3DS max likes Geforce cards
http://www.tomshardware.com/reviews/best-workstation-graphics-card,3493-18.html
This is what I buy for our engineering office ... tho we need Window professional for office, i assume you don't
Clevo 170SM
http://www.lpc-digital.com/sager-np8270.html
Instant $50.00 OFF! (order is over $1, 350.00)
17.3" Full HD LED-Backlit Display with MATTE Surface (1920 x 1080)
NVIDIA® GeForce™ GTX 770M 3GB GDDR5 Memory
4th Generation Intel® Core™ i7-4700MQ Processor (6M Cache, up to 3.40 GHz)
Microsoft Windows® 8 64-Bit Edition
16GB Dual Channel DDR3 SDRAM at 1600MHz - 2 X 8GB
750GB Seagate Momentus XT ST750LX003 7200RPM 32MB Cache SATA 6.0Gb/s 8GB SSD
8X DVD±R/RW/4X +DL Super-Multi Drive & Software
Internal 802.11 B+G+N Wireless LAN + Bluetooth Combo Module
8 cells smart Lithium-Ion battery pack 76.96Wh
Integrated Fingerprint Reader
FREE UPS Ground
Total $1,569