Yep, that it does--in the good old days, what we needed were co processor video cards (the $3000 type) to do intense graphics work.  Now with duos and Quads, we should be all right with the  come- with- gaming- video cards.

As for the Gigs, four should really do the trick.  After all the recommended minimum is 500Megs.

Tell us when your jewel box comes---Jan