I'd realized long before a few months ago when the graphics started acting up and I BSOD'd into VGA that the Alienware (which cost just about what I paid for my first Gateway, factoring in neither inflation or my income) was all the proof I'll ever need again that PC's aren't worth splurging on, but the pudding skin is surely this "hopeless" case, whose solutions range from installing the clunky old PCI bridge to, get this, removing the towel.