windows vista general info

Firey_chasm · 08-21-06, 09:42 AM

Hi, I havent been to these forums in ages, and I imagine these questions will seem quite stupid to most of you, but here i go

lol

is there a 64-bit edition of windows vista, or is it worth me waiting till there is 1?

is there a huge difference between the releases? Or for a home user, should i just get the cheapest option?

any idea of a release date yet?

are then any big reasons to upgrade other than directx10?

and finally how power hungry is it? will you need a top PC to cope or will a PC a cple of years old be fine. and also will I notice an fps drop in games?

Thanks

Oroka Sempai · 08-21-06, 10:51 AM

1- Yes

2- http://www.microsoft.com/windowsvist...s/default.mspx M$ is saying Vista is going to be 'signifigantly less' in price... whatever that means. Rumors are $99 for full Home Basic, half for OEM.

3- Q1 2007

4- Very very... atleast the betas are. Min 1GHz CPU, 512mb RAM, 20gb HDD, DX9 videocard. We will know more with RC1.

CGR · 08-21-06, 11:57 AM

The current vista beta is slower than XP in some things epecially gaming with DX9 games. Who knows how the release will compare. I will not be upgrading to vista for a while. As long as there is still XP support and no need to upgrade to DX10 I am staying with XP for now.

My x1900 will carry me well into 2007 and maybe even 2008.

elec999 · 08-21-06, 12:41 PM

Vista at $99 sounds very affordable. What about the other versions of vista, I heard there will lots. Vista ultimate.
Thanks

Oroka Sempai · 08-22-06, 01:54 AM

IF Home Basic turns out to be $99, I would expect Uber to be around $250 as it combines everything (Home, Enterprise, Tablet...)

I just reinstalled Vista on my system, but this time 32bit, and I am finding it much more stable. WLM used to crash on me constantly in 64bit, and I would get a notice it would be fixed in RC1. I am now trying to install other stuff (games, other utilities, etc) to see how it goes. I have noticed a few diffrences between 32 and 64bit, like the absence of the window preview for the taskbar, and other minor things.

Yeah, it is slower, but there is alot more eyecandy that can be turned off.

Firey_chasm · 08-22-06, 03:13 AM

cheers for the answers guys

I imaghine beta will be unstable anywayz Oroka, i just hope they fix the 64bit version for release hehe

computer specs, doesn't look too bad, machine in my sig should be fine

im now just wondering what is the actual difference between the versions, as microsofts page is very vague.

the pirce sounds pretty damn good though

v8vega350 · 08-22-06, 04:59 PM

other then the eyecandy i just see the 32bit version and a glorified xp. im running the beta version and it is much slower then xp is on bootup. i really hope this is why they havent released yet. i would like to try the 64bit version but i cant find drivers for the ati3200 chipset yet

DuctJet · 08-26-06, 01:02 AM

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Originally Posted by CGR

The current vista beta is slower than XP in some things epecially gaming with DX9 games. Who knows how the release will compare. I will not be upgrading to vista for a while. As long as there is still XP support and no need to upgrade to DX10 I am staying with XP for now.

My x1900 will carry me well into 2007 and maybe even 2008.

My Vista was slower than XP but now it seems to be as fast since I did some adjustment like Tweaking Vista like XP

, I was about to put my other HD back into my PC an I said it's not going to hurt nothing because I'm going to formatt it anyway but after Tweaking it's alot faster now

08-21-06, 09:42 AM	Thread Starter #1
Firey_chasm Member Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Guildford, England	windows vista general info Hi, I havent been to these forums in ages, and I imagine these questions will seem quite stupid to most of you, but here i go lol is there a 64-bit edition of windows vista, or is it worth me waiting till there is 1? is there a huge difference between the releases? Or for a home user, should i just get the cheapest option? any idea of a release date yet? are then any big reasons to upgrade other than directx10? and finally how power hungry is it? will you need a top PC to cope or will a PC a cple of years old be fine. and also will I notice an fps drop in games? Thanks __________________ OS.....................Win 7 64-bit CPU...................Q9550 (2.83ghz stock) - Coolermaster geminII S - Mx-2 TIM Motherboard.....ASUS P5Q VM DO Q45 Memory.............8gb(4x2gb) ocz platinum PSU...................Corsair 620W HX Case.................Lian Li-v351B optical drive......LG Blu-ray/HD-DVD Hard drives.......2TB WD Green + 3tb WD Green + Intel X-25m G2 160gb Video Card........Saphire 5850 Speakers+TV....B&W 2x685, 1xHTM62, 2xM-1, Velodyne CHQ-12 Denon 1910, Samsung 40B650 + DellU2410
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08-21-06, 10:51 AM	#2
Oroka Sempai Member Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: Port Elgin, Canada	1- Yes 2- http://www.microsoft.com/windowsvist...s/default.mspx M$ is saying Vista is going to be 'signifigantly less' in price... whatever that means. Rumors are $99 for full Home Basic, half for OEM. 3- Q1 2007 4- Very very... atleast the betas are. Min 1GHz CPU, 512mb RAM, 20gb HDD, DX9 videocard. We will know more with RC1. __________________ [Primary][Cooler Master Elite 430 Black][ASUS M4A88TD-M][Phenom II X6 1100T BE][Xigmatek HDT-S1283][4GB Corsair Vengeance LP1600][ASUS 6850 1GB][LG BH10LS30 10X][OCZ Agility 3 90GB & Segate 1TB][Windows 7 Ultimate 64] [Server][Thermaltake Armour Jr][ASUS M2A-VA][Athlon X2 7750 BE][POS HSF][4GB Buffalo Select][HIS Radeon X1950 XT 256MB][LG DVD-RW][WD 160GB][Windows 7 Ultimate 64] Last edited by Oroka Sempai; 08-21-06 at 10:57 AM.
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08-21-06, 11:57 AM	#3
CGR Member Join Date: Jan 2001 Location: Lower NY	The current vista beta is slower than XP in some things epecially gaming with DX9 games. Who knows how the release will compare. I will not be upgrading to vista for a while. As long as there is still XP support and no need to upgrade to DX10 I am staying with XP for now. My x1900 will carry me well into 2007 and maybe even 2008. __________________ Main System:.................................................. ......................Second System: DFI BloodIron P35-T2RL w/ Q6600 GO@ 3.2 (9x360), 1.4v....DFI Ultra-D w/Opteron 170 @ 2.7 G.skill 4GB (2x2gb).................................................. ..............G.Skill Extreme 2GB (2x1gb) HIS 4850 680/1108.................................................. .............Nvidia 7600GT WD VRaptor 300gb/Seagate 1TB..........................................Raptor 74gb/Seagate 200gb OCZ GameXtreme 600SLI
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08-21-06, 12:41 PM	#4
elec999 Member Join Date: Jul 2003	Vista at $99 sounds very affordable. What about the other versions of vista, I heard there will lots. Vista ultimate. Thanks
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08-22-06, 01:54 AM	#5
Oroka Sempai Member Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: Port Elgin, Canada	IF Home Basic turns out to be $99, I would expect Uber to be around $250 as it combines everything (Home, Enterprise, Tablet...) I just reinstalled Vista on my system, but this time 32bit, and I am finding it much more stable. WLM used to crash on me constantly in 64bit, and I would get a notice it would be fixed in RC1. I am now trying to install other stuff (games, other utilities, etc) to see how it goes. I have noticed a few diffrences between 32 and 64bit, like the absence of the window preview for the taskbar, and other minor things. Yeah, it is slower, but there is alot more eyecandy that can be turned off. __________________ [Primary][Cooler Master Elite 430 Black][ASUS M4A88TD-M][Phenom II X6 1100T BE][Xigmatek HDT-S1283][4GB Corsair Vengeance LP1600][ASUS 6850 1GB][LG BH10LS30 10X][OCZ Agility 3 90GB & Segate 1TB][Windows 7 Ultimate 64] [Server][Thermaltake Armour Jr][ASUS M2A-VA][Athlon X2 7750 BE][POS HSF][4GB Buffalo Select][HIS Radeon X1950 XT 256MB][LG DVD-RW][WD 160GB][Windows 7 Ultimate 64]
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08-22-06, 03:13 AM	Thread Starter #6
Firey_chasm Member Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Guildford, England	cheers for the answers guys I imaghine beta will be unstable anywayz Oroka, i just hope they fix the 64bit version for release hehe computer specs, doesn't look too bad, machine in my sig should be fine im now just wondering what is the actual difference between the versions, as microsofts page is very vague. the pirce sounds pretty damn good though __________________ OS.....................Win 7 64-bit CPU...................Q9550 (2.83ghz stock) - Coolermaster geminII S - Mx-2 TIM Motherboard.....ASUS P5Q VM DO Q45 Memory.............8gb(4x2gb) ocz platinum PSU...................Corsair 620W HX Case.................Lian Li-v351B optical drive......LG Blu-ray/HD-DVD Hard drives.......2TB WD Green + 3tb WD Green + Intel X-25m G2 160gb Video Card........Saphire 5850 Speakers+TV....B&W 2x685, 1xHTM62, 2xM-1, Velodyne CHQ-12 Denon 1910, Samsung 40B650 + DellU2410
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08-22-06, 04:59 PM	#7
v8vega350 Member Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: washington	other then the eyecandy i just see the 32bit version and a glorified xp. im running the beta version and it is much slower then xp is on bootup. i really hope this is why they havent released yet. i would like to try the 64bit version but i cant find drivers for the ati3200 chipset yet __________________ amd optron 165 @2500 mhz asus a8n32 sli big typhoon cooler 4 300 gig maxtor drives 1 320 gig maxtor 1 500 gig wd ::bang head 4 gig of something good lol 950 watt corsair psu nec 3540a dvd burner klispch pro media 5.1 Nvidia gtx 285 "i know it will go just a little farther"
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