Good topic, after some experience with rendering times in Vue regarding loads of reflections i am building up the perfect Vue computer. My current checklist:

• **ASUS KFN5-Q/SAS  (4 x Opteron 8000 Series Quad)
• 4 Opteron 8XXX Processors @ 2.5 GHz, not overclocked (at least for now)
• 16 GB DDR2 RAM
• Simple 1 TB SATA drive, maybe 2 for RAID 1
• Windows Server 2003 Enterprise edition 64 Bit

I would have loved to get a mac, but i would have ended up paying as much for an 8 core machine as i now pay for the 16 core machine, so it was not really an option.... Maybe if i find some new project for funding?**

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