Quad core, quality motherboard and loads of RAM with a compatible (i.e. 64 bit) operating system are a big yes. See DeepSkyStacker fly on a Quad Core is a delight.
Vista - shudders - fine until you want to connect to a business domain or find a missing driver - shudder!
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Can't wait until the GPGPU mob get 3d graphics cores with their 200 shader cores pushing things out up to 30 times faster than high end CPUs can today!
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