I’ve been thinking about building my own system and was wondering what other users/members recommend, specifically with processor and video card. Right now I have an eMachines ET1331G-03w and it’s horrible when it comes to rendering.
Thanks in advance.

3ds Max 9 (yes I know I need to upgrade)
AMD Athlon II X2 dual-core processor 235e
(2.7GHz, 2MB L2 cache)
OS Genuine Windows 7 Home Premium 64-bit
NVIDIA GeForce 6150 SE
6144MB DDR2 dual-channel (2 × 1024MB + 2 × 2048MB)
750GB 7200rpm SATA

I stumbled into this yesterday maybe it will help. It breaks down from “low budget” to “ more money than sense”;) http://www.3datstech.com/

Luke
http://lukepettit-3d.blogspot.com/
3d Max 2012 64 bit Win7 64bit

Thanks for the info. I like the specs on the “High End”. Now I just have to convince Mrs. Ogre to let me buy it. ;)

3ds Max 9 (yes I know I need to upgrade)
AMD Athlon II X2 dual-core processor 235e
(2.7GHz, 2MB L2 cache)
OS Genuine Windows 7 Home Premium 64-bit
NVIDIA GeForce 6150 SE
6144MB DDR2 dual-channel (2 × 1024MB + 2 × 2048MB)
750GB 7200rpm SATA