Non-workstation video cards OK in D10?

I'm hoping to order a D10 very soon now. Reading this forum has answered most of my lingering questions (thanx!), except for a couple quick ones about video cards:
Question 1: The graphic cards offered by Lenovo are all from NVidia's "workstation" line. My question is: is there any reason I can not use one (or two) of Nvidia's current gaming cards with the D10? Specifically, I have a GeForce 9600GT card that, on paper at least, beats the pants off Nvidia's workstation cards until you get up to the FX3700s or so, and at a better price point. Also, this card uses a six-pin PCI-E power connector, which is what I understand is provided by the D10's power supply.
Question 2: since I don't hear Lenovo making any noise about it, I assume that the D10 does not support SLI, correct? I can still use two matching Nvidia cards, but they won't be linked via SLI...right?
Question 3: anybody know if it's possible to order a D10 without a graphics adapter? The US site doesn't allow me to configure one that way, but maybe a phone call can make it happen?
Question 4: I've been reading of months-long waits for the D10s. Is that still the case, or is the US site's estimate of 2-3 weeks accurate these days?
Thanks in advance for any help!
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welcome to the forum.
1: you may use a 9600GT without a problem. it may "beat the pants off" of a quadro in games but i know first-hand that it won't beat even the FX 370 in 3D CAD apps. i had an 8800GT for a few days to test and the 370 killed it in solidworks 2008. the FX 3700 absolutely annihilates them all.
2: SLI is unfortunately not supported. i asked about this after getting my FX 3700 as i wanted to run two in SLI mode. it might happen in future models but it's tough to say. thankfully the 3700 leaves nothing to be desired in terms of performance. i can't speak to needing SLI in gaming as i'm not a gamer.
3: your only option is to get the cheapest card and removing it. i bought mine with the FX 370 with full intention of never using it because the 3700 wasn't available as a factory option at the time.
4: my D10 was built and shipped in about a week. unless things have changed, delivery times are markedly better than initial release.
(edit: typo)
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