zeke999: I've across several threads saying ATI is better for text because the Nvidia is more focused on graphics. But then a lot of the sites that sell custom made day trading platforms offer Nvidia based cards in their systems. I would just like to hear from someone who has seen both in action via DVI and could say whether there was a definite difference on text clarity or not.
In Vista, text is graphics.. 
Vista uses 3D hardware acceleration (pixel shaders to be exact) to accelerate the graphics.. So really you can't draw a line between 2D and 3D graphics anymore like you could in the past..
I suggest you read up on how Aero works.. The performance of Aero depends on the pixel shaders on the card.. Since pixel shaders are also used extensively in 3D games, it's kind of hard to put yourself on one side or the other.. The answer to your question is in pixel shader performance. Look for benchmarks and cards that have the best and you'll find your "2D" card that you're looking for, however it will also likely be a beast of a 3D card as well.. There's really no way around it as pixel shaders are a function performed by the 3D GPU chip itself.
Onboard RAID vs. 3Ware RAIDI never recommend people run RAID-5 with onboard chipsets.