C Yes My processor (P4 2.2GHz) tops out before my RAM when rendering so more would not help in that regard. Doesn't mean I don't want more though :P And I suspect the more I have the more figures I will be able to load into a scene without problems.

D Yes

C - NO

A No I wanted to put: A hell no

C Yes

A No I have problems with high-rez Textures and millennium figures. But this PC is twice as fast as an older one that has twice the memory. So given the option, I would take processor speed.

C P5-NO P4/PP-Yes

C - yes Poser5 - Just got the Mover/Vue bundle... TRYING to learn. Seems comlicated. I have big dreams / plans... but it seems so complicated to get started.

F 1.5GB Yes

D Yes

640 MB (not one of your options). No it is not enough, but then I also need a "real" Athlon CPU, rather than a Duron.

B P5 : yes 3dsmax6 : no

1. F - 384MB (the maximum my computer can have) 2. It works for me!

B No Okay for setup but causes virtual memory to adjust when rendering FF and HiRes figures/texture

Results of the How much memory is enough poll.

Sample Size: 57

Percent Satisfied with Poser Performance (Ascending Order):

256MB or less--- 50% N = 9
1GB -------------62% 21
2 GB ------------67% 6
512MB -----------72% 18
Over 2GB -------100% 3

Comments:

• Several people mentioned that P5 needs more memory to perform satisfactorily than P4/PP.

• Individuals who were satisfied with less than 512MB often mentioned that they did not use hi-res figures like the millennium characters, or at least they kept the number of characters and other items low. This probably contributes to the higher than expected level of satisfaction among owners of machines with lower memory configurations.

• Just 65% of the respondents in all the categories were satisfied with the level of performance they were experiencing. Of course, there are many other factors that contribute to performance such as processor speed, platform, OS, version of Poser being used, and others.

*Some people mentioned their experience using other memory intensive applications like TrueSpace (OK at 512MB) and 3DSMax (not OK at 512MB).

Conclusion:

It is no surprise that Poser, especially P5, seems to work best with plenty of memory. However, the sweet spot for most participants seems to be between 512MB and 1GB. Obviously, if one wishes to run many other applications at the same time, more memory will be necessary. However, it appears that computers possessing memory within this range may be sufficient for most users.

Thank you to all those who participated in this poll.

cjw