Quote - "The i7 is pretty comparable in doing rendering[...]"

LCBoliou, that was the key sentence for me, thanks.

If I'm buying a computer for Vue, I don't care at all about the other stuff that I don't need (being a workstation instead of a PC, having aluminum case, being used as server, etc). For Vue, my main concerns are:

• good render speed,
• good memory and
• good OpenGL implementation.

All the rest is meaningless, from Vue point of view.

Let's not forget the original question, which was centered precisely around Vue. So, for Vue, both an i7 HP or the Mac Pro would render at aproximately the same speed, according to your statement. Because you can choose the memory and graphic card you want, I conclude once again that it's better to buy an i7 HP because it's equally fast and it's much cheaper.

So, I conclude from your statements (LCBoliou's and 3DNeo's) that:

• if I would like to buy a very good graphic workstation I would buy a Mac Pro, as the best value for money.
• if I want to buy a computer for Vue, an HP i7 (for example) would be roughly equivalent to a Mac Pro regarding the main factors that are relevant for Vue, at a much lower price, and so it's a much better choice.

So, thanks, that's a wrap for me! :-)