I am awaiting a new QUAD and want to pre-purchase some of the needed hardware at this time. My three heaviest computing scenarios are:
1) Folding @ Home
2) Photoshop cs2 with 150MB files
3) A number of applications open and in use at one time such as Powerpoint, Safari, Mail, iTunes playing, Pages and printing.
Given the above, how much and WHAT memory (latency more than brand) should I order? What UPS (can't find the wattage for the QUAD) is appropriate - I run two Apple 20" displays and one 22" ACD? Do you really need a dedicated 20A feed? I will probably add a new Seagate 7200.9 500GB SATA II drive to compliment my 72 GB Raptor.
Your thoughts and guidance will be most appreciated - thanks
