I just upgraded my processor to an AMD Athlon 3700+ Clawhammer and my vid card to a BFG Nvidia 7600GT for a bit over $240.00. I have yet to run a game that wont' run well at the highest settings. Both are a tad overclocked with the processor running under load at 42C and the vid card at 52C. And looks amazing on this monitor. I guess I just can't see spending the bucks on ultimate hardware when the bargain edge hardware will do just aswell with the latest software.