To Vista or not ?

[Sazar]

Heh, he said box 😎

 

[Howling Wolf]

I spent 467.31$ (360€) for Vista Ultimate UPG edition, clean install achieved easily. I still have XP Pro on another HDD, and dual booting is ok for now, indeed.
I'm quite happy with, although there are a few annoyances, I must admit.

 

[kcnychief]

I'm happy with Vista for the most part, although I do wish my performance index was higher 🙁

4.6, icky!

 

[American Zombie]

You only need a 4 to run everything that Vista has to offer.

A computer with a base score of 4 or 5 is able to run all new features of Windows Vista with full functionality, and it is able to support high-end, graphics-intensive experiences, such as multiplayer and 3?D gaming and recording and playback of HDTV content.

 

[kcnychief]

Yeah it runs fine, I Just want higher stats 😀

Unfortunately, my needs and my budget aren't playing nice with eachother.

 

[Sazar]

You only need a 4 to run everything that Vista has to offer.

I would have 5.x's across the board if not for the fact that I have storage IDE drives 😀

I guess I'll try sticking them in a striped config down the road, but the performance is more than adequate for me currently 😎

 

[madmatt]

Oh? You installed it? I guess you found the product key. You're welcome! =)

 

[kcnychief]

While somewhat on the topic, I read somewhere that the 10k rpm raptor drives only give about a 1% increase in performance of RAID 0 versus flying solo - can anyone support or combat that?

 

[Punkychan]

Yeah...dual boot as Sazar had said....

 

[j79zlr]

While somewhat on the topic, I read somewhere that the 10k rpm raptor drives only give about a 1% increase in performance of RAID 0 versus flying solo - can anyone support or combat that?

I know one guy who had 2 in RAID0 and the performance was minimally worse than in a standard setup. So my guess is that the gain/loss in negligible.

 

[Sazar]

Oh? You installed it? I guess you found the product key. You're welcome! =)

I thought I told you?

😱

I guess I'm more tired/busy than I thought 🙁

Cheers and all that jazz 😀

 

[gh057]

Vista right now = garbage doesnt work as good as xP , no drivers out for your cards , i cant even run the godam thing without it crashing on me -.- .

 

[Tuffgong4]

I love Vista with everything in me. Only problem I have is that I don't want to upgrade from nero 6 to 7, so it's my fault. imgburn works fine otherwise.

Performance rating of 5.3 and I think I can do better but for some reason my Intel Core 2 Duo E6600 is my slowest part!!!!!

 

[LeeJend]

I think people should remember that when you purchase Ultimate you get both 32 and 64 bit DVD's in the box.

Had not heard this!

Any details on how the key/activation process operates if you install 32 and want to switch to 64 BIT when it is better supported?

I assume installing both versions is not allowed. Even in a dual boot configuration.

 

[LordOfLA]

is the ab9 pro i975x i i965? E6600 runs best on i975X and is slower on i965

Had not heard this!

Any details on how the key/activation process operates if you install 32 and want to switch to 64 BIT when it is better supported?

I assume installing both versions is not allowed. Even in a dual boot configuration.

All editions come with 32/64bit if you buy retail boxed. You can run one or the other, not both.

OEM is either 32 or 64bit and is made clear before you purchase.

 

[NetRyder]

All editions come with 32/64bit if you buy retail boxed. You can run one or the other, not both.

Actually, only the Ultimate retail box comes with both 32 and 64-bit media.
For the rest, the key you get is still valid for both editions, but you have to request the 64-bit DVD from Microsoft if you want it.

 

[kcnychief]

I love Vista with everything in me. Only problem I have is that I don't want to upgrade from nero 6 to 7, so it's my fault. imgburn works fine otherwise.

Performance rating of 5.3 and I think I can do better but for some reason my Intel Core 2 Duo E6600 is my slowest part!!!!!

What is the score your E6600 is getting?

 

[NetRyder]

What is the score your E6600 is getting?

The overall score is equal to the lowest subscore. So his E6600 is getting a 5.3 🙂

 

[kcnychief]

Hehe, yeah I know how the scoring works. Guess I would have known the answer to my own question if I bothered to look at his score results 😱

Anyone know when manufacturers are going to start marketing/selling hardware based on what the Vista Performance Score will be?

Wonder if that will lead to problems similar to how Nvidia is now potentially facing lawsuits since their cards weren't initially truly "Vista Ready"

 

[Electronic Punk]

Well there are a lot of hardware and software incompatibilities at this time with Vista no matter what certain voices here would like you to believe. I will not go on as I am not allowed to discuss Vista in a bad light at this forum. The "powers that be" are very pro-MS so you might want to get an unbiased opinion elsewhere.

I agree Vista has problems and I am having rather alot of fun working thru them myself.