# Maya Upgrade option HELP!
**URL:** https://forum.highend3d.com/t/maya-upgrade-option-help/69544
**Category:** Archived
**Tags:** hardware-discussions
**Created:** [September 18, 2003, 2:09pm UTC](https://forum.highend3d.com/t/maya-upgrade-option-help/69544 "2003-09-18T14:09:50Z")
**Posts on this page:** 2
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### Author:  [@prakashvenki](https://forum.highend3d.com/u/prakashvenki)
#### Post date: [September 18, 2003, 2:09pm UTC](https://forum.highend3d.com/t/maya-upgrade-option-help/69544/1 "2003-09-18T14:09:50Z")
I have a Dell 8200 Dimension 400 FSB
P4 1.8
512 RDRAM
80 GB IDE
nvidia 64 MX video card
and I run Maya 5.0
Photshop 7.0
After Effects etc…
I do more modeling and character animation than 3dFX animation
I have recently come into $ 500 extra money ( As a MFA student, that is nothing to be sniffed) and before my wife finds out about it a uses it to buy more shoes 
I’m looking for advice as to how to best upgrade the ol’ pc .
I’m thinking new video card such as the nvidia 750 XGL
but would that make any significant difference?
what’y think
Mag
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### Author:  [@nuabudikae](https://forum.highend3d.com/u/nuabudikae)
#### Post date: [September 21, 2003, 12:22am UTC](https://forum.highend3d.com/t/maya-upgrade-option-help/69544/2 "2003-09-21T00:22:29Z")
upgrade your ram and your vid card IMHO. Both should be very straight forward and easy to do. =)
Good luck solider and hide the purchases from the Mrs. 