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There is no exact number anyone can give you. You could work in a scene with 10M or more, but it would likely be near impossible to navigate in the scene. Especially with only 4GB of RAM. And there is more to a scene than just polygons. If you start using bitmaps in your materials, adding in lights, and so on, you'll notice the scene starting to slow down. And your render times will start increasing quickly once your RAM is full.
If you can, I suggest at least tripling your RAM. I have 24GB and use most of it. The big advantage to having a lot is being able to run other programs along with 3ds Max, and not having everything suffer because Windows is using the pagefile.
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Yes, your graphics card does affect how well you can work in a high poly scene. A better card will allow you to navigate easier, and handle the visual effects in the viewports more easily (shading, AO, shadows, etc.). Some people feel a decent gaming card is best, while others prefer more expensive professional cards. I use a Quadro 5000, and am pretty happy with it. But it's in a work computer, so it wasn't my money buying it. 🙂
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