oh yeah the soundstorm is very nice, but i like the audigy2 for the free games and the breakout box heh

oh and ive made a few adjustments to the setup for those interested

before:
Athlon XP2800
Crucial 1.5GB DDR2700
western digital 120gb IDE

now:
athlonXP3000
Corsair 1.5gb DDR2700 XMS (is XMS ok to run in workstations? kinda worried about stability)
Maxtor 120gb SATA

and do u no if plextor make black DVDRW?