Poll: Windows Vista
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Everyone always bitches about vista, I have vista 64 and I love it as a gaming pc. Works like a charm. The only thing I would watch for is RAM, you need alot for Vista, minimum 2 gigs, but i'd suggest 4-6 gigs of RAM.
There should be no problem if you're going to be playing recent games on your new rig. But older ones like Darkseed, System Shock 2, and Harvester may need to be patched.
As for Vista in general: It locks up alot. The problems still exist. Does it work? Sure. But is it great? That's stretching it.
As for Vista in general: It locks up alot. The problems still exist. Does it work? Sure. But is it great? That's stretching it.
For me, Vista has wiped my hard-drive 3 separate times, randomly crashes to do disk checks, and is just plain slow. It may just be a problem for me, but I don't recommend getting Vista.
Get Vista, but keep XP.
Multibooting is always the best option.
Also, Vista requires allot more setup than XP. You need to set stuff up like the hidden Admin account, and a bunch of visual tweaks before it gets on par with XP.
Multibooting is always the best option.
Also, Vista requires allot more setup than XP. You need to set stuff up like the hidden Admin account, and a bunch of visual tweaks before it gets on par with XP.
I disagree.xxhazyshadowsxx said:
It's not super buggy (from my limited usage of my brothers laptop), but it is extremely annoying with its high security priority. Its not the most user friendly OS and with Windows 7 about 2 months away (if that), it would be wise to not get your computer until 7 is out.bob-2000 said:
Up to you, by I'm getting Windows 7 on my new gaming comp when I get it.
The only problems with vista are higher memory usage(which won't be a problem if you get a good gaming computer) and the the annoying UAC stuff which pops up to check for your permission. ever since I turned off the UAC, all my problems with Vista have gone away and it's been perfect.
I've had an HP dv6000 for over a year, and i've never had a single glitch. Get lots of ram (at least 3 preferably 4), and you should be just fine. Oh, and when you get it the first thing you want to do is go into the startup programs and trim the fat off. That sped up my computer a load.
I've used Vista for a while now, it looks good (looks a lot like Mac), I had to wipe my hard drive 3 times because of failed updates that would install just enough to wipe the back up, and it has the incredibly annoying habit of asking "Are you Sure?" EVERY. SINGLE. TIME.
For a gaming computer, you'd best stick to XP for a while longer. Vista uses up more resources - resources that you can't use for the actual gaming.
I have both, since I got Vista with the last computer I bought. It's got a few handy tricks up its sleeves, but those are tricks you won't be using while you're playing games anyway.
I have both, since I got Vista with the last computer I bought. It's got a few handy tricks up its sleeves, but those are tricks you won't be using while you're playing games anyway.
Vista is ok, buy i would wait for Windows 7 or you can just buy the computer and just get for free by ordering it thats what i did
I honestly never understood what people don't like with it. I use it and i have no problems. also it is very easy to learn to use. Much easy than the dare i say it...... mac software eeeewwwww.
I,in a way,use both vista and xp.I prefer vista.
It works fine in my opinion and I just prefer it overall.
go ahead and get vista
It works fine in my opinion and I just prefer it overall.
go ahead and get vista
You sure it's not just an Affinity problem?xxhazyshadowsxx said:
Never cared much for Vista. Nags way to much for my tastes. If I want something done, I don't want to confirm I want it done multiple times before the system actually does anything.
