the ram is 268. The video card i already bought becasue i wanteed to play farcry decently. Its a ATI Radeon 9800 PRO 128. Love it but I need some more memory for far cry. As for sound card i wasnt going to get one, i figured the onboard sound would be sufficient. as for the 64 bit stuff i dunno i might wait off on it till it drops price i guess. i might check out the prices now and compare.