[bauer24]

My current PC has died, and i have decided it's time to buy a new one. Below are the best desktop packages i could find, my budget is approx £700. Should i wait for the release of DX11 cards and Windows 7, also what is the difference between Q8300 and Q9400 processor?

NOTE: The two Dell PC's have been customized

Dell Studio D005418 Total £725.00
Intel® Core™ 2 Quad-Core Q8300 Processor (2.5GHz, 4MB cache)
Vista® Home Premium SP1 (64 BIT)
1 Year Limited Warranty
21.5in S2209W Full HD Widescreen Black
6144MB Dual Channel DDR2 800MHz
1.5TB (7200rpm) SATA Hard Drive
1GB Nvidia GeForce GTS 240 Graphics Card
DVD+/-RW Drive
Integrated Channel High Definition Audio

Dell Inspiron 545MT(D004518) £729
Intel® Core™ 2 Quad-Core Q9400 Processor (2.66GHz, 6MB cache)
Vista® Home Premium SP1 64 bit -
1 Year Limited Warranty
20in S2009W WIDESCREEN UK Black
4096MB Dual Channel DDR2 800MHz
1.5TB (7200rpm) SATA Hard Drive
nVidia GeForce GT220 1024MB graphics card
DVD +/- RW Drive
Integrated Channel High Definition Audio

Acer Aspire X5810 Desktop PC £549.95
http://www.johnlewis.com/230641426/Product.aspx
nVidia GT120
1TB Hard Drive
Windows Vista Home Premium
Intel Core 2 Quad Q8200 2.33GHz
4GB Ram

ACER M7200 Desktop PC £619.99
http://www.laskys.com/computing/pcs_...er_m7200.html?
AMD Phenom Quad Core
4 GB memory (RAM)
640 GB Storage
Vista Home Premium

[mbonwick]

I'd wait just a while longer until Win7 comes out - as it stands you're buying into an obsolesent OS.

Additionally, if Intels new processor really does come out at Xmas, you can expect existing prices to fall quite a way.