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[Doubler]

Well, I'm still using those HD's separately :laugh:
This will be especially usefull if and when I decide to dual-boot Vista.

Someone else just described that physics card to me as 'an expensive paper pusher' - I guess I'll pas then.

I'm getting a seperate soundcard because I prefer it that way (old habits...). And because it's supposed to come with a small performance boost :wondering:

The 1Gb card is odd. According to a test I've read online it's noisier, cooler, insignificantly faster then the GT but slower then the GT TOP, except on lower resolutions where it's a bit faster - the 1Gb is actually the cheaper card! (because I'm looking at the more expensive range of GT's, I guess)
I'm confused. What is the PCI-E thingey worth? I can apparently get a GT TOP 512 for a slightly lower price then the regular GT with PCI-E. Here's the cards:
-Asus EN8800GT TOP/G/HTDP/512M
-Asus EN8800GT PCI-E 512MB

Also, 4Gb apparently only works well for 64bit systems :wondering: - Since I'm sticking to 32bit, I'm advised to stay with 3Gb.

Finally, I intend to use the pc for a wide range of gaming (from Paratrooper to games not announced yet), internet, office functions and media functions (TV, DVD, photos, etc. - I forget to add the TV card to the last list, so I'll add it at the end of this post*).
I'm guessing quad-core is more usefull when you're working with graphic software and editing tools and such?

*TV-card: Pinnacle PCTV Analog Pro PCI 110i