3ds Max 2009 System Requirements

System Requirements for both 3ds Max 2009 and 3ds Max Design 2009:

The 32-bit version of 3ds Max 2009 is supported on the following operating systems:
Microsoft Windows Vista
Microsoft Windows XP Professional (SP2 or higher)

The 64-bit version of 3ds Max 2009 is supported on the following operating systems:
Microsoft Windows Vista
Microsoft Windows XP Professional x64

3ds Max 2009 requires the following browser:
Microsoft Internet Explorer 6 or higher

3ds Max 2009 requires the following supplemental software:
DirectX 9.0c* (required)
Some features of 3ds Max 2009 are only enabled when used with graphics hardware that supports Shader Model 3.0 (Pixel Shader and Vertex Shader 3.0). Check with your manufacturer to determine if your hardware supports Shader Model 3.0.

Hardware
At a minimum, 3ds Max 2009 32-bit requires a system with:
Intel Pentium IV or AMD Athlon XP or higher processor
512 MB RAM (1 GB recommended)
500 MB swap space (2 GB recommended)
Hardware-accelerated OpenGL and Direct3D supported
Microsoft Windows-compliant pointing device (optimized for Microsoft IntelliMouse)
DVD-ROM drive

Note: Apple computers based on Intel processors and running Microsoft operating systems are not currently supported.

At a minimum, 3ds Max 2009 64-bit requires a system with:
Intel EM64T, AMD Athlon 64 or higher, AMD Opteron processor
1 GB RAM (4 GB recommended)
500 MB swap space (2 GB recommended)
Hardware-accelerated OpenGL and Direct3D supported
Microsoft Windows-compliant pointing device (optimized IntelliMouse)
DVD-ROM drive