3ds Max 2011, would I go for a higher processor or a higher

[John]

lol 3d work requires alot of high end hardware.

if i was gonna get into that, i would get a quad core proc (intel / amd), a 2 gig ATI HD 5000, 8gigs of ram.

a vid card with 512 mb will die (not really but it will lag like hell)