That does seem a little steep for Physx. I will have to get it just to see how my three 260's hold up. Also, most "enthusiast" who prefer ati usually run a 9800 (or other nvidia card) for dedicated Physx anyways... Would actually have made a nice test to throw in a 5570 + 9800 or a 5870 + 9800 to compare. O, well... Cant wait to play! ^_^

You can add 1 gb of ram and a video card for under $150. I Put a 6600 (256Mb) and a gig of ram in my mom's old comp for about $90 (shipped) and my little bro plays Spore with no hiccups. (think he is using low res and medium settings) as far as macs go... they weren't made to game, they were made to look pretty and do "light task", but that's true of most laptops. My Asus Eee runs Spore, but not great. (For those who don't know Eee is a "ultra portable" laptop [8.9″ x 6.5″ x 0.82″]. specs are 900 mhz CPU, 2gb ddr2 ram, 20gb SS hard drive, and integrated Intel graphics with 128 mb dedicated)If THAT can run it then there is no excuse to have a comp that can't run spore effectively. O_o