[geeks] Octane questions

[Joshua D Boyd]

On Thu, Jan 16, 2003 at 12:08:53AM -0500, Kevin wrote:
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> Wuuwhoo!  I finally won an Octane (Ebay).  It's a far cry
> from the dual R12 300 mhz i was trying to get last week but it
> was also significantly cheaper.
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> This one is a single R10k 225 mhz, 256b megs and 9 gig drive.
> SI graphics.  What should i expect form this machien speed
> wise?  Will it run Maya/Houdini worth a damn or do i
> need to upgrade part of it? I know that's the lowest end
> graphics option for an Octane. Is it a PITA or super expensive
> to upgrade to MXE?

Without TRAM, texturing will crawl.  Otherwise, I expect it will run
houdini, maya, etc, just fine.

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Joshua D. Boyd