I opened a benchmark-topic a few month before....not much participation there but maybe it helps you a bit..... http://www.renderosity.com/messages.ez?Form.ShowMessage=2063904

big thanks for such a fantastic model

lol, this is a private site so they can decide whatever they want to.....so I guess its pretty useless to discuss a decision that surely has been debated by the admins before ;)....just my two cents

I totally agree with aae991....I dont care how a picture is created as long it looks good and has a great mood :) crappy pictures will always stay crappy...no matter what software one has used ;)

STOP THIS !!!!! ...... PLEASE ! I CANT TAKE ANY MORE ! :p

Hi, I got an email from digitalriver saying that my order has been entered and is awaiting payment. " You will receive an invoice by mail in next 2-3 working days, upon receipt of the invoice you may choose to pay via the following methods: * Giro - Simply fill in the Invoice and mail it to your bank. * Wire Transfer - Follow the instruction on the invoice for wiring your money through. * Credit Card - Just fill in your credit card details and fax the form back to our customer service team." well, I didnt get any email yet....6 days have passed since and Im getting worried if everything worked ?! anyone else got this problem ? tia

hehe I guess it really makes sense to buy a new pc from time to time if one renders a lot (specially with vue 5)....I dont even dare to use some of the cool new features of vue 5 lige GI or GR because Im afraid i dont live long enough to see the result ;)... 12.5 % dont sound too impressive at first sight, but it can actually save one lots of time ;) thx for posting your results :)

ok, my pc rendered it in 4h 27min and 12 seks details are: athlon xp 2000+, 1 gig of ram (266 mhz), Geforce 4 TI 4200 with 64 megs, win 2K, vue 5.03-2, directx 9.0c ;) looking forward for your results :)

well, Id suggest that we use the standart vue scene called "causistics" by Mitch Janssen....its found under samples 2...I think it would be clever to start rendering directly after the pc was rebooted...all programs except vue 5 of course should be turned off...it would also be nice if everyone has all of his software ( specially vue ;) ) up to date :)....dont chance anything except the rendersettings... settings should be "ultra", "render to screen", resolution 800*600, 72 dpi.... when you post your render-time please post your pc-settings as detailed as possible... e.g. cpu, how many megs and what kind of ram, video card used (memory?), OS, and so on....please be as precise as you can :) Tia p.s. if anyone has good suggestions please share it :)

Hehe, youre probably right ;) one hint is to mark the artists you like as favorite ones....helps you not to miss at least the stuff you are sure you like :)

big thanks for your great answers...I guess Ill have to make a choice now ;)