Yes, a video card. There are many choices avaible: the top ( and pretty much only) competitors are Nvidia and ATi. Some people are choosing Nvidia over ati because all SERIES 6 cards from nvidia have shader thingy 3.0, while ATI is using shader thingy 2.0. there is talk that these 3.0 shader thingies will be needed in future games: my bet: 6600GT or 6600. If u got the cash, go for a 6800, even a GT. Its your choide whether you want to put it in. Putting one is VERY simple. You uninstall the drivers for the first one, put the new one in, and put the drivers in for the 2nd one. Then your done! BUT, I'm not sure: You might viod ur warranty, and Circuit City, if they install it, might not... Not sure abou the rebate though. Many cables... Well, in total, you'll have these things plugged into ur PC: mouse, keyboard, internet, sound, monitor, and some peripherals. Almost every single one of these items COMES with its cables. The ONLY thing i'm not sure is the monitor cable, which 99% of time comes with a cable, and the peripherals. thats like ur printer, camera, etc. If anyone has any new things to add, please do so, i'm new to this topic.
-thanks!
Ibrahim