talked into getting ddr3 and 1gb 2900xt, have i made a bad choice

i went into a computer shop yesterday to get one built, this is what i went in for

q6600 quad core 2.4ghz / 768mb ddr38800gtx / 4gb ddr2 ram / midrange motherboard (about 150 euro) / windows vista home premium 32 bitand a cheap kinda case

after about 45 minutes or so talking the the sales guy this is what i left with

q6600 quad core 2.4ghz / sapphire 2900xt 1gb ddr4 / 2gb ddr3 ram / asus motherboard worth 250 euro / vista ultimate 64 bit and and a massive alluminium gamer case with loads of fans and lights :|

it was saturday just before closing and he wasnt open today so i sent him an email telling him im not sure of the new specs but what do you guys think, im really confused, 2200 euro is a lot to just hand over without being sure

i knew nothing of ddr3 going in, he sold it to me telling me i needed to future proof the system, i didnt know ddr3 had such latency issues, and the card being 1gb ddr4 i guess i was just impressed by the large numbers dammit!!fulac

I've got this really future proof bridge for sale in Brooklyn... :P

thanks for all the advice, im convinced to stick to the old specs now if its not too late, with all the money saved on the ram and mobo i might be able to fit in a prettydecent soundcard too :)fulac

definitely, come out with what you went in for

i knew nothing of ddr3 going in, he sold it to me telling me i needed to future proof the system, i didnt know ddr3 had such latency issues, and the card being 1gb ddr4 i guess i was just impressed by the large numbers dammit!!fulac

and 4 gigs IS a bit much, you can stick with 2 for now and your comp will still destroy any game

im not getting another 2 until I need vista

vista home premium is fine.spending addtional money to get both vista and XP is a waste, unless you have some very specific needs or you burn money and crap quarters. 64bit OS XP or Vista, is the waste.

just got back from the computer shop, there was no problem. got the nvidia 8800gtx, mobo compatible with both types of ram and a dual boot of vista home premium and xp, im sure xp will come in usefull at some stage.fulac

vista was not needed at all