So, you're saying 16gB of RAM in the current computer, or in a newer model?

I was thinking today that yeah, even a low end card with more cores might speed things up and get me what I need without going nuts with more new hardware. Hadn't thought about the power requirement--though I've seen similar info online.

Pretty sure this machine has PCIe, though. Would an upgrade of the power supply, and another 8 gigs of RAM, help in this same machine? Those two upgrades are not usually terribly expensive, because I'm usually satisfied with the low price end of brands I know and trust.

Think I'll also contact the software vendors this week and ask about that OpenCL and/or CUDA for renders.

Thanks a lot so far! M