Reasons to upgrade

[Alex179]

Power supply that is 600W+ would be nice if you ever want to run a DX10 game in the future.  I want to have expandability enough to at least run some of the newer stuff eventually.  Dual core is a big difference as well.   Vista is unnecessary bullshit and I wish it would die in a fire, but it can get you a good discount on a nice computer. My father got a Dual Core 2Ghz  2GB RAM 160GB HD laptop w/ a 17 inch screen for 600 bucks since it had Vista, it is a Toshiba Satellite and it has a 128 MB Nvidia  Video Card that at least isn't shared with the RAM.  RAM with a 800Mhz+ pipleline is a must, so 2 1 GB sticks of DDR400 RAM is good enough.   That laptop still won't do DX10.   The game you posted Assasin's Creed nd you can get that game for a Xbox360, which only costs $379.

[Peter]

Vista is unnecessary bullshit and I wish it would die in a fire, but it can get you a good discount on a nice computer.

Is that in the same way that you can get a discount if you find a dead rat in your soup at a restaurant?

[ASpHole]

Definately get a new computer, 6 years old is quite old. You might want to get a notebook, I replaced my old notebook almost a year ago and I got a dual core Centrino CPU model for $800. --This should translate to about 400 quid for you.

If you get a notebook, get something quality, like a Toshiba.

Also, whatever you get, DO NOT GET WINDOWS VISTA!!!!! If you plan on running Windows, you'd be better off using WinXP with all current service packs and security updates installed.

[Alex179]

You can just wipe any new PC you get and install Vista with a hacked reg key.   That or find a volume license posted somewhere on the net.   Viola free Win XP.   Could dual boot too, but dual booting xp with vista already installed is a hassle.

[Peter]

Definately get a new computer, 6 years old is quite old. You might want to get a notebook, I replaced my old notebook almost a year ago and I got a dual core Centrino CPU model for $800. --This should translate to about 400 quid for you.

If you get a notebook, get something quality, like a Toshiba.

Also, whatever you get, DO NOT GET WINDOWS VISTA!!!!! If you plan on running Windows, you'd be better off using WinXP with all current service packs and security updates installed.

Not all of it's 6 years old; just the PSU, case and one of the hard disks.  The motherboard, CPU, graphics card and RAM are 3-4 years old, I think, and one of the hard disks is less than a year old.  I wouldn't go for a laptop; I've got all the laptops I need, and I much prefer having a desktop as my main rig.