not getting scsi. not getting 5 monitor setup. not getting intel.
why? because i said so and because they'd all be a pain. as it is the quad sli might be hard, he is not a spoiled brat, hes a pretty cool actually, doesnt ask his dad for anything hardly and he even has a job at the local ice cream place so he can have his own money. not getting the dell either, too slow RT, too ugly, and dont like dell. just getting the 2 samsung, 1 for gaming, other for working, hes got a big L desk and a swivel chair that'll work perfectly for that.
oh and about the physx stuff, ppu DOES increase preformance, but only if you dont use any advanced physics options, if your just calculating the same stuff as normal, you have 1 more proc to do it with, with all the yummy physics options there's still less CPU strain, because the ppu does calcs. but the gfx card has more strain cuz there are lots more bits to render. im pretty sure quad sli can handle it though.