Okay... I'll post my new woes here.

Bit the bullet (AGAIN, my teeth are starting to hurt) and purchased a big ass computer case.... got it all installed and hooked up yesterday.

Still tinkering but here is what I got

4 gigs of ram
2 video cards (1 8800GT and one 8600 [gs I think])
the Core 2 Quad
Vista 64x

If you need more info let me know.

Now... this runs much better than the 6200 PCI set up I had but.... I am still not getting the FPS I was getting when I was just running the 8800 and two monitors. And that is with the graphics turned down even further than I had them before (always had them turned down all the way on the alts but am now having to turn them down on the main as well).

I am getting 25-30 FPS on the main when in WESTFALL. You Hordies may not be as familiar with the state of westfall these days but it is BARREN.

So, now what? Tips? Tweaks? Help a brother out. I have now, sadly and stupidly, spent enough money that I could have built TWO very superior rigs. To answer the question of "Why, if you are an IT Monkey, did you not build it yourself from the start" is.... I was lazy and impatient. Lazy, didn't want to spend the time researching or building a computer. Impatient, the HP was an IMPULSE purchase at Fry's. Saw it, loved it's look... thought it could do it. But sadly it is the super model of computers... pretty to look at but don't try holding a conversation with it.

FYI: My screens look AWESOME: