I have a AMD dual processor Opteron 242, 1 gig ram, 80 gig hd, Nvidia Quadro 1000 FX video card, 17inch lcd screen, 4x pioneer dvd burner I would say this is the ultimate system. Not the best but wayyyy up their, just ran outta money! Maya runs like a charm.. RROOOOOOM RRROOOOOOM RRRROOOOOOM.........