I am in the position too of wanting a new PC and I am also stuck in the 'Vista' void.
I've decided my route might be wait for Vista and it's DX10 cards. Then buy a new XP based system with a top of the range (EDIT: DX9) card for cheaper than what they are now.
Some industry experts think it will be quite a while before we see DX10 taking over as the new standard.
My intention is to buy a good base PC - at least an Intel Core 2 Duo 2.4 - as from the 2.4 up the cache doubles.
Ideally, I want my system for Christmas, so I am hoping that towards the end of November/Early December we see a price drop in the XP and DX9 systems.
Personally, I don't see any point in rushing to buy Vista and DX10. Look at the people that rushed to buy 64 bit processors and then snapped up Windows 64 - Where are all the 64 bit games?
I've decided my route might be wait for Vista and it's DX10 cards. Then buy a new XP based system with a top of the range (EDIT: DX9) card for cheaper than what they are now.
Some industry experts think it will be quite a while before we see DX10 taking over as the new standard.
My intention is to buy a good base PC - at least an Intel Core 2 Duo 2.4 - as from the 2.4 up the cache doubles.
Ideally, I want my system for Christmas, so I am hoping that towards the end of November/Early December we see a price drop in the XP and DX9 systems.
Personally, I don't see any point in rushing to buy Vista and DX10. Look at the people that rushed to buy 64 bit processors and then snapped up Windows 64 - Where are all the 64 bit games?