Is my computer good enough to start with Maya?

[vid.kok]

Hi!

I wonder if my computer is powerful enought to get trough Introduction to Maya 2014 tutorials from digital-tutors.

Specs:

OS: Windows 7 Ultimate

CPU: Intel Core i5-3570K 3.40 GHz

RAM: 8,00 GB

GPU: AMD Radeon HD 7700

SSD: OCZ Vector 128 GB

[Fish-in-a-Hat]

Looks like it should run it just fine. Easiest way to find out is just download it and see if it works or not. 

[Anonymous]

Yea, I think you should be in pretty good shape.  I might add a bit more RAM...take that up to 16 gigs and I might cross-check that Radeon chipset with AD's compatability list, but otherwise you're probably better off than what I'm running (2nd gen i5, no ssd, XP64, etc).  With my system, it'll bog down a bit on MASSIVE projects like the one I'm working on now, but it still does ok.

I've actually ran Maya 2011 on my older Intel Q6600 system...did a decent job but wouldn't render large project because it only had 2 gigs of RAM.  I still use it on occasion though for batch renders of smaller projects (or smaller pieces of larger projects).

All and all I'd say you're probably good to go.

[dgorsman]

Along with the RAM, get a cheap terabyte-size platter drive for storing data, finished movies, test stills, and so on.  128 GB may sound like a lot but it gets eaten up *very* quickly.