Just dont get a Gigabyte GTX 280 is all I can say. I bought one about six months ago and it has been nothing but trouble. Will be replacing it soon. Very soon.
Constant lockups. Random Graphics freeze. Annoying as hell. Making me look at some ATI products very closely. That said, even the 280 handles 5 clients with ease. So anything rated higher than the 280
will absolutely fly.

I have the Q9650 CPU...again it handles five clients with ease. I DO...DO set each instance of the game core affinity to all four cores though. It just
works better. A smoother performance.

I would highly recommend looking into some after market coolers for the CPU. The stock ones are rubbish and when your cpu is running under 100% load for longer periods of time it
may be worth the investment. A Thermalright True 120 is a good brand/product. If you are looking at overclocking at all, then aftermarket cooling is a must.

Anyhoo...

Substantial upgrade is subtantial :thumbsup: You will love it.