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im not sure if it matters much but i figured i'd just throw it out there. you dont need to spend lots of cash on a machine to run inventor. on my (dont kill me) p4, HP pavilion, 512 RAM, i've been able to run inventor with not a single problem. given i havent tried MASSIVE tasks with it, it runs projects just fine. now if you're looking to run BOTH inventor and 3ds max at the same time (or just power hungry) then feel free to do what you want. i would beef mine up a bit depending on the project but not a whole lot (just RAM and video card...im using my on board nvidia to run inventor and a couple high demanding games [ORB, Neverwinter Nights, etc.]).