Some more water into the mill. I'm thinking about getting a new computer too. I've used both PCs and MACs and, personally, I think I prefer PCs. That is, on the whole. I've only used Carrara on MAC. If I really had a choice, I'd get Linux for OS. But what can you do with it when there are no programs for it. :) So, to the point. I'm trying to select the most suitable CPU for modelling and rendering. Where can you see those benchmarks someone mentioned? Do those benchmarks test renderings time or are them those that test gaming abilities? Someone told me that Pentiums have had better results with graphics but here I find opposite information. Correct me if I've misread. -HK