I would never buy an Nvidia card after their debacle line of Fx cards. I currently own the 9800 pro 128 meg version and I have been very impressed.
I'd go with the 9800XT. Sure it's $50 more, but it's definately worth it. It's a beast and I love playing games like Painkiller at 1600x1200 and...
Good idea on getting a new Xbox. If it's used, you might run into some problems if you want to get on Xbox live and there ends up being a problem with the serial number being pre-registered with someone elses name, then you'd have to go through customer services and all that crap. Ugh.
Don't...
Hey cheapasses....just got back from Target. Believe it or not I went there with the determination to buy DDRMAX and low and behold they had it clearanced for $41.99!!
Dunno where you guys are, but I live in Eau Claire, Wisconsin. So check it out! Great deal!