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Originally Posted by TeknoBramha
Could someone tell me what is the minimum you need to work with Autodesk and 3D Studio Max, thinking cost-wise? Also how much is needed to get the best(dont go to extreme, just for these two programs)? I am a bit confused, so place your opinions.
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If you are looking for a good cost/performance system - i'd say go with following:
Intel P4 2.6 or 2.8ghz (those are getting pretty cheap now). They perform on par or better than athlon64 3000+ at rendering while costing less, and they have hyperthreading which is really a big plus if you are running two application side by side. I also noticed that hyperthreading allows you to launch two rendering jobs in 3dsmax at the same time with very little speed loss for each one, nearly doubling the effective rendering speed.
1gb pc3200 ram (512 is really okay too, but 1 gb is worth it in many cases)
video: radeon 9600pro or even a geforce ti4200. There is no sense in paying $300+ for a video card when performance difference mostly shows up only in games. Plus, its not like you are going to use AA or AF in 3dstudio.
This is by no means a minimum system, or even a low end one for 3d studio or inventor, but it costs about half of what high end systems do, with maybe only 20-30% performance loss.