Well, I just got a new machine too. It loaded with firsts....for me at least. First computer with an AMD chip, Nvidia Video, SATA II and PCI-Ex Specs. AMD Athlon 64 3700+/2.2Ghz/1MB L2 1Gb (2x512) OCZ PC3200 DDR RAM 250Gb SATA II HD ASUS NVIDIA G-Force 6800GT Mobo and Video are SLI ready. Just got is Sat. Haven't put Maya on it yet.