Xplorer Posted December 20, 2007 Report Share Posted December 20, 2007 Ok, I'm pretty set on rebuilding my computer (about 3-5 years old). I've been told that if I want to game, it'd be better to go with Vista for DX10. Other people tell me that they used Vista, but downgraded to XP because Vista game them nothing but problems. What is everyone's take on Vista on gaming and overall use, compared to XP? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AI James Posted December 20, 2007 Report Share Posted December 20, 2007 i have no problems whatsoever with vista gaming and if you do have a dx 10 compatible video card i would recommend it. ALOT of people arent good with change so they bitch and moan about vista, i work with it everyday and its fine for me. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Torres Posted December 20, 2007 Report Share Posted December 20, 2007 i'm also rebuilding mine. need my quad core chip, my 3d card, and my tower to put it all in. DEFINITELY going with vista. crysis/bioshock are 2 main games i wanna play, and you need vista to play em. plus imo, i've only used vista for a short short while but it seems pretty neat to me Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Derrick824 Posted December 20, 2007 Report Share Posted December 20, 2007 People also bitched and moaned about XP when it first came out. Now Vista is the new thing for people to bitch and moan about. I use Vista for average everyday use with zero problems, but I don't do any gaming (besides a game of Freecell here & there). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
n8ball2013 Posted December 20, 2007 Report Share Posted December 20, 2007 to be honest I have had one issue with vista. installed a program that vista didnt like and it caused my windows exlorer to restart itself repeatedly. got rid of the program and it was fine. SP1 is coming out for it very shortly. supposed to fix everything. Other than trying to find where things are now like add remove programs, it is a pretty good os. Quote THERE IS NO BUILD LOG! 1998 Chevy Silverado ext cab Alpine CDA-9887 4 Team Fi 15s 2 Ampere Audio TFE 8.0 2 Ampere Audio 150.4 3 Digital Designs CS6.5 component sets Dual Mechman 370XP Elite alternators inbound! 8 XS Power d3400 6 XS power d680 Second Skin Stinger Tsunami Wiring Sky High A Real Voltmeter not a piece of shit stinger. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AI James Posted December 20, 2007 Report Share Posted December 20, 2007 sp1 is already out btw Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest MegaloManiac Posted December 20, 2007 Report Share Posted December 20, 2007 i have no problems whatsoever with vista gaming and if you do have a dx 10 compatible video card i would recommend it. ALOT of people arent good with change so they bitch and moan about vista, i work with it everyday and its fine for me. I like to complain, but it seems I complain more on vista then XP. You are right on change though, but i dont know if vista changed for the better it seemed like it was demanding soo much memory and an excellent video card Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EricM9104 Posted December 20, 2007 Report Share Posted December 20, 2007 Vista actually helps to use your RAM more efficiently. It's called "SuperPreFetch". Takes about a week or so for it to train itself to what you use the most. How it works (brief description) is it'll keep track of what programs you use and will auto-load the DLL's and other shared files for that program to open so you don't have to wait longer for that program to open. Quote 2015 Honda Civic LX 4dr | 24k miles Stock H/U and mids/highs Power Acoustik GW3-12" D2 Sub HiFonics BXX1200.1D @ 1ohm Random 2.5^3' dual ported box NVX LOC Stinger wiring throughout 1977 Chevy SWB Cammed 350 Dual exhaust Cheap Wish stereo Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AI James Posted December 20, 2007 Report Share Posted December 20, 2007 Vista actually helps to use your RAM more efficiently. It's called "SuperPreFetch". Takes about a week or so for it to train itself to what you use the most.How it works (brief description) is it'll keep track of what programs you use and will auto-load the DLL's and other shared files for that program to open so you don't have to wait longer for that program to open. in theory your right, but windows vista DOES currently still have memory leaks, hence the reason people get lock ups and poor performances. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Xplorer Posted December 20, 2007 Author Report Share Posted December 20, 2007 Thanks for the input guys. I think I will go with Vista for my rebuild Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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