Attached Link: system info, 32bit Vista Ultimate notebook

> Quote - With the quadro pictures - that is for preview though not the final render, right?

Correct.  Same pz3 (scene file), previewed on two different video cards.  The point is the ability to see -in preview- how a tiled material will apply, and that this is a convenience when adjusting material settings because you see the results of any change immediately.  The 8800 previews as if a single image is stretched over the entire wall, even though the Uscale and Vscale are set the same as in the Quadro preview (remember, same pz3).  The wall, ceiling, floor, roof, and the stone arch were each textured with (their own) single tiling image, and the Uscale and Vscale were set to tile the image across the material zone.  So, from one floor tile image, I cover the entire floor.

If someone with the newer generation of GeForce cards sees this manner of preview with tiled materials, please post it.

Quote - Right now I looked I have a Core 2 Duo 2.6ghz so if I upgrade that to a quad that should make a big difference? I thought quad was much better (4 cores compared to 2) but the speeds are around 2.6 still so is that (the speed) just as important or is it more by the number of cores? Also another dumb question, how do you know if Vista is 64 bit does it say specifically or can they all be? I was looking on some sites and only saw the ultimate I think it was in 64 bit.

On a 64bit sytem, more cores is the easier way to greater overall render speed.  But on a 32bit system, all the cores must share a limited amount of RAM, so you quickly reach the point of diminishing returns.
If you didn't specify a 64bit system when you bought the computer, it is probably 32bit.  Mouse down to the lower left of the screen to the Start button, and follow Start/control panel/system and it show pop up a window which details what OS you have.  In XP, you'll see a plain text window;  in Vista, a graphic window.  See link above for an example;  when you see no reference to 32bit or 64bit, it is 32bit.

Poser 12, in feet.  

OSes:  Win7Prox64, Win7Ultx64

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