please suggest and comment about the compatibility and stability issues with maya 6.1

i want to go for a high end machine on whioch i`ll be working maya and 3ds max. the config is as below..

motherboard--- asus p-5 GD1
processor-- 3.2 EE ( extreme edition) H.T
grafic card -- ATI AX 700

I`LL also be putting in memory of 1 gb ddr ram.

please tell me or suggest a configuration for maya 6 and max 7 also/...

thank you