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Ahh...I've had 2 cousins who did design, one more towards computers and the other traditional print design. Deadlines deadlines deadlines!

I'm assuming you want a gaming machine that's easy to haul around?
8)
I'm not much of a hard core gamer, but I do play America's Army.

Definetly go with the video card, as the onboard severly restricts the FSB, RAM and etc...no point in being completely quiet about it.

ALSO...wherever you are ordering from (newegg?) checkout the silencers and coolers.
http://www2.newegg.com/ProductSort/Category.asp?Category=11

This one caught my eye....
http://www2.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16835127101#DetailSpecs

as well as THIS PUPPY!!!! (maybe overkill...maybe not!)
:twisted: :twisted: :twisted:
http://www2.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16835185115

That might replace the whole ICE heatsink setup if it ever gets too noisy.

I'm tempted to hook up my rig to my dad's HDTV plasma but I'm afraid he might steal it. lol.
(we're talking about DVI right?)

Do not go with the Zen in this case as it will not give you the card slots you will need.
I find a 2600+ is more than enough. Also the SATA drive is extremely important.
For me it's a huge leap in performance as the 7200rpms and the removed transfer bottleneck makes my HTPC run smooth.

I should really start a new thread on this....

<blockquote data-quote="rabbitinpumpkin" data-source="post: 14229">Ahh...I've had 2 cousins who did design, one more towards computers and the other traditional print design.&nbsp; Deadlines deadlines deadlines!I'm assuming you want a gaming machine that's easy to haul around?&nbsp;8) I'm not much of a hard core gamer, but I do play America's Army.Definetly go with the video card, as the onboard severly restricts the FSB, RAM and etc...no point in being completely quiet about it.ALSO...wherever you are ordering from (newegg?) checkout the silencers and coolers.<a href="http://www2.newegg.com/ProductSort/Category.asp?Category=11" target="_blank">http://www2.newegg.com/ProductSort/Category.asp?Category=11</a>This one caught my eye....<a href="http://www2.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16835127101#DetailSpecs" target="_blank">http://www2.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16835127101#DetailSpecs</a>as well as THIS PUPPY!!!! (maybe overkill...maybe not!)&nbsp;:twisted:&nbsp; :twisted:&nbsp; :twisted: <a href="http://www2.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16835185115" target="_blank">http://www2.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16835185115</a>That might replace the whole ICE heatsink setup if it ever gets too noisy.I'm tempted to hook up my rig to my dad's HDTV plasma but I'm afraid he might steal it.&nbsp; lol.(we're talking about DVI right?)Do not go with the Zen in this case as it will not give you the card slots you will need.I find a 2600+ is more than enough.&nbsp; Also the SATA drive is extremely important.For me it's a huge leap in performance as the 7200rpms and the removed transfer bottleneck makes my HTPC run smooth.&nbsp; I should really start a new thread on this....</blockquote>

[QUOTE="rabbitinpumpkin, post: 14229"] Ahh...I've had 2 cousins who did design, one more towards computers and the other traditional print design. Deadlines deadlines deadlines! I'm assuming you want a gaming machine that's easy to haul around? 8) I'm not much of a hard core gamer, but I do play America's Army. Definetly go with the video card, as the onboard severly restricts the FSB, RAM and etc...no point in being completely quiet about it. ALSO...wherever you are ordering from (newegg?) checkout the silencers and coolers. [url]http://www2.newegg.com/ProductSort/Category.asp?Category=11[/url] This one caught my eye.... [url]http://www2.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16835127101#DetailSpecs[/url] as well as THIS PUPPY!!!! (maybe overkill...maybe not!) :twisted: :twisted: :twisted: [url]http://www2.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16835185115[/url] That might replace the whole ICE heatsink setup if it ever gets too noisy. I'm tempted to hook up my rig to my dad's HDTV plasma but I'm afraid he might steal it. lol. (we're talking about DVI right?) Do not go with the Zen in this case as it will not give you the card slots you will need. I find a 2600+ is more than enough. Also the SATA drive is extremely important. For me it's a huge leap in performance as the 7200rpms and the removed transfer bottleneck makes my HTPC run smooth. I should really start a new thread on this.... [/QUOTE]