With my Specs, XP or Vista?

[ViperAFK]

vista definitely on that rig man.

[Viriix]

yup i did load up lineage 2 which by right isnt very hard on the gpu but it was in fact very laggy jerky bumpy just walking around. i didnt even dare to hit monsters.. seem like i was getting crappy fps..

everything was laggy in vista even right click the fade in and out of the right click menu was laggy. :(

** any idea how to solve the white progress bar for xp? anyone? **

[RAID 0]

I think you might have a bad GPU. Do you have another to test while running Vista and your game?

White bar... I don't' think you can do anything about that.

[lalalawawawa]

Wait. Doesn't Vista automatically index all files and folders and does other things to optimize itself after it is installed?

[Viriix]

but the game works smooth and fine in xp~ so i dun think gpu problem

[RAID 0]

You might just have a bad install of Vista. :-\

Try reinstalling and before you do anything, install SP1. Hell, try the 64 bit version.

[Eric Veteran]

Wait. Doesn't Vista automatically index all files and folders and does other things to optimize itself after it is installed?

Yes, but only when it's idle. If you're using it those tasks suspend until the PC is idle again.

[General Disarray]

I vote for XP

[Argote]

That machine will work perfectly fine with Vista. I recommend going for Vista x64

[MMaster23]

People curious about Windows Vista performance should watch this: https://ms.istreamplanet.com/springboard

I worked with the Springboard team and this video explains in a good way how Vista performs and what to consider when deploying vista.

[SMELTN]

It does use some ram but 2 gb's will do just fine. Not to worry. I ran Vista Ultimate when I was Beta Testing it on 1gb of ram with no problems.

I am running Vista Ultimate now, and was running it on 1GB of ram just fine.

[.tony]

Definitely Vista.

[+shift. MVC]

1GB of RAM will run just fine, but 2GB is the sweet spot (just like how 1GB was the sweet spot for XP)

[Raa]

Vista will "work adequately" on your pc. If you want best performance, get some extra ram (3 or 4gb - but for 4, to get full use, you'd need 64bit)

If you have the patience, try testing both on your pc to see what you like better :)

[Viriix]

guys im testing the 64bit now, but still on 2gb ddr3 ram. :)

[MMaster23]

You really don't need >2GB unless you do graphic work / heavy processing / rendering and such.

Vista needing more than >1GB is quite a urban myth. I recommend 2GB mostly due to the low memory prices.

With the higher prices of DDR3, having more than you actually need is quite pointless.

[Viriix]

gameplay still laggy in vista 64.. back to xp :(

[White Cuban]

is that a joke? xD, thats an extremeely high end pc, 2GB ddr3, fancy.

anyone knows if 2GB ddr3 would be faster then 4GB dd2?

edit: saw your post, somethings wrong, it should be running extremely fast, iv'e seen it running blazing on UMPCs, and on computer's with WAYYY Lower specs, your rig is awesome

btw, did you update to SP 1? and what you using

x32 or x64?

[dmelanson24]

when did the world accept Vista as the best OS choice?? have I been under a rock??

Trust me, stick with XP. Service pack 2 (yes, TWO) as SP3 is still having issues with most AMD chips and SOME Intel chips. You could upgrade your RAM to 4 GB and install XP pro x64 (utilizing all 4 gb of RAM) :) !!

[Viriix]

is that a joke? xD, thats an extremeely high end pc, 2GB ddr3, fancy.

anyone knows if 2GB ddr3 would be faster then 4GB dd2?

edit: saw your post, somethings wrong, it should be running extremely fast, iv'e seen it running blazing on UMPCs, and on computer's with WAYYY Lower specs, your rig is awesome

btw, did you update to SP 1? and what you using

x32 or x64?

no.. im serious.. this is not a joke.. im lagging on both 32bit an 64bit of vista..

i've no idea whats wrong.. my friends tell me it should work perfectly and almost flawless. :(

can someone help me check whats wrong?

ive posted my cpu-z stuff on this thread here

[Argote]

no.. im serious.. this is not a joke.. im lagging on both 32bit an 64bit of vista..

i've no idea whats wrong.. my friends tell me it should work perfectly and almost flawless. :(

can someone help me check whats wrong?

ive posted my cpu-z stuff on this thread here

There is certainly something wrong, vista has been proven to be as fast as XP in games

[Viriix]

so what might be the problem? :(

[notuptome2004]

so what might be the problem? :(

did ya get all updated chipset drivers and graphics drivers the works. also it takes vista a good week to optimize itself to your system so that it runs as efficient as possible.

[Viriix]

yup everything is updated properly.

one thing i notice when i boot to windows xp i have a white progress bar before the visual boot screen of win xp..

it totally irritates me.. i heard its only seen on slow computers.. but my specs isnt slow...

[Shadrack]

I would run 64bit Vista (at least Home Premium) on that hardware setup.