Quote - > Quote - Only problem is, Windows kinda sucks hind teat in the 64-bit department for now.

How's that?  I have 64-bit versions of Windows XP Pro, Cinema 4D R10, Vue 6 Infinite, 3ds Max 9, and Maya 8.5 Unlimited and all of them work well.

d'oh! I kept thinking "Vista" when I typed that.

Quote - Incidentally there is no point in even considering 64-bit platform and apps if you're sticking under 4GB, that's the main advantage of 64-bit processing (huge memory address space).

True, but things get pricey after 4GB...

Quote - Note that Poser can only render in 4 threads, so if you're really keen on Poser then there's no point in considering more than 4 cores, although other apps can make use of more cores.

Actually, with more than 4 cores, you can do the Poser thang, the Cinema4D thang, and watch a movie all w/o bogging down a computer.