I don't need uber detail. Maybe I'll use V3 as a body double if I need a closeup nude scene. :D