[Notary Sojac]

I just built a new machine in January, Intel core duo and 3 gig RAM on a nearly state of the art motherboard, for $950. XP SP2 and Ubuntu run screamingly fast on that box.

I would not even think of moving to Vista until the hardware that will "run Vista screamingly fast" drops down to that price range.

I've always installed MS operating systems about 2-3 years after they come on the market. But I will pass on Vista regardless because of (1) the DRM issue and (2) the lack of any compelling features in Vista.

[aft_lizard]

Vista should run screamingly fast with your setup, well depending on the gpu. But installing a OS after a year or two of its first release is always a good idea, I however just love being an early adopter.