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I dont think i'd be able to SLI an 8800 series vid card with my current choice for a motherboard.
also, I hear that the some of the 8800 series cards are pretty big, and the currnent case I have picked is nice but it's not overly spacious. I was looking at this case - XCLIO Windtunnel
My laptop had one 80GB 5400 RPM drive, so a 10,000 RPM drive should definatly be a noticable difference.
In the video card department, anything that I aim to buy now will be leaps and bounds better than my ATI 9600 Mobility.
The reasoning behind the 7950GT was that if/when I got another one I could SLI them and their a bit cheaper than an 8800gts...but when the time comes to upgrade i'll probly end up buying a whole different card anyways.
I could also use some suggestions for a keyboard and mouse. The last mouse I had was a Razer Diamondback, which was really great. I might decide to go with another Razer mouse.