power potential is a good thing to keep in mind. i will toy around with the settings and retexturing (i think that might be a factor in that wierd image quailty.)

i am on 4 cores and i still feell some lag, then again i am impatient.

 

when it comes to technique- there alot of factors to consider. first and foremost style choice.

i have been playing with png export.- i like it(and the postwork options- stellar!) i just have to get the timing down.