bando - I'd stick with Maxtor for your drive needs. Easy to set up, and generally bulletproof. Yeah, the 64's are pretty dear, though if you don't mind doing some hardcore shopping, the older Hyper-Threading P4s have come way down in price. Mmmmm.... hyperthreading...... I know the HT chips don't work as intended with Bryce... yet, but they are gonna fix that for Bryce 6, right AS? ;) Oh, and for you vid card, I highly recommend anything by nVidia.