I'm not an expert on the X1600SE, not even ATI in general, I'd just recommend at least a 1600Pro or XT or if it's NVidia a 7600GT. You may also not want to buy a complete system but go into the next city and walk into a smaller computer shop. Ask them about an offer for a good gaming computer and you may get a better one for less money than if you buy Dell or wherever you may be looking. I'm saying offer because you can then post the offer here and people can tell you whether they made a good offer or not.