Thanks to the support of Microsoft I am happy to announce that Legit Reviews will be able to use legal versions of Vista Ultimate 32-bit and 64-bit for upcoming reviews!
I just got the discs today and here is a sneak peak of some of it... Vista will be really hard to use on the test bench as minor hardware changes will require you to contact Microsoft to get the product activated. Nonetheless we have Vista Ultimate and will now be able to benchmark video card drivers and upcoming DX10 game titles with the GeForce 8800 series as well as the R600 series when the embargo lifts.
Some Discs and Consumer Experience Guide:
Looking inside the CEG at Gaming and a disc:
I'm also thinking about doing an article on how to do a clean install as more than likely I'll be making the jump from XP Pro to Vista this weeek. I did the same on XP (actually before it was released), so nothing new here.
bubba wrote:VIP copy what was wrong with a retail copy?
At $378.99 a pop getting a copy for Pastor Jay (motherboards) and Wickedld9 (video cards) and myself (processors) would set the site back $1140... add in the other staff members and the bill easily tips $2,000!
Good deal, bro....I think I'm going to stick with XP Pro for a while longer...for me, it ain't broke....although it sure would be nice to unleash the 64-bit power of my San Diego chip.
Let us know how it goes.
oh, and yeah, the "mom" is kinda cute...so is the "sister" on the second shot...guess that's why they are in the picture.
Just a little puppy trying to make it in a big digital world.
I want to know that the heck they are playing croquet?!?! of all the games...
comp specs- too lazy to make a cool looking sig... MB:GIGABYTE GA-MA790XT-UD4P, AMD Phenom II X3 720 Black Edition 2.8Ghz, CORSAIR TW3X4G1333C9DHX 4GB PC3-10666, ASUS Radeon HD 4870 512MB, SB audigy gamer, WESTERN DIGITAL Caviar Black 500GB, antec P180 case (extra 120mm fan and 80mm fan), Corsair HX Series 620W: ASSEMBLED June 2009
bubba wrote:VIP copy what was wrong with a retail copy?
At $378.99 a pop getting a copy for Pastor Jay (motherboards) and Wickedld9 (video cards) and myself (processors) would set the site back $1140... add in the other staff members and the bill easily tips $2,000!
Nah, I ment why didn't they just send you a couple retail boxes? save having to print up disc's with VIP printed on them.
I'm still a bit leery on upgrading or not. I don't want to just go spend the $200 on Vista Ultimate OEM and end up not liking the OS at all, just to go back to XP and be out $200.
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what was wrong with a retail copy?
