I have I7 860 only 8 GB - two years old. Not a bad machine and cheap now.

Using this test:http://www.renderosity.com/mod/forumpro/showthread.php?thread_id=2732765&page=3#message_3899733

I get 27 seconds.

This is 7 minutes.

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Renderosity forum reply notifications are wonky. If I read a follow-up in a thread, but I don't myself reply, then notifications no longer happen AT ALL on that thread. So if I seem to be ignoring a question, that's why. (Updated September 23, 2019)