What are the perfect specs. for me to be able to use autodesk Maya, for the perfect experience??

Question

because im gonna be taking maya classes soon for my animation classes i want to buy a new pc for me to be able to run maya at a smooth pace, because as of now my pc is old its still pentium 4 3.0 ghz 1 gb ram 80 gb hard disk, if you could please tell me everything that would be perfect for maya like the processor and how many ghz it should have,RAM, hard drive space and stuff like that

Answer 1

Check out the Qualification Charts

http://usa.autodesk.com/adsk/servlet/ite...

Most important. RAM and Graphics Card. (graphic card.. can't stress enough..) Make sure you get one that is qualified.

I know this part sucks.. but the basic rule of thumb here... more expensive the card, the better it is.

Monitor, doesn't matter.. I have used on Tube and Flat Panel, its all up to you. Its not going to change the way your animation is rendered at all, it only has to do with how it looks one 'your' screen while working with in the product. Advise.. skimp on the monitor, invest in the graphics card.

Cheers