SECTION: TECHNICAL

> QUESTION: How to increase the use of Ram per application?

Some process in Maxwel Render require the use of a lot of RAM, Windows 32bits use up to 1.6 GB per application by default, but you can increase this up to 3GB if you edit the boot.ini file.You can change this doing next:

-Press RMB > Properties in Start > My Computer.

-Go to Advanced Tab > Start and Recovery > Settings.

-Press Edit in System Start up section.

-Go to a line that contain something similar to this “multi(0)disk(0)rdisk(0)partition(1)...........” and add at the end “/3GB”

-Save the file and reboot

> QUESTION: Which computer should I buy to take full advantage of Maxwell Render and speed it things up?

We always recommend a powerful and fast processor(s) because it will have a major impact on render time. However, when you are dealing with big scenes, you will need RAM.

Take a look at www.benchwell.com to see speed comparisons on different pc specifications.

> QUESTION: What are the minimum system requirements for Maxwell Render?  

For WINDOWS:

  •  Windows XP or Windows Vista
  •  2 GHz Intel® Pentium® 4 processor, Athlon AMD or better.
  •  512 Mb RAM minimum. 2 Gb of RAM memory is highly recommended.
  •  300 MB available hard disk space for installation.
  •  A CD-ROM / DVD drive for installation from Disk (if applicable).
  •  3 button mouse.

    For MACINTOSH:

  •  OSX 10.3.9 and up.
  •  G4, G5 or Intel® cpu. G5 or Intel® is strongly reccommended
  •  512 Mb RAM minimum. 2 Gb of RAM memory is highly recommended.
  •  300 MB available hard disk space for installation.
  •  A CD-ROM / DVD drive for installation from Disk (if applicable).
  •  3 button mouse.
  • For LINUX:

  •  64 bits distribution with a 2.6 Kernel.
  •  512 Mb RAM minimum. 2 Gb of RAM memory is highly recommended.
  •  300 MB available hard disk space for installation.
  •  A CD-ROM / DVD drive for installation from Disk (if applicable).
  •  3 button mouse.