
Vista Ultimate 32-bit or stay with XP Pro SP2??
- Bio-Hazard
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Re: Vista Ultimate 32-bit or stay with XP Pro SP2??
Going with one of the distros of Linux X64 just for S&G, it's free after all. Oh, one other thing, XP Pro on a second HD just for gaming........... 

- stopthekilling77
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Re: Vista Ultimate 32-bit or stay with XP Pro SP2??
i laughed "pretty" hard on that ending note xDDL126 wrote:Vista is prettier.
But it comes at a price.
Gobbles up RAM and other hardware like it was nothing.
You can see my configuration in my sig.
I didn't have much choice in getting it so that I could support the new machines coming out.
XP on this machine runs faster than a ... (insert your favorite "fast" cliché here)
Visa on the other hand .... well, it's pretty.
I haven't had a great amount of problems with it. Just a glitch here and there.
Driver and software support is the biggest drawback at the moment. (And hardware requirements)
But hey .... it's pretty.
Cyberpower generic case
B450M PRO-VDH MAX
Ryzen 5 3600 w/PBO/OC
CM Hyper 212 EVO push/pull
Corsair VENGEANCE LPX 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR4-3600 CL16
MSI RTX 3060 Ti Ventus 3X 8G OC LHR
Samsung 970 EVO Plus 500GB
6GB Seagate HDD
EVGA 650BQ 650W PSU
ASUS VE278 27" monitor, Dell E2216HV (vertical)
Logitech Z533 2.1 Speakers, G935 7.1 or G435 headset
MS LXM-00001 keyboard
Razer Deathadder Elite, XBOX One Lunar Shift controller
I've come a long way from my original Core2Duo E6750 build y'all!
B450M PRO-VDH MAX
Ryzen 5 3600 w/PBO/OC
CM Hyper 212 EVO push/pull
Corsair VENGEANCE LPX 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR4-3600 CL16
MSI RTX 3060 Ti Ventus 3X 8G OC LHR
Samsung 970 EVO Plus 500GB
6GB Seagate HDD
EVGA 650BQ 650W PSU
ASUS VE278 27" monitor, Dell E2216HV (vertical)
Logitech Z533 2.1 Speakers, G935 7.1 or G435 headset
MS LXM-00001 keyboard
Razer Deathadder Elite, XBOX One Lunar Shift controller
I've come a long way from my original Core2Duo E6750 build y'all!

Re: Vista Ultimate 32-bit or stay with XP Pro SP2??
Having gone for vista on my system i would say go with XP..
At the moment there is little benefit to having vista in my opinion.. maybe at some point in future it will be worth it but for the moment no..
I should of course mention that i have had to reset my bios on my then one occassion when a vista automatic update failed... not to mention that for some reason I have to keep restarting the licencing on my PC.. I have a completely legitimate copy of vista and i have no bloody clue why i have to do this..
At the moment there is little benefit to having vista in my opinion.. maybe at some point in future it will be worth it but for the moment no..
I should of course mention that i have had to reset my bios on my then one occassion when a vista automatic update failed... not to mention that for some reason I have to keep restarting the licencing on my PC.. I have a completely legitimate copy of vista and i have no bloody clue why i have to do this..
System:
Antec p182 case, Q6600 at 3Ghz(well 2.99 333X9), 2 GB Corsair 8500, Intel Bad Axe 2 mobo, Thermalright Ultra-120 extreme; Creative Xtreme gamer; GTX 8800; Corsair 620HX PSU; WD raptor 150GB, Samsung 226BW monitor
Antec p182 case, Q6600 at 3Ghz(well 2.99 333X9), 2 GB Corsair 8500, Intel Bad Axe 2 mobo, Thermalright Ultra-120 extreme; Creative Xtreme gamer; GTX 8800; Corsair 620HX PSU; WD raptor 150GB, Samsung 226BW monitor