Re: [OT] graphics card

["Kent Bowling" <kentamanos(at)gmail.com>]

As far as the 2GB limitation:

If you're talking about standard XP (not the 64-bit version), it's a limitation of the OS (2000/XP both have it if I recall correctly). The highest bit in memory addresses is reserved for kernel virtual memory addresses. So of your 4GB potential space (2^32) your applications can only use 2GB (2^31).

Now if it happens on XP64 (or Vista 64) as well, there definitely might be some sort of BIOS issue...

-Kent

On 11/13/06, Tim Leydecker < BauerOink(at)gmx.de> wrote:

A minor update, prices for Vista can be looked up
via amazon.com or amazon.de, bascially ranging from
259 Euros for Vista Basic to 549 Euros for Vista Ultimate.

Not quite a tempting pricing system, especially since the
current XP/XP64pro versions cost around 129 Euros.

Regarding the new Macs, there seems to be some limitation
in the BIOS settings, resulting in winXP only "seing" 2GB Ram max.
Could be this is getting adressed soon but still worth being mentioned.

Cheers

tim

----- Original Message -----
From: "Gene Crucean" <emailgeneonthelist(at)gmail.com>
To: < XSI(at)Softimage.COM>
Sent: Friday, November 10, 2006 5:59 PM
Subject: Re: [OT] graphics card


> Yup, VRay first please! :)
>
> I agree with the new Mac's. They are just so tempting because you can triple
> boot them. And yes the graphics card/apple situation ticks me off. If I
> could configure a 8800GTX in one I would drop cash on one as soon as the
> dualQuad's come out. Which I hear is very soon.
>
>
>
> On 11/10/06, Stuart Hall <hally(at)passion-pictures.com> wrote:
>>
>> Great idea. So what are you waiting for? Get coding, Al! ;)
>>
>> (I'll have VRay first please).
>>
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: owner-xsi(at)Softimage.COM [mailto: owner-xsi(at)Softimage.COM] On Behalf
>> Of Alan Jones
>> Sent: 10 November 2006 16:02
>> To: XSI(at)Softimage.COM
>> Subject: Re: [OT] graphics card
>>
>> I think you'll find more of this sits with mental ray than Softimage.
>>
>> What would probably help with leverage to get better deals is to get
>> really good support for additional render engines into XSI. A little
>> competition could make them more competitive.
>>
>> Cheers,
>>
>> Alan.
>>
>> On 11/10/06, Joe Laffey <joe(at)laffey.tv > wrote:
>> > On Fri, 10 Nov 2006, Stefan Andersson wrote:
>> >
>> > > damn you Joe.... you just couldn't stop yourself could you...
>> > >
>> > > *mumble* *mumble* *mumble*
>> >
>> >
>> >
>> > Heh. Well that certainly wouldn't be the intention. That would also be
>> a
>> > terrible marketing decision given other packages giving away free
>> render
>> > nodes.
>> >
>> > My feeling is that SoftImage needs to take a closer look at the small
>> > studio market. Not the amatuer market, but the small studios who NEED
>> > renderfarms, but cannot afford the current pricing for very many
>> nodes. In
>> > smaller studios the renderfarm is made up of last year's workstations.
>> > With the current node pricing this is not practical. You must purchase
>> new
>> > fast hardware instead. This leads to less money for SoftImage, and bad
>> > sentiment from users, which in tern leads to fewer recommends for XSI,
>> and
>> > fewer customers.
>> >
>> > >
>> > > On 11/10/06, Eric Lampi <ericlampi(at)yahoo.com> wrote:
>> > >> Cue licensing on a per core basis in 3...2...1...
>> > >>
>> > >> E
>> > >>
>> > >> Freelance 3-D Animator, F/X Artist
>> > >>
>> > >>
>> > >> ----- Original Message ----
>> > >> From: Joe Laffey <joe(at)laffey.tv>
>> > >> To: XSI(at)Softimage.COM
>> > >> Sent: Friday, November 10, 2006 8:24:29 AM
>> > >> Subject: Re: [OT] graphics card
>> > >>
>> > >>
>> > >> On Fri, 10 Nov 2006, Morten Bartholdy wrote:
>> > >>
>> > >> > Regarding the Quad Core Xeons - I just tested a box fresh in from
>> my
>> > >> hardware
>> > >> > pusher - it was 4,8 times faster at pure raytracing than my dual
>> Xeon 3,4
>> > >> GHz
>> > >> > i bought a year ago!
>> > >> >
>> > >> > I am waiting for the pricetag, but it makes sense to get one of
>> those to
>> > >> > replace yor renderboxes instead of forking out for more MR
>> licenses.
>> > >>
>> > >> Yet another reason the render node pricing is ridiculous. People
>> end up
>> > >> buying more hardware, and not giving any more money to SoftImage.
>> Price
>> > >> render nodes reasonably and it might be the other way around.
>> > >>
>> > >>
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