So the concensus so far seems to be 1) CPU 2) Video Card 3) Ram 4) HD Funny, on the Mac Western Digital is the cheapest HD you can get. When I mean cheap I'm not talking least expensive. I wonder how important FSB is as the AMD max out at 400, whereas Intel goes to 800? Awesome info, thx.

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