Yet another Geek Salad question - Buying a PC with OS installed or not...

I think I have found my ideal spec PC

Intel Core 2 Duo 3.0Ghz 1333Mhz Clock speed
2GB 800Mhz RAM
160GB 7200rpm SATA HDD
512MB Geforce Graphics Card with DVI & TV Out
Onboard 5.1 Sound Card

All for ?355.

Now, cos i'm a skinflint, i'm dithering and wondering whether I should eith get them to install XP for me at a cost of ?65, or buy my own for ?30 and install it myself.

Am I going to be able to do that - to install all the hardware drivers myself etc? Is it worth the extra ?35 to get them to set it all up for me?

If I did do it myself - don't I need drivers to set up the DVD drive to run the XP disc?

Oh yeah, and I have made the decision to stick with XP rather than go for Vista as I would need an extra 2GB of RAM and an extra ?20 or so for Vista (and money is really at a premium) - my thinking being that Windows 7 is around the corner, and I can save my pennies and upgrade accordingly when that comes along. Is that the right decision?

Any thoughts gratefully received...

Posted By: Yellalee, Nov 28, 14:14:48