Buying Vista
Posted by admin on Feb 2nd, 2007
Hi All I am now going to buy vista for my gaming Pc,The question I have 'Is shall I buy 32 bit or 64 bit' bearing in mind that I am only using this for games and games only. I will be buying ultimate.Any suggestions would be great. Thanks.Asus Crosshair motherboard AM2 5200 X2 2.6Ghz Cpu 2 GB Corsair Pc6400 800Mhz Dominator 44412 DDR2 XFX Geforce 8800 GTX Tagan 580 watt Psu 32 Bit Windows XP
Feb 4th, 2007 at 03:28 pm
You probably won't see any benefit over 32bit at the moment from performance point of view, at least not with 32bit apps and at least not enough to overcome any lack of drivers you may face. It ultimately comes down to that, if you've got completely compatible hardware, and you're willing to face off a small number of games and other pieces of software which aren't compatible then strongly consider it.I'll point out though if you buy the retail version of Ultimate, it comes with 32bit and 64bit in the box, so you can migrate over at a later date, or you can test the 64bit out first without activating it and see how it runs, then replace it with 32bit if needed. Paul Smith, Yeovil, UK. Microsoft MVP Windows Shell/User. windowsresource.net/*Remove nospam. to reply by email* "Neil Catling"
Feb 10th, 2007 at 12:31 am
In article , Neil Catling says... struggling with Battelfield 2 in 1280x1024 whereas under XP it flew. ConorLight travels faster than sound. This is why some people appear bright until you hear them speak.........
Feb 11th, 2007 at 05:26 am
It looks like you are running only 2 GB of RAM. If you plan on staying there, then stick with 32 Bit. It is a tad faster in gaming and has better compatibility. There really isn't any reason for a gamer to go to 64 Bit at this time unless they are using 4GB+ of RAM. You won't notice any difference with the 32 Bit and 64 Bit versions, performance wise.When you do go with 64 Bit, though, you will have to do a clean install, i.e. format the 32 Bit (or use different HD), rather than do an upgrade. Dustin Harper dharper@vistarip.com vistarip.com "Neil Catling"
Feb 14th, 2007 at 11:52 am
"Conor" That's probably related to the video driver not Windows Vista. Paul Smith, Yeovil, UK. Microsoft MVP Windows Shell/User. windowsresource.net/*Remove nospam. to reply by email*
Feb 17th, 2007 at 04:48 am
I agree,I have a single core AMD 64 4000+, 7600GS 2GB Ram, and BF2 files along great, infact faster than on XP SP2 in my opinion"Paul Smith"
Feb 22nd, 2007 at 03:07 pm
In article , Paul Smith says... versions. It's not a massive amount maybe 10% or so but occassionally I get jerkovision as the HDD gets hammered. ConorLight travels faster than sound. This is why some people appear bright until you hear them speak.........
Feb 25th, 2007 at 04:25 am
Sounds like you're getting the problem a few people are seeing, (as well as myself). I hooked up a 2nd monitor and ran the resource monitor and I see the object_client.zip file and the common_client.zip file getting massive reads. On gues reported going to 4GB of ram fixed that for him, which may fix the problem. But throwing hardware money at a problem that only exists in the Vista doesn't fly right with me. If 2GB of ram is works great under XP, then it should be enough under Vista. Funny ehough, I haven't gotten this under BF1942 or BF2142. Just BF2Which is why I agree,until there are some DX10 games to play and the drivers get sorted out, I'd stick with XP "Conor"
Feb 27th, 2007 at 04:12 am
Just out of curiosity, if you do only gaming on this PC, why are you wasting money on Ultimate? Crosspost, do not multipost blakjak.demon.co.uk/mul_crss.htm How to ask a question support.microsoft.com/kb/555375 How to Post dtsl.org/goodpost.htm dbpc.com _________________________________________________________________________________ "Neil Catling"
Mar 2nd, 2007 at 06:23 am
In article , Dale M. White says... I've not heard about that but it certainly sounds like it could be what's happening. It's not on every level either and there appears to be no pattern to it.Hohum. ConorLight travels faster than sound. This is why some people appear bright until you hear them speak.........