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Re: best cpu

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Originally Posted by _GP_
speaking of tom's and multiple processors... i saw this pic in an article the other day... not one, not two, but 4 processors with ram for each.. i assume like 16gb max

*edit* for some reason the picture disappeared.... I'll see if i can hunt it down elsewhere

um, limits on ram is set by the motherboard and chipset, not the processor. i think PII chips could have something ridiculous like a lot of GB, off the top of my head i think it clears 20GB, not too sure.,...covered it in my A+ class at school....


as for what kind of cpu and rig you want. i would suggest that you dont worry too much about just upgrading the RAM, or vid card, or processor. spread it around if you want to. as for the cpu itself, if you are on a budget, you can often get a cheaper celeron processor, then add some L3 cache to make up for the difference. not sure what cards are best for rendering since i havent done the animation team for quite some time, but just spread things around for this new PC, and you should be fine....
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