Google is your friend, this took me 15 seconds to dig up.
Quote: "System Requirements
Software
The 32-bit version of Autodesk® 3ds Max® 2009 software is supported on any of the following operating systems:
* Microsoft® Windows Vista®
* Microsoft® Windows® XP Professional (SP2 or higher)
The 64-bit version of 3ds Max 2009 software is supported on any of the following operating systems:
* Microsoft Windows Vista
* Microsoft Windows XP Professional x64
3ds Max 2009 software requires the following browser:
* Microsoft® Internet Explorer® 6 or higher
3ds Max 2009 software 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. Learn more about graphics hardware compatibility.
Hardware
At a minimum, 3ds Max 2009 32-bit software requires a system with the following:
* Intel® Pentium® 4 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 software requires a system with the following:
* 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"
From the autodesk website...most software has system requirements lists readily available if you spend an ounce of effort to look.
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