You won't need a heavy duty graphics card, I can tell you right now if you are using it for software, go for the one with the best processor and more RAM. Assuming you don't play a lot of games, watch a lot of movies, or download a lot of applications... I wouldn't even worry about the hard drive. More than likely it will be more than you'll ever use.
that's not what egs was referring to he meant dell and similar companies might give you 'crap' parts....e.g 1GB of memory ya' spoil us comparatively speaking price wise anyway.
True, except that HDs cost very little now, I don't use my HD for games, but I've used my 100GB HD..very little left. Also, with graphics I have dual monitors, which would work better with a Dual - DVI graphics card. They cost loads off dell ($1,500) but you can get them for $250. Before you buy them though, check you have a PCI-Express slot, because with the vast majority of Dual - DVI cards you will need this. -Hecky