Q: Or will it still work with most stuff?
A: ...Well, it will be outdated. How many years is a few years? I still have a P4 computer that is 7 years old now, and it still runs most things. Its not as fast as it used to be, and it has a little trouble with the newest generation of software, but it still works with all the last generation stuff, and most of the new generation. And I think its more of a ram issue on my old computer then the P4 chip. So it should give you a workable computer for at least another 5-8 years, however, it wont stay top of the line. And even now its already a bit outdated with the new quad core chips.