The only thing I mentioned regarding video was SLI... basically the capability to plug 2 PCI-E video cards into a motherboard and they tag team on frame rendering. Remember the Voodoo 2 cards? That's basically it. If you game, then the video card can be an issue. If you don't, and none of your apps take advantage of the hardware acceleration, then about all you have to worry about is whether the card has a good OpenGL and Direct X implementation. The caveat is if you plan on upgrading to Vista. That will require a Geforce 4 chipset as a minimum to display the desktop; so the younger and more capable the card is, the better it performs and the longer it lasts. Make sure it supports OpenGl 2.0, and DX9c, and you are good for some time. Neat case, Peggy. I prefer the Lian-Li aluminum cases, myself. The current monster is in the $200 full tower with options for dual power supplies, 6-3-6 drive mounts (6 bays, 3 floppy bays, and 6 internal mounting points). It will mount a full size AT board, so there is almost enough room in it to crawl inside with the mobo.