Those are sweet render times!

Yes, DS and Bryce are certainly capable.

One thing to keep in mind with rendering is you will need a lot of patience even with fast systems - a separate machine for rendering is a real time-saver if it's available. If you're not going for photorealism like Avatar or the Final Fantasy movie, then you may see significant time savings.

Learn all you can, test test test, and make sure to plan well in the pre-production stage.

Congrats and break a leg!