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Originally Posted by turtile  I would wait for the 8600GT.
You can install XP on the new and old hard drive for a dual boot. If you want to have two XPs on the new drive, you can partition it in two parts with Partition Magic and install a copy on each partition. |
the 8600GT is nothing impressive.
For the OPs price range I would suggest a x1950xt or x1950pro over the 7900GS. If he is going to be playing oblivion then the ATI cards significantly outperform nvidia.