Seriously, don't mind the vista bashing. Get Vista. Most if not all of its problems have been fixed. I dual boot XP and Vista, but there's no need to anymore. All of these people bashing vista I can GUARENTEE do not even have it. I 100% recommend Vista if you are getting a prebuilt. You'll be sorry in the long run if you don't get it.
I've gotten all of my DOS games working on vista. It's just as much work as XP was.
And what is takkxyz talking about "no graphic card can run vista or games under vista at any good framerate." How can you even call yourself a PC gamer in your signature spouting such misinformation? Seriously.. if you don't know what you're talking about, don't bother trying to help people.
"1. Use XP. Don't get Vista - it's incompatible and will not run well at all on the first PC."
At least this comment has some logic and truth behind it. If you do end up with a machine like the first one you described, Vista probobly isn't the best choice, but buying a computer now, you should never end up with a computer with those specs.
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