Lay It Down For Me

twolves90 · 09-20-2007, 09:41 AM

but vista DOES have DX10..... Im tempted too...

Kornowski · 09-20-2007, 09:45 AM

I don't have a DX10 GPU, so...

Kornowski · 09-24-2007, 07:54 AM

Would it be a bad idea to have Vista as my only OS, and get rid of XP?

patrickv · 09-24-2007, 08:06 AM

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Originally Posted by Kornowski

Would it be a bad idea to have Vista as my only OS, and get rid of XP?

hehe, no way dude, whatever you do keep XP somewhere

lovely? · 09-24-2007, 08:58 AM

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Originally Posted by twolves90

they say it doesnt perform well because vista uses more ram than xp.... thus if u are running xp at 200 megs with a game that takes 500 then u are only using 700.... but with vista, that takes up like 600-700 megs not including the 500 game, so instead of 700 u are now looking at like 1200-1300...

just depends on the game and how much ram u have really

1200???? god i neeeever pass more then 1100 and thats with WMP open, windows sidebar, oblivion maxed out, and prolly firefox open as well.

EDIT: with nothing running on my comp, i idle at a cool 480MB ram. and thats with antivirus on too.

lovely? · 09-24-2007, 09:07 AM

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Originally Posted by Kornowski

Would it be a bad idea to have Vista as my only OS, and get rid of XP?

naysayers go away vista has given me FAR less problems then i had with xp. i never lock up, my processor feels like it is being used more efficiently, and it feels so much smoother then xp, windows faaaade out, alt-tab is 3-d, sidebar helps a load, and you can change the colors on all your windows. ill upload some

ThatGuy16 · 09-24-2007, 09:07 AM

Get it... you will like it

lovely? · 09-24-2007, 09:31 AM

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Originally Posted by ThatGuy16

Get it... you will like it

i guess you summed up my posts in one sentence. nice job lol

patrickv · 09-24-2007, 10:45 AM

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Originally Posted by ThatGuy16

Get it... you will like it

whats so good about those vista colour shcemes anyways ?
it sucks bad, the red clour is very bad, i like the fact that you can choose you own colour but that does not make up for vista's laziness

**apj101** · 09-24-2007, 12:05 PM

Is Vista 64bit Home Premium worth getting for £60 - $120
Depend on what you want from you rig, if you like the eye candy then yes. Since you dont have a dx10 card I cant see any advantage other than appreance

Is there any problems with getting a 64Bit OS, especially Vista?
no

Is 2GB of RAM enough, 4GB overkill?
2gb is ok, if you have ram intensive apps then youll need more. eg ram intensive gaming

Is OC'ing with all RAM slots in use bad?
no problems

Would it be a bad idea to have Vista as my only OS, and get rid of XP?
if you make the more i dont see why you would keep the old xp version as it just eats up space. It a question of whether you think you will need it or not. There arent really too many legacy issues with vista, not that im aware...but i still run XP

09-20-2007, 09:41 AM	#11 (permalink)
twolves90 Gold Member Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: California Age: 21 Posts: 379	but vista DOES have DX10..... Im tempted too... __________________ Current: Intel Core 2 Duo e6400 ASUS P5B Deluxe / Wifi (Socket 775) Mobo + ZALMAN CNPS9500 Corsair XMS2 3 GB ddr2 800 (2 x 512MB) + (2 x 1GB) PC2 6400 eVGA 8800 GTS 320MB & Antec 500W PSU Creative Sound Blaster Audigy 7.1 Channels Seagate 120 GB 7200 rpm HDD 3 GB/sec Windows XP Home Ed Cooler Master Centurion 5 Blue/Black+Window Case LG Dual Layer DVD RW & LiteOn DVD R - - - I've finished 5 builds so far! P.S. XP > Vista

09-20-2007, 09:45 AM	#12 (permalink)
Kornowski VIP - Graphics Guru Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Liverpool, UK Age: 18 Posts: 12,790	I don't have a DX10 GPU, so... __________________ Intel Core 2 Quad Q6600 EVGA 750i SLI FTW 4GB Crucial Ballistix @ 800MHz 2 X 8800GTS G92 in SLI Corsair HX520W Windows Vista Home Premium Seagate Barracuda 500GB 7200.11 SATA II Tuniq Tower LED OCZ XTC RAM Cooler Antec 900 (Modded)

09-24-2007, 07:54 AM	#13 (permalink)
Kornowski VIP - Graphics Guru Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Liverpool, UK Age: 18 Posts: 12,790	Would it be a bad idea to have Vista as my only OS, and get rid of XP? __________________ Intel Core 2 Quad Q6600 EVGA 750i SLI FTW 4GB Crucial Ballistix @ 800MHz 2 X 8800GTS G92 in SLI Corsair HX520W Windows Vista Home Premium Seagate Barracuda 500GB 7200.11 SATA II Tuniq Tower LED OCZ XTC RAM Cooler Antec 900 (Modded)

09-24-2007, 09:07 AM	#17 (permalink)
ThatGuy16 Diamond Member Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: USA Posts: 5,314	Get it... you will like it __________________ CPU: C2D E8400 @ 4Ghz 1.24v HSF: Apogee GTX MB: Gigabyte X38-DS4 Ram: 2x2GB G. Skill DDR2-1068 HDD: 320GB Seagate PSU: OCZ GameXStream 700w OS: Vista Home Premium 64bit GFX: 2x HD4850 Crossfire LCD: LG 22" L226WTQ 3DMark06: 20826

09-24-2007, 12:05 PM	#20 (permalink)
apj101 Administrator Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: London Age: 26 Posts: 9,169	Is Vista 64bit Home Premium worth getting for £60 - $120 Depend on what you want from you rig, if you like the eye candy then yes. Since you dont have a dx10 card I cant see any advantage other than appreance Is there any problems with getting a 64Bit OS, especially Vista? no Is 2GB of RAM enough, 4GB overkill? 2gb is ok, if you have ram intensive apps then youll need more. eg ram intensive gaming Is OC'ing with all RAM slots in use bad? no problems Would it be a bad idea to have Vista as my only OS, and get rid of XP? if you make the more i dont see why you would keep the old xp version as it just eats up space. It a question of whether you think you will need it or not. There arent really too many legacy issues with vista, not that im aware...but i still run XP __________________ What did one snow man say to the other? can you smell carrot? The fight is won or lost far away from witnesses - behind the lines, in the gym, and out there on the road, long before I dance under those lights. How you do anything, is how you do everything!

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