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post #21 of 36
2/10/06 at 12:37pm
So how will this rig handle Vista?

AMD FX 60
2 Gigs Muskin RedLine Ram
Dual Geforce 7800 GTX 512s
2 Terrabytes HD space
Everything OC'd and liquidcooled including GPUs,CPU,RAM,Chipset,HDDs
Dell 30" 3007WFP Monitor (should be great with Vista's scaling abilities)
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post #22 of 36
2/10/06 at 1:46pm
That is way below the recommended specs, but just meets the minimum specs. You should be able to run the OS, but your performance may blow.
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post #23 of 36
2/10/06 at 10:20pm
Lawl at DB...

But seriously your skimping on the ram.. i know you can at least get 4 gigs on your rig <_<
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post #24 of 36
2/11/06 at 1:34am
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Originally Posted by DarthBeavis
So how will this rig handle Vista?

AMD FX 60
2 Gigs Muskin RedLine Ram
Dual Geforce 7800 GTX 512s
2 Terrabytes HD space
Everything OC'd and liquidcooled including GPUs,CPU,RAM,Chipset,HDDs
Dell 30" 3007WFP Monitor (should be great with Vista's scaling abilities)
lol ur alx would not even see a performance drop since vista is supposed to be very multi cpu/multi core friendly. And then there's darth ovine. that should rape vista IMO!
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post #25 of 36
2/11/06 at 4:59pm
In a case of sheer boredom (and a lot of extra time on my hands, I installed Vista beta 1 in Virtual PC) The funny part is the fact that it was more stable than installing it on my laptop itself which would hard lock after running for around 5 minutes. While still sluggish, I was suprised that it ran at all considering the emulated video card is a S3 Virge chipset. Sound didn't work but I didn't expect it to. I just wish I would have taken some screenshots before I deleted the HD image. (Took too much space)
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post #26 of 36
2/12/06 at 8:53pm
I have read that Windows Vista will come in two versions, one 32 bit and one 64 bit. Is this official? I haven't found any information about that on Microsofts webpage. Is there some kind of official roadmap that show how long Microsoft will continue to support 32 bit systems with Vista?

That is the biggest concern I have today. I suspect some programs will only be compiled for 64 bits systems, and leave the 32 bit users behind quickly. I don't think the developers want to compile and test two versions of every program for two platforms. Will this happen faster than in 2-3 years?
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post #27 of 36
2/13/06 at 12:11am
Vista is the requirement to run Halo 2 on PC just in case you´re interested.
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post #28 of 36
2/13/06 at 12:24am
there will actually be like 10 versions of vista. starting with basic and going all they way to uber-1337-pro extreme edition gotta love those names
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post #29 of 36
2/13/06 at 1:49am
ram will at least double when I do Vista
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post #30 of 36
2/13/06 at 2:27pm
Quote:
Originally Posted by DarthBeavis
My ramming will at least double when I do Vista
Fixed.
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post #31 of 36
2/15/06 at 8:38pm

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Ok, so what exactly does vista offer over XP that justifies the increased use of memory and processor? 64 bit support alone should not require more resources, its just a different approach.
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post #32 of 36
2/15/06 at 9:15pm
most of it is eye candy and "refined user interface" that juices your system for all its worth.

my policy: KEEP IT LIGHT AND SIMPLE

(thus a current XFCE user, would like to give enlightenment a run)
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post #33 of 36
2/15/06 at 9:26pm
yes, vista is the new os coming out of redmond. the GUI is going to be out of this world, and hopefully they will clean up the user interface as well
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post #34 of 36
2/15/06 at 9:57pm
Eye candy alone will not do it. I can go out and buy WindowsBlinds today and get all the eye candy I want. It's the extra little widgets and support built into the OS that will make it worth it.

On the surface, Windows 2000 to Windows XP upgrade was little more than just eye candy and changes to the interface. However, it was things like better device support (especially around USB device support), better laptop support (like better SpeedStep support, hibernate and suspend modes, etc), better wireless support that made it worth using.

The story will be the same for Vista... you'll see better support for multi-core processors, 64-bit processors, wireless technologies like Bluetooth, or whatever new technologies come down the pipe in the next few years.

Building upon a code base like Windows does not allow you to remove lines of code. There is so much code, and it is all interrelated in ways that no one person could comprehend that it would be too risky to start shrinking the code. You simply build on top of it.
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post #35 of 36
2/15/06 at 10:48pm
have you seen the latest Linux kernel source 42mb of code if memory serves right compressed in bz2. not exactly a "small" source to begin with, and we're talking just the kernel, nothing more.
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post #36 of 36
2/15/06 at 11:06pm
Vista Kernel changes. Good stuff.

http://channel9.msdn.com/Showpost.aspx?postid=148820
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