1. what size image do you usually render (i.e. 1500X2000)

 2500x whatever it fills in for the shape I've chosen. This gives me some space to crop or compress if needed and still have a sharp image for the average HD screen. I work on a 24" 1920x1080 LED. 

 

2. for this size if you have a "simple scene" (one model, hair, and maybe a few scant clothes), what is your average kS/s and kC/s.

see my attached image

 

3. your cpu has ? cores and runs at what speed?

 

quad core i5 2500k overclocked to 4.4

 

4. how much ram do do have?

 

16Gb Corsair Vengeance DDR3

 

5. on average how many s/p does it take until the image is considered "done" (for example 300 samples per pixel)

 

500-1000s/p.

 

6. how long does it take to get to question 5.

 

a very simple scene like this would be 3-5 hours. A more complex one 15-20 or even more