[dogsballs]

Looking for a wee bit of input re a new desktop. Mainly for poker; will want it to easily handle 8-10 tables over several poker clients/PAHUD/PT/iTunes/Internet browsing. I'm sick of my slow old (well 3 yr lappy) thing and willing to pay for anything that will keep full speed up under load. I'm not worried about cost, if it's something that'll give me any benefit.

Big question: Can I use 3 seperate monitors with these video card options.

Any comments appreciated. My notes in bold after each choice...


Dell Inspiron 530

Intel® Core™2 Duo Processor E4400 (2MB L2 Cache,2.00GHz,800 FSB) [Included in Price]
Intel® Core™2 Duo Processor E4500 (2MB L2 Cache,2.20GHz,800 FSB) [add $50 or $2/month1]
Intel® Core™2 Duo Processor E6550 (4MB L2 Cache,2.33GHz,1333 FSB) [add $100 or $3/month1]

I'd prolly get the expensive one cos its prolly best & I dont know much.

Memory
1GB Dual Channel DDR2 SDRAM at 667MHz- 2DIMMs [Included in Price]
2GB Dual Channel DDR2 SDRAM at 667MHz- 2DIMMs [add $100 or $3/month1]
3GB Dual Channel DDR2 SDRAM at 667MHz - 4 DIMMs [add $250 or $8/month1]
4GB Dual Channel DDR2 SDRAM at 667MHz- 4DIMMs [add $370 or $12/month1]
2GB Dual Channel DDR2 SDRAM at 800MHz- 2DIMMs [add $150 or $5/month1]
4GB Dual Channel DDR2 SDRAM at 800MHz- 4DIMMs [add $420 or $13/month1]

I'd prolly get the expensive one cos its prolly best & I dont know much.


Hard Drives
320GB Serial ATA Hard Drive (7200RPM) w/DataBurst Cache™ [Included in Price]
500GB Serial ATA Hard Drive (7200RPM) w/DataBurst Cache™ [add $80 or $3/month1]
DataSafe 250GB Secured Storage and Data Recovery Solution [add $70 or $3/month1]
DataSafe 320GB Secured Storage and Data Recovery Solution [add $170 or $6/month1]
DataSafe 500GB Secured Storage and Data Recovery Solution [add $330 or $10/month1]

I'd get the 2nd choice, 500GB Serial ATA (7200 rpm). I dont need fancy storage/backup

Video Cards
Integrated Intel Graphics Media Accelerator 3100 [Included in Price]
128MB NVIDIA GeForce 8300GS [add $50 or $2/month1]
256MB NVIDIA GeForce 8600GT-DDR3 [add $150 or $5/month1]

I'd prolly get the expensive one cos its prolly best & I dont know much.



Edit: here's the end specs.
Dell Inspiron 530

Intel® Core™2 Duo Processor E6550 (4MB L2 Cache,2.33GHz,1333 FSB)
Genuine Windows Vista® Home Premium + Belkin Easy Transfer Cable
24 inch UltraSharp™ 2407WFP Widescreen Digital Flat Panel
4GB Dual Channel DDR2 SDRAM at 800MHz- 4DIMMs
500GB Serial ATA Hard Drive (7200RPM) w/DataBurst Cache™
Optical Drive 16X DVD+/-RW Drive edit
Video Cards 256MB NVIDIA GeForce 8600GT-DDR3
Sound Cards Integrated 7.1 Channel Audio
Keyboard and Mouse Bundles Dell USB Keyboard and Dell Optical USB Mouse
Bluetooth Options None
Modem & Wireless 56K PCI Data Fax Modem
Optional Ports None