How much Raw Power do I need?

I'm not sure when I'm going to buy a Mac Pro but I hope its by the end of the year. I am not too familiar with computer specs and I usually go by the numbers.
So I'm not sure what Mac Pro configurations I need. The lab in my school has Mac Pros (3.0 GHz) and that's what we'll use. I'm not sure how much RAM it has.
My major is 3D graphics and animation. We use Maya, Photoshop, Painter IX, Flash, and a few other software. But I'm not sure how much power I really need. Same with the graphics card although that can be upgraded. And I think 2GB of RAM will be good.
So yeah, help me out please. Thanks in advance.

Given the end of the year is like over 11 months away you might want to ask this closer to the time you actually want to buy. The reasomn is simple, both hardware and software will be different so the answers you get now are possibly going to be different at the time you want to buy.

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