Best render node(s) for my $20,000 - $25,000 AU budget

[DJ-Studd]

Awesome

Where would I (and/or we all!) be without this forum?

-- DJ

[DaForce]

Well I might actually be doing some work for a change

[meanadam]

4200s render faster than 4400s. Don't know about 4600.... but that saves an extra $50-100.

XP limit is a biatch! Don't mess with it. Get 1 less machine and build a server 2003 r2 with Raid 5. 320gb SATA II drives are only $94 at NewEgg.

[DaForce]

You have got to be kidding me.... no way do the 4200's render faster than the 4400's

[jow]

4400's are faster than 4200's but only by a tiny margin.
The cornell BT i was getting a difference of about 2 secs, both boxes had the same MB, ram, HHD, etc.