Alexander Zelianko from Belarus has written a Region Renderer tool that renders directly into a frame in the viewport. The script is available for $39 from Turbo Squid and is compatible with Max 7, 8, 9 (both x32 and x64 versions). It can be downloaded for free only for personal, non-commercial use.
Region Renderer Tool
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