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I will change your configuration to:
1. 1GB memory (memory is important)
2. minimum 80GB for your C-drive (where the OS is installed). Most software must be installed on the drive where the OS is installed. And they can fill up the C-drive very fast. Currently, my software take up about half of my 80GB C-drive just to give you an example.
3. buy a 300+GB USB portable drive to store your multi-media files. You don't want to store them in your hard-drive because they get fill up very fast... yes, even a 80GB hard-drive.

Hope this helps.

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I will change your configuration to:
1. 1GB memory (memory is important)
2. minimum 80GB for your C-drive (where the OS is installed). Most software must be installed on the drive where the OS is installed. And they can fill up the C-drive very fast. Currently, my software take up about half of my 80GB C-drive just to give you an example.
3. buy a 300+GB USB portable drive to store your multi-media files. You don't want to store them in your hard-drive because they get fill up very fast... yes, even a 80GB hard-drive.

Hope this helps.

[Kowalski]

if it is not necessery to change, it is necessery not to change!
your system seems pretty good. why dont you go for some peripherals?

[David Prahl]

Originally Posted by Kowalski

your system seems pretty good. why dont you go for some peripherals?

Any suggestions? I tried to think of more options for the poll but just couldn't "think outside the box" (get it?).

[Falstaff]

Originally Posted by David Prahl

Some higher-end stuff. Intensive games, audio editing, programming, photography work, etc. Yes, I have cable and get about 2 Mbps. I'm not a big MP3 downloader or "moviez sharer", so it's mostly programs that take up space.

If you're a serious gamer, and like many others out there are waiting for the next generation games to come out late this summer/fall (i.e. HL2, DOOM3), then I'd go for the new video card, becuase I don't think either of those games, or the new Unreal engine previewed at E3, will run on a 9200 (is it a Pro?). If you want to go that route though, I'd suggest you hold off, you can get a 9800 Pro pretty cheap right now, but I think I'm going to wait for the X800 price to drop (I have a 9500 Pro now, and am partial to ATI). If you're not a gamer, I'd say upgrade your HDD or install Linux, I just did the latter a couple weeks ago (though I still have trouble installing apps ), just my opinion.

[milkman dan]

damn, I cast my vote before realizeing you were using a crusty 9200 for games. get a 9800pro 128meg, they are dirt cheap and WONDERFULL vid cards. When I whent from my 4200 to my 9800. I hadn't enjoyed a performance boost like that since I whent from a 2meg trident to a 64meg rage furry maxx (which were bloody amazing cards at the time