[Mauldor]

I suppose it depends on how picky you are, I would hasten to add that a P4 3 GIG with Geforce 6600 AGP (or AMD Counterpart) would be plenty fast for not that much outlay, it should be able to run most if not all games out today.

For example, you can buy a case that looks just like a AlienWare thing for £30, Athlon 64 3400 Socket 754 for £140 and AGP Version of 6600 Nvidia card for £150, this in turn will be a bloddy fast machine. I suppose buying all the "new" stuff is not neccessery any faster but will cost more if you buy it now, the only good upside is you can upgrade easier (and cheaper).

I'm still pondering on which route to take, so i guess waiting is good.