Todd,

I have a Dell Precision 470 dual Xeon 3 ghz, Carrara loves it. I'd be really surprised if it was slower than having two single processor machines network rendering, it was probably cheaper, and I get to take advantage of the second processor all the time.

I bought mine through the Dell outlet as a refurb, got it real cheap, but these days I would probably recommend a dual core chip rather than a dual chip as the best bang for the buck.

If you want me to benchmark anything just let me know.

Good luck,
Eric Winemiller
Digital Carvers Guild
Carrara plug-ins

Eric Winemiller
Digital Carvers Guild
Carrara and LightWave plug-ins