I'm agonizing over the GPU decision now. Been reading on the 8800gt. It seems to outperform the 3870 by a fair margin so I'm seriously considering it. However, I'm slightly concerned by the heat from the 8800GT being vented into the case whereas the 3870 vents outside. The power consumption is lower on the 3870 as well.

Any thoughts fellas?

I was going to run Open Office for the time being and see if I can live with that. Otherwise, I guess its OEM for me.