actually DAZ has set no prices for any plugins. and has been very specific that they will not do for quite a while. frankly 500 per plugin I think is wildly high, but since they havn't said anything on the subject I wont comment further then that. And I have a computer of around same specs as you have stated and have gotten renders with figure clothing and backround that are at least as fast as P5 and quite nice in fact. what can I say Mileage will vary? If you are right about your figures then perhaps Studio will fail, but I wouldnt bet on it. ;)