Posts by blacksnake32v

Is this the end of the line as far as GPU? I've heard/read the 7950 GTX is the highest an M1710 will take. I guess it's more of a rant thread than anything since the 7900 GTX in my machine doesn't handle the newer games all that well...

Quote: Originally Posted by dave-p Which Video drivers are you using ? By aside from that, IMO I find XP for gaming is better, Vista benchmarks are lower, and will result in slightly slower frame rates I'm...

Full specs: T2600 7900 GTX 2GB RAM Vista x86 SP1 I've turned off Aero and I've tried to use the blackviper list of services to turn off. What else would you like to know?

My M1710 originally came with XP Pro MCE and I "upgraded" it to Vista not long ago. My gaming has been sluggish at best, though everything else has been fine. I'm wondering if it would be best as far as performance, go go...

I've got an M1710 with the following specs: T2600 Core Duo 2 GB RAM 7900 GTX 200GB 7200 Hitachi HD Windows Vista Ultimate x86 My question: Is it worth upgrading to the T7600/7600G, 7950GTX and 3/4 GB of RAM on this machine? Right...

Quote: Originally Posted by denb45 So, you want to update Vista Home Premium to Vista Ultimate correct? there really isn't that much of a difference between the 2 versions, so, if you really want to go that route, I...

Ugh... I did a clean install but, upon one of the reboots, I got a message from the BIOS that NTLDR was missing to reboot. I figured that I would just reformat the drive and reinstall the OS... that didn't work. That probably wasn't...

Quote: Originally Posted by denb45 You could go either way (upgrade or clean install) but, I think you already answered you own question "I know a clean-install is ideal" It's just a hassle with...

I have an M1710 that's in very good shape. Not many issues at all. I want to install Vista Ultimate w/SP1 but not sure if I should do a clean install or choose to upgrade to keep my files and settings. I know a clean-install is ideal,...

x86_December.7z and Vista_CustomPack_Dec.7z do not seem to be available. edit: I guess they're working with SP1