I have an E540 and love it. I run it at 1152x864 @ 70 hertz for everyday use. I run 1600x1200 @85 for certain graphic projects. I run NOLF2 @ 1600x1200 and it looks terrific. However, 6months from now you will not regret spending the extra money for the one you know you really want.
kev
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Soyo SY-K333 Dragon Ultra Platinum Edition Via KT333
AMD Athlon XP 2100+ 1.73GHz
Gainward GeForce4 PowerPack! Ultra/650XP Golden SampleTi4200
WinFast TV2000XP TV tuner card
2 times Kingston 512MB DDR333 PC2700 Memory
WD800JB 80GB 7200RPM Hard Drive w/8MB Buffer
Liteon LTD163 16x DVD
Lite On 40X12X48 CDRW Model: LTR40125S
SONY CRT MONITOR Multiscan® E540 21"
Floppy Drive
Zoom Modem v92 ext. serial port
WindowsXP Home Edition
Antec PLUS660 w/350W