Which OS would you go with?
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MightyKing
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Definately XP, I'm a vista user and Vista just will not allow you to enjoy your games. Plus it eats tons of ram.
Havent tried Linux, but heard it was really good. By experience of XP and Vista, I would go XP 100%
Havent tried Linux, but heard it was really good. By experience of XP and Vista, I would go XP 100%
MatrixEVO
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Get more, problem solved. RAM is cheap, upgrade it, and Vista will run so much better. 4GB is ideal. As we speak, Vista is using a little over 1GB of my RAM and I only have FireFox open. I never run out, but sometimes it goes up to 3.2GB usage, and Vista would run like crap if I had only 1GB or 2GB of RAM.
MightyKing
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Yeah you're right, apart from the ram I just don't like how it has compability issues with some software. That would the the only other con. Other than that I loved the OS, full of Pros.
It's just that everything ran smoothly with XP, we just have to give Vista some time.
It's just that everything ran smoothly with XP, we just have to give Vista some time.
MightyKing
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But not all games run on Vista.
tlarkin
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Depending on what kind of games you want to play. Some companies port their games to Linux like ID, and there is a small gaming community. If you are more hardcore into gaming I would suggest windows, but heed my advice before you take it into consideration of XP versus Vista.
Here go the Cons of Vista:
Compatibility - not everything that works in XP works in vista, however all new games and software will run fine in XP. We are no where near running a full 64 bit OS anywhere in any market. 32bit will still be around for several more years to come, possibly longer. Heck MS just finally pulled the plug on Win 98 like a year or two ago.
DX10 - thats right, DX10 is a pro and a con. The con side of it is, that since Vista is so resource hungry and offers no actual performance increase you will get less frames per a second in your games running DX 10. This may be fixed (I would hope so) in the near future or it may take some time. DX 10 only offers better eye candy. Google it, and you will see many examples of how DX10 runs games a lot slower than DX9 in XP.
Resource Hog - Vista is the most resource hungry OS ever created. Compare it to XP, Linux, and OS X (Unix, etc) and no OS requires that much to run. Other OSes also have just as much if not more Open GL eye candy and intuitiveness over Vista. I just hate to pay for something that does not offer me any kind of real world performance increase.
Security - its not more secure over XP, it uses the same permissions and the same kernel, the only difference is that it gives the illusion of more security constantly asking your opinion if you should open or download something.
SMB2 - increased network traffic by 1600% and breaks compatibility with other non windows platforms. Only affects you if you have a mac or a linux box on your network and wish to file/print share to a vista box.
I will stop there, but could go on and on.
Now for the Pros of Vista:
64bit support - break the 32bit memory barrier, which for some may be a plus. I don't know of any application that requires more than 3 gigs of RAM. Unused RAM is wasted RAM, but at the same time unused RAM is not always a super bad thing.
DX10 - looks pretty, gets the latest eye candy in gaming
Aero - if you want a 3D desktop environment and don't want to run Linux/Beryl/Compiz or OS X then this is for you
Some things overhauled - faster find and search options, stability monitor, it auto sets a lot of things up (which can be a con to some) for those who don't know how to network or do other mundane tasks.
XP Pros-
-Stable
-Runs all windows applicaitons current and future
-is not a resource hog
XP Cons
-only DX9 (until they release DX10 for it, there is an open source project)
-32bit (though there is a 64bit version of XP Pro)
-no nifty 3D desktop environment
Linux pros
-secure - NO known viruses in the wild
-open source - you can always find a solution for free for whatever you are trying to do
-many choices and flavors to choose from
-great online community support
Linux Cons-
-Higher learning curve
-It is not windows, many people expect it to be
-There is always a linux alternative, except for gaming
-some compatibility issues but not that many
So, really it depends on what you want to do. The choice is up to you and I just listed some facts to help you make your choice. My personal opinion is that vista does not offer any reason to upgrade at this point in time. This is my opinion and you can search through these forums to find all what I have said about vista if you truly want to know.
Here go the Cons of Vista:
Compatibility - not everything that works in XP works in vista, however all new games and software will run fine in XP. We are no where near running a full 64 bit OS anywhere in any market. 32bit will still be around for several more years to come, possibly longer. Heck MS just finally pulled the plug on Win 98 like a year or two ago.
DX10 - thats right, DX10 is a pro and a con. The con side of it is, that since Vista is so resource hungry and offers no actual performance increase you will get less frames per a second in your games running DX 10. This may be fixed (I would hope so) in the near future or it may take some time. DX 10 only offers better eye candy. Google it, and you will see many examples of how DX10 runs games a lot slower than DX9 in XP.
Resource Hog - Vista is the most resource hungry OS ever created. Compare it to XP, Linux, and OS X (Unix, etc) and no OS requires that much to run. Other OSes also have just as much if not more Open GL eye candy and intuitiveness over Vista. I just hate to pay for something that does not offer me any kind of real world performance increase.
Security - its not more secure over XP, it uses the same permissions and the same kernel, the only difference is that it gives the illusion of more security constantly asking your opinion if you should open or download something.
SMB2 - increased network traffic by 1600% and breaks compatibility with other non windows platforms. Only affects you if you have a mac or a linux box on your network and wish to file/print share to a vista box.
I will stop there, but could go on and on.
Now for the Pros of Vista:
64bit support - break the 32bit memory barrier, which for some may be a plus. I don't know of any application that requires more than 3 gigs of RAM. Unused RAM is wasted RAM, but at the same time unused RAM is not always a super bad thing.
DX10 - looks pretty, gets the latest eye candy in gaming
Aero - if you want a 3D desktop environment and don't want to run Linux/Beryl/Compiz or OS X then this is for you
Some things overhauled - faster find and search options, stability monitor, it auto sets a lot of things up (which can be a con to some) for those who don't know how to network or do other mundane tasks.
XP Pros-
-Stable
-Runs all windows applicaitons current and future
-is not a resource hog
XP Cons
-only DX9 (until they release DX10 for it, there is an open source project)
-32bit (though there is a 64bit version of XP Pro)
-no nifty 3D desktop environment
Linux pros
-secure - NO known viruses in the wild
-open source - you can always find a solution for free for whatever you are trying to do
-many choices and flavors to choose from
-great online community support
Linux Cons-
-Higher learning curve
-It is not windows, many people expect it to be
-There is always a linux alternative, except for gaming
-some compatibility issues but not that many
So, really it depends on what you want to do. The choice is up to you and I just listed some facts to help you make your choice. My personal opinion is that vista does not offer any reason to upgrade at this point in time. This is my opinion and you can search through these forums to find all what I have said about vista if you truly want to know.
MightyKing
New Member
Vista is the future, all newer games run on Vista.
Vista 64 supports more than 3.5 gigs of RAM
Vista supports DX10 GPUs
Vista has a nice look
I totally agree with you, but as of now, Vista slows you down (at least me) in having flow of what you do. Not sure if I'm making myself clear. But the moment Vista becomes stable and compatible somewhat like XP then I'll definately go back to Vista.
@ tlarkin
Thanks for clearing this up. Great comments. Specially the
20thCenturyBoy
New Member
I'd still go with a Debian flavor of Linux for everyday usage.
JLV2k5
Active Member
MightyKing
New Member
1.5Gb. I have no probelms running vista at all, but it limits me with that much ram eating lol. I need to get more ram
JLV2k5
Active Member
1.5Gb. I have no probelms running vista at all, but it limits me with that much ram eating lol. I need to get more ram
At least you know the solution to your problem.. Yes, grab some more RAM
MightyKing
New Member
Yeah, but still, I'd rather wait until Vista is a bit better. For the moment, I'll hold on to XP, I'm sure I'll switch back to vista in a year, or who knows, maybe a couple of months.
Microsoft will make Vista sooo good, im sure of it.
Microsoft will make Vista sooo good, im sure of it.