Rendering with Poser

[Dave.A]

I use Poser and Vue quite a lot with these

Intel Core i7-2600K 3.40GHz (Sandybridge) overclocked
16gig of RAM
Asus P8Z68-V Intel Z68

I was wondering would 32gig of RAM be better than 16gig for rendering, is it needed or is it more to do with processors

I need a new GFX card, at the moment I am using onboard GFX as I took both old ones out, 2 x 8800GT using SLI, one has a problem

Now render times on screen are not really affected with out a GFX card, but I do need a new one, I do not play games

These 2 I have just looked at

Gigabyte HD 7770 OC 1024MB

http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=GX-101-GI&groupid=701&catid=56&subcat=1699

MSI HD 7770 GHz Edition 1024MB GDDR5

http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=GX-184-MS&groupid=701&catid=56&subcat=1699

What are the benefits of using 2 GFX cards? Or is it more for gaming

Want to spend up to £150

Thanks for any help

 

[Dave.A]

Just a normal hdd, I bet an SSD is what you would say is better

So more RAM
Nvidia card with 2gb

SLI is not needed I am guessing

 

[Dave.A]

Thanks a lot, given me something to think about now

1 card with 2gb, or a cheaper one
More RAM
SSD drive

you only need more ram if your actually using it, if you add more more but the models your working with never use that ram then it is sitting doing nothing. use task manager to monitor your current memory usage.

Using SSS on poser close ups takes time, will monitor it