For 3-D Studio Max and gaming? No, sir! If I could, I would, but that's not ever remotely an option. Besides, when I have all the parts, if I want to upgrade, I can just buy a new motherboards and processor and be done with it. Theoretically, anyway, I guess.

Thanks again for the info, dudes, but since we're on processors, why has AMD gone with that naming system again? As I understood it, that Athlon XP 2800+ (2.08GHz) supposedly performs at or better than a 2800-MHz P4? Or am I way off base?