[QUOTE="computorial"]Do not go for quad. Buy dual core, for you will never be able to take advantage of 4 cores, at least not in majority games and other applications. www.computorial.blogspot.comJSDempsey

Thats not true. These next few years there will be an increase in multithreaded games and applications. It would be a wise investment to buy a good quad core CPU now. Its not a must, but it will be useful.

agreed, and isnt building a new pc about making it as future proof as possible?

yes, it depends on who the manufacturer is. i bought a 6200 from BFG tech for an old pc a while back and on the box it said it was overclocked and it was pretty fast for an old card

1920x1200 but i usually play on medium i get about 50 FPS average that way, and i paid about 2,500 for it. but if his budget is lower i have a solution http://www.tigerdirect.com/applications/SearchTools/item-details.asp?EdpNo=3940221&Sku=O261-NB15its a Ocz 15.4 inch gaming laptop barebones kit. the only downside is it has a 8700 included and cant be changed

looks like it will be pretty fast. but i would suggest getting a faster hard drive

I use the Alienware m15x. and its a great laptop for gaming. i am using the intel dual core t9300 at 2.5 ghz 2GB of 667 ram and a 9800mGT and i am able to play crysis on high settings at about 30 FPS. the touch controls are fine they can be a wee bit irratating cause if you swipe your hand across to clean of dust you end up opening like 6 programs. but i have no regrets buying the M15x i love to show it off to my friends with the FX lighting system. As to where to get it the Alienware website is the only place to get it because you have to have certain things customized (like the name plate at the bottom, and the hardware you want in it) so if you want a gaming pc that can be taken around with you the M15x is the way to go.

i am using a wicked old agp system with a horrible cpu 2.08 ghz and a bfg 6200 overclocked edition and i am able to play world in conflict, Company of heroes, day of defeat, and garry's mod all on lower settings but with decent fps. and its only about 60 bucks and to play this many games it crazy for the price and power of this card

i recently downloaded itunes 7.7 and now when i plug in my ipod it freezes instantly. its really pissing me off, cause it works fine when i dont have my ipod pluged in. please help