i doubt they would charge to use the OS, but i do beleive that some of the later versions of Office will be on the internet and that will cost a monthly charge.

ive been looking at a 7900gs and a 7600gt for a while debating wich one to get, the 7900gs will get my vote, thanks gamespot! i like ATI's quality better than nvidia, but my nforce4 chipset probably wouldnt work very well with an ATI. id watch to see what amd and ati are cooking up for the dx10 release, it would be sweet to see an fx-62 running in a video card, haha! yes the prices are accurate, check www.tigerdirect.com, www.newegg.com, www.zipzoomfly.com, www.clubit.com

dx9 cards will support dx10 just not as well as native dx10, so unless you plan on having the ultimate gaming rig, it wont matter when you buy.

A 6200 is seriously weak, trust me i have one. go for the 7600 GT KO from eVGA, you can find it for around $150 USD online.

if anyone knows anything about intel and amd, its that intel operates at a higher speed than AMD, however, AMD has a better layout on the processor allowing it to operate at lower speeds and still outperform intel's higher speeds. So overclocking an AMD does more good than oc'ing an Intel. I do have to say that i was impressed when Intel released the core2duo (a stupid name if i say so myself), because they lowered the operating frequency and now outperform AMD by a considerable amount, but i am very optimistic about the quad-core chips AMD will be releasing at the end of the year, and their new 4x4 technology. If you doubt anything i have writen just research it before you post something trying to bash the truth. Also, whenever Intel releases a new chip they change the mobo more often than Micheal Jackson changes diapers, hahaha! whats the point in making a awesome new chip if you have to buy a $200 mobo along with it. Long live socket 939! at least until the quad cores come out ;p

This article interests me, because i overclock everything i can, not much else to say. DFI nF4 INFINITY AMD Athlon 64 3000+ 1.8 Ghz Venice core @2.57 Ghz stock HSF generic ram running @ 474 Mhz dual channel 1Gb FSB @ 1425Mhz GeForce 6200 TC By far the weak link in my system is the video card, saving up to get 2 7600 GT's in SLI on a DFI Lanparty UT nF4 SLI-DR Expert, another 1Gb of ram, a AMD Athlon 64 X2 3800+, and a PSU around 600 w. I might even go to RAID depending on how expensive the Maxtor 200Gb SATA's are, I already have one.