Looking to buy a new system! Need advice!

Looking to buy a brand new mac and somewhat confused by the choices.
Firstly, speed. The default is "Two 2.66GHz Dual-Core Intel Xeon" and I'm wondering what I will get if I go higher. Is it worth going to 3?
The other question I have is about the graphics cards.
I work in the ad business and deal with graphics and some FCP, but not sure which is best.
Will definitely get a cinema display.
Any advice would be appreciated.
Thanks!

If you work professionally and do a lot of FCP, Motion or other highly processor intense work it is probably worth it to spend the extra money since a little speed here and there will make you money...but in that case, go 8 core. Most folks won't see a huge difference between the 2.66 and 3GHz models. Maxing RAM is more important than processor speed for almost everyone. By max I don't mean 32gb . IMHO not much point in getting a Mac Pro without the ATI card. Some things won't need or use it but enough opportunities will arise to make it worth while for anyone doing video and graphics to say nothing of the occasional game. If I were you, in the ad business, I'd look at professional monitors like Eizo. That's what I settled on after extensive comparisons and I'm very glad I did. Get at least 8 gb of RAM. 4x2gb is probably the best configuration to start with so as to allow even more RAM later. I got 4x1gb and am moving to 8gb soon. Adequate. Get the smallest 160gb drive that is offered then put it on a shelf. If you are going to do HD then you'll want to look at RAID arrays. If you are going to do simple DV then populate your machine with 4 x 1TB drives and you're good to go till they fill up heh.

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