Thanks guys for the info.  I didnt know that graphics cards were only about the redraw aspect of using a computer, which is a bonus because i now know not to upgrade it (unless i want better graphics for my games - but as i generally tend to use the PC for strategy games that isnt an issue (that is what my xbox360 is for ). Also, it is not an integrated graphics card so i wont have any memory issues with that.

One further question came to mind: does it matter what type of RAM? - i was looking at that crucial site and there are numerous price ranges.  If i can only allocate 2gigs to a program and a fair amount is used by windows anyway... is it a good idea to use high grade RAM?  the crucial site has all of these RAM cards (probably not the technical word for it but you know what i mean) "DDR2 PC2-5300" or a  "DDR2 PC2-6400" spec on it, or this "DDR2- 533/667/800" number attached to it... is that basically how fast it can process the memory and is faster necesarily better when running a program like photoshop?

I am running a backup system anyway Martin - have a WD 500Gig MyBook :)

David - it's alright for some!!

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