Quote - 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.

Step into my office so we can discuss all that went into rendering that car.  very nice.  Is there a post that shows all the settings that were used to render that?