whippeteer,

I know this doesn't help. But I was wondering if you were able to find out a good answer -- here or somewhere else.

I plan to buy/build a new system for my son who is very interested in CG -- We want to be able to use Maya Unlimited and other 3d programs (Poser, Bryce, Daz Studio, etc.)

Any suggestions?

Thanks,

MaDuYang