oh ya, I forgot, since you have vista, is DX10 support important to you?

its the new graphical standard thats supported by Vista and above.

http://www.techeblog.com/index.php/tech-gadget/directx-9-vs-directx-10-picture-comparison

Ok, so I plug it into my tv, but the screen is tinted green!!!! It does this with both the composite and component video cables. I don't understand. Not only that, it doesn't matter what TV I use.

I have also tried the VGA cable, and its still green on my TV and computer screen. 

Thanks for the help.

i say Moreo

like the cookie, Oreo 

So to pronounce mario, i say Moreo 

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16834115348

this one is really good, try it out, my sister has it and it can run Rainbow Six Vegas with 8x AA. 

try this one

http://www.tigerdirect.com/applications/SearchTools/item-details.asp?EdpNo=1260791&CatId=2510

you can manually increase the bandwidth in the bios, making it faster than the alienware laptop for a fraction of the price