minimum hardware requirement for 3dsmax building and rendering

[Anonymous]

Hi,

I am currently using a i7-2600 CPU 3.40Hz with 8gb RAM and Geforce GT 430 to produce 3D model buildings and lighting on 3Dsmax for my company's events. The computer seems to lag and crash once the scene gets to heavy. Any advise on what specs i can get to enhance its performance that is sufficient and affordable in the market now. Need advise. Thank you.

[Diffus3d]

Your graphics card is quite old, it may be time to upgrade.  I'd say it's maybe 6 generations past current.  Your CPU and RAM seem enough to be able to use max, but the graphics card is where I would start.  1 GB of video Ram is a bit low for heavy 3d work.