You start a render before leaving the office, come back the next morning, and it is still processing. The natural reaction is: “I need a faster workstation.” But before spending another ₹2 lakh—or more—it is worth asking a different question: Is the workstation actually the problem? A slow render can come from the CPU, GPU, RAM, storage, thermals, software settings, scene complexity, or even the way the project is configured. Simply replacing the PC without finding the bottle