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farss wrote on 1/1/2005, 12:57 PM
A MUCH faster CPU! If Vegas is actually rendering (i.e. you have FXs applied) then there's a pretty linear match between CPU speed and render times. You will hit a wall eventually, the HDDs will not be able to keep up but with a SATA RAID that'd be a long way off.
Bob.
rmack350 wrote on 1/1/2005, 1:23 PM
Definitely the fastest CPU you can afford. For some codecs, dual CPUs will help but for Vegas DV-AVI it isn't an issue.

Some people have said that more ram is good. As far as a graphics card goes, you could be rendering on a completely headless system. The graphics card doesn't matter at all. However, if you're in the market for a new computer I'd be looking at a PCI Express x16 graphics card slot because these cards may someday play a role in rendering. They at least have more potential where AGP has almost none.

Rob Mack
TheHappyFriar wrote on 1/1/2005, 4:37 PM
the graphics card could cause slow screen updates, but that's about it. The ram is A-OK.

Like everyone else said, the CPU will be the biggest differece. However, I HAVE seen a render increase when rendering to a completely seperate HD on a seperate IDE channel. Depending on what i'm rendering, it's a few seconds to 40 minutes. Normally I render from my AV drive to my system drive for DVD files. That's a little faster then AV to AV drive (because they're the same drive & both my system & AV have the same specs except for size)

If you upgrade to an AMD or P4, you're gonna need a new MB & new RAM. Just an FYI.
ibliss wrote on 1/1/2005, 4:43 PM
...and probably a new PSU too....