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Will the MB have 2 CPUs? The new SMP betas are pumping out about 1,000 ppd for every system. Add in the GPU clients (not sure if they will work together), for 600 ppd, you could have a real barn burner.

The GPU can run as fast as possible, will use a moderate amount of CPU just for housekeeping, and the CPU probably can run a second core at about 25% - 40%.

Just be sure not to load Office, any games or other useful stuff. You are spending all this money for F@H. ;)

Just want to correct some info I gave.

There is a big boost in performance when one adds an ATI X1900 series card into an older computer. The difference can be seen and felt in general computing and especially in gaming.

When one adds an ATI X1900 series to a new state of the art system there is still a speed gain, but it is not as noticeable. The overall speed of the system as compared to the additional speed of the fast video will not be as great a difference.

If you have a very fast dual core system running Linux, drop in and try the F@H SMP cores.

If you have an older system and do not want to replace the entire system, getting a new ATI card makes a lot of sense and will provide the most bang for your buck. Providing that your power supply can handle it.

These rules apply to general upgrades as well as to F@H upgrades. Personally, my next major upgrade will the an ATI card, since it meets the needs of our general computing needs.

I did decide on ATI over NVidia (which I generally prefer) due to potentially greater F@H points.