Ok I didn't intend to start an argument here. I was just asking which performs better, nvidia or radeon. But apparently questions like that always start arguments. It seems dell does offer even higher-end graphics cards than those I first listed, both in the nvidia and radeon classes, but it depends on the pc model that you buy, as to what they offer you. The one I looked at this morning was a 256mb nvidia, and it added 3 to 400 bucks to the overall price tag. I'm still not clear on the flat pannel vs. crt monitor, but I'll proly go with the crt, since that seems to be what most say to go with. I've never actually looked at a flat pannel up close, so I don't know how different the new ones are compaired to others. It seems they keep improving them though, I'm guessing so that they'll deal with colors better. I don't want something that's going to distort my graphics or colors. I've never liked notebook computers specifically because of their screens, and the fact that you have to look almost straight forward or the screen darkens out. That's just irritating, and from what I've seen flat pannels for desktops do pretty much the same thing. As I said before, I have an nvidia geforce 2. I've never had any problems with it that I know of, but the one problem that I do have is that video feeds/files are almost too dark to see. When playing a video clip through media player, realplayer, quicktime or anything else, its like the brightness on it is turned down nearly all the way. It doesn't matter how much I screw with the settings, it doesn't change. so I don't know if that's my monitor or my card. another problem is that every so often, when I boot up, I get an error message saying the video drivers aren't properly installed and it takes me to the display setup screen. Everything is huge and set at the lowest color count possible. Rebooting fixes it. But it's done that since this pc was first bought so.... anyway.... E.D.