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PRICE
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HOW TO
CHOOSE?
The best price / performance
ratio in the galaxy!
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A computing power of 1536 GHz is allocated to each project.
You can consult the benchmarks page to see some render times examples.
One hour on the RANCH corresponds approximately to a
1 week render on a powerful 64-bit quad-core Q6600 running @ 2.40 GHz. |
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The IGI gathering+merging is FREE
if the render time of the project is >= 60 minutes.
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The minimal cost of a project is $10. This fixed amount covers the ftp account
creation and hard disk space management, bandwidth usage and administration of the farm.
However, if the actual render cost of your project is greater than $10, you will not pay this $10 fee :
it will be automatically deducted from the total amount to pay. |
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It is possible to pay directly with a PAYPAL account (recommended), or with
a VISA or MASTERCARD credit card. |
Useful
tips for the new formulas:
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If you are a pro used to tight
deadlines and intends to use
the RANCH on a regular basis,
nothing will beat the Diamond formula. The only other
projects which may pass before
yours will then be the
currently running project (if
there is one of course), or
other Diamond projects which
arrived before yours in the
queue. |
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If you are
a hobbyist, not in a hurry and/or
on a tight budget, you can choose
the 'Sapphire' formula, as this
level of pricing is unheard
of amongst professional renderfarms.
If there is no other project
in the queue when your 'Sapphire'
project arrives, you get the
best of everything: you don't
wait, you benefit from an incredibly
low price, and you get the same
performance as a high-priority
project. But keep in mind that
other people may be doing the
same as you and are currently
uploading projects too... |
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Depending on
your budget and timetable, you
can also choose between two
other priority levels (higher
than Sapphire but lower than
Diamond): Emerald and Ruby.
Ruby is slightly more expensive
but has a higher priority than
Emerald. |
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If you chose
a low-priority formula, and
projects with a higher priority
keep adding before yours, you
can if you want increase its
priority (go from the 'Sapphire'
to the 'Ruby' status for instance).
This will move your project
toward the top of the list.
To do this at any moment - unless
of course the rendering of your
project has already begun -
go to your account, in the 'My
projects' section. |
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If you do not
want to take any chance and
are in a hurry choose the Diamond
formula. It has the maximum
priority of the pay per project
formulas. |
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