Now I am scared! (Getting new custom PC ... concerned about Vista)

2008-03-13 08:12:38

#1

trex1210: I am Canadian; +72|6535|B.C. Canada

I have just purchased a new rig for me. Actually my first custom pc. Well anyway, my computer is being assembled as I speak and I have the windows vista 64bit op. I am just wondering if this is going to be the shits for me cause all I hear is vista sucks this and that. I just wanted vista cause it was new and looks good. I dont know shit about computers. Well here are my specs and I want to know if this op is going to suck shit for the rig I've got or work ok. Thanks.

EVGA Nforce 650I Ultra Conroe LGA775 ATX 1PCI-E16 2PCI-E1 3PCI SATA2 RAID Sound GBLAN Motherboard

OCZ Platinum XTC PC2-6400 2GB 2X1GB DDR2-800 CL4-5-4-15 240PIN DIMM Dual Channel Memory

Western Digital SE16 320GB SATA2 7200RPM 16MB 8.9MS Hard Drive OEM

Samsung SH-S182F DVD+RW 18X8X18 DVD-RW 18X6X18 DL 8X 2MB IDE OEM Black DVD Writer W/ Vista SW

XFX GeForce 8800GT 256MB 600MHZ 1.4GHZ DDR3 PCI-E Dual DVI-I HDCP HDTV Out DIRECTX10 Video Card

Arctic Cooling Alpine 64 AM2 S754 S939 S940 2000RPM 36CFM Heatsink Fan

Microsoft Windows Vista Home Premium Edition 64BIT DVD OEM

Intel Core 2 Duo E6550 Dual Core Processor LGA775 Conroe 2.33GHZ 1333FSB 4MB

Last edited by trex1210 (2008-03-13 08:17:16)

2008-03-13 08:15:06

#2

{M5}Sniper3: Typical white person.; +389|7036|San Antonio, Texas

What CPU?

And yes, Vista sucks.

2008-03-13 08:17:03

#3

^*AlphA*^: F*ckers; +3,135|7014|The Hague, Netherlands

{M5}Sniper3 wrote:
What CPU?

And yes, Vista sucks.

you're using Vista?

anyway, you might wanna expand that 2GB of RAM, also the 256mb version of the GT...hmm (because of budget?)

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2008-03-13 08:19:11

#4

trex1210: I am Canadian; +72|6535|B.C. Canada

ya it was a budget pc. I know that the 512mb version is only a bit more expensive but I was already over my budget so everything here seemed like the best I could get. I just really hope the rig isnt going to suck cause of vista.

2008-03-13 08:20:10

#5

prototype: Member; +52|6587

just format the hard drive when you get your system and install windows xp using your old cds from your old computer.

you will need more ram with vista and i think the nforce 650i mobo might not like vista

dont panic until you test it out first, it may work fine but you will need more RAM

2008-03-13 08:20:40

#6

^*AlphA*^: F*ckers; +3,135|7014|The Hague, Netherlands

trex1210 wrote:
ya it was a budget pc. I know that the 512mb version is only a bit more expensive but I was already over my budget so everything here seemed like the best I could get. I just really hope the rig isnt going to suck cause of vista.

using Vista myself (64bit) I have no problem with is what so ever........... but I use 4GB of RAM and a GTX (I dunno with 2GB & a GT)

2008-03-13 08:23:15

#7

steelie34: pub hero!; +603|6657|the land of bourbon

^*AlphA*^ wrote:
using Vista myself (64bit) I have no problem with is what so ever........... but I use 4GB of RAM and a GTX (I dunno with 2GB & a GT)

same here. i've had no problems. the only real pain-in-ass i've had with vista so far is the shitty backup utility, but no crashes or anything like that.

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2008-03-13 08:32:05

#8

trex1210: I am Canadian; +72|6535|B.C. Canada

well thats good. Hopefully it works fine with me.

2008-03-13 08:36:39

#9

Megalomaniac: Formerly known as Missionless; +92|6604|105 RVK

Ohh you got
EVGA Nforce 650I Ultra Conroe LGA775 ATX 1PCI-E16 2PCI-E1 3PCI SATA2 RAID Sound GBLAN Motherboard?

Should have went for the
EVGA Nforce 650I Ultra Conroe LGA775 ATX 2PCI-E16 2PCI-E1 3PCI SATA2 RAID Sound GBLAN Motherboard, heard its more stable if u catch my drift.

2008-03-13 08:42:22

#10

ghettoperson: Member; +1,943|6925

That cooler won't fit.

2008-03-13 08:44:59

#11

kylef: Gone; +1,352|6769|N. Ireland

I'd have upped the video card to the 512MB but that's about it. (you'll regret in the future but if you were on a budget there wasn't much you could do - it will still handle plenty of games. Memory really decides what resolution is best for you to play at - so a higher resolution would requre higher memory usually!)

Vista will run fine, trust me! There are little to no "compatibility issues" and those who say it sucked either have a computer which can't run it (which yours can, though) or used it when it first came out - and so - had lots of bugs. Vista is a great and I'm sure you'll enjoy it :)

Hope this helps!

Last edited by kylef (2008-03-13 08:45:29)

2008-03-13 08:46:58

#12

Freezer7Pro: I don't come here a lot anymore.; +1,447|6473|Winland

kylef wrote:
I'd have upped the video card to the 512MB but that's about it. (you'll regret in the future but if you were on a budget there wasn't much you could do - it will still handle plenty of games. Memory really decides what resolution is best for you to play at - so a higher resolution would requre higher memory usually!)

Vista will run fine, trust me! There are little to no "compatibility issues" and those who say it sucked either have a computer which can't run it (which yours can, though) or used it when it first came out - and so - had lots of bugs. Vista is a great and I'm sure you'll enjoy it

Hope this helps!

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2008-03-13 09:18:57

#13

GC_PaNzerFIN: Work and study @ Technical Uni; +528|6690|Finland

Missionless wrote:
Ohh you got
EVGA Nforce 650I Ultra Conroe LGA775 ATX 1PCI-E16 2PCI-E1 3PCI SATA2 RAID Sound GBLAN Motherboard?

Should have went for the
EVGA Nforce 650I Ultra Conroe LGA775 ATX 2PCI-E16 2PCI-E1 3PCI SATA2 RAID Sound GBLAN Motherboard, heard its more stable if u catch my drift.

lol that is just the T1 revision... I had the T1 revision and it was pretty much identical to the T0. no difference.

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2008-03-13 09:47:48

#14

Christbane: Member; +51|6511

I have vista 32 zero problems in the 3 months I have had it. my friend runs vista 64 with no problem also. although we both have 4 gig mem. not sure how luch 2 will effect that

2008-03-13 10:05:31

#15

Volatile: Member; +252|6981|Sextupling in Empire

Vista32 > Vista64 when using 4 gigs of ram or less.

Tomshardware wrote:
...it doesn't make sense to install a 64-bit version of Vista in order to better utilize 4 GB of memory simply because the 32 bit version would only recognize 3.5 GB. The problem is that while it is true that you would "gain" the missing memory, you would also immediately lose it to the system due to the 64-bit version's larger memory footprint. Thus, using a 64-bit version really only makes sense with larger memory sizes.

http://www.tomshardware.com/2008/02/15/ … page5.html

2008-03-13 13:23:22

#16

Racoon_Flyer: Member; +10|6211|Cambridge, UK

Hope your not going to use Super Glue to put that cooler on..

2008-03-13 13:25:16

#17

GC_PaNzerFIN: Work and study @ Technical Uni; +528|6690|Finland

Volatile wrote:
Vista32 > Vista64 when using 4 gigs of ram or less.

Tomshardware wrote:
...it doesn't make sense to install a 64-bit version of Vista in order to better utilize 4 GB of memory simply because the 32 bit version would only recognize 3.5 GB. The problem is that while it is true that you would "gain" the missing memory, you would also immediately lose it to the system due to the 64-bit version's larger memory footprint. Thus, using a 64-bit version really only makes sense with larger memory sizes.
http://www.tomshardware.com/2008/02/15/ … page5.html

wut!!! and the total ram in 32bit OS is ram-gfx memory.

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2008-03-13 13:25:44

#18

Bertster7: Confused Pothead; +1,101|6858|SE London

Why do people keep calling the OS an OP?

It confuses me.....

2008-03-13 13:26:46

#19

Bertster7: Confused Pothead; +1,101|6858|SE London

Volatile wrote:
Vista32 > Vista64 when using 4 gigs of ram or less.

Tomshardware wrote:
...it doesn't make sense to install a 64-bit version of Vista in order to better utilize 4 GB of memory simply because the 32 bit version would only recognize 3.5 GB. The problem is that while it is true that you would "gain" the missing memory, you would also immediately lose it to the system due to the 64-bit version's larger memory footprint. Thus, using a 64-bit version really only makes sense with larger memory sizes.
http://www.tomshardware.com/2008/02/15/ … page5.html

What complete lies.....

2008-03-13 13:38:22

#20

.Sup: be nice; +2,646|6730|The Twilight Zone

Bertster7 wrote:
Volatile wrote:
Vista32 > Vista64 when using 4 gigs of ram or less.

Tomshardware wrote:
...it doesn't make sense to install a 64-bit version of Vista in order to better utilize 4 GB of memory simply because the 32 bit version would only recognize 3.5 GB. The problem is that while it is true that you would "gain" the missing memory, you would also immediately lose it to the system due to the 64-bit version's larger memory footprint. Thus, using a 64-bit version really only makes sense with larger memory sizes.
http://www.tomshardware.com/2008/02/15/ … page5.html
What complete lies.....

Suuuure. Bertster>Tom's hardware right?

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2008-03-13 13:50:22

#21

Bertster7: Confused Pothead; +1,101|6858|SE London

.Sup wrote:
Bertster7 wrote:
Volatile wrote:
Vista32 > Vista64 when using 4 gigs of ram or less.

http://www.tomshardware.com/2008/02/15/ … page5.html
What complete lies.....
Suuuure. Bertster>Tom's hardware right?

Yup.

Their own figures even say the same thing. Though it will vary wildly on differing systems dependent on what hardware configs they run and whether or not the user knows what they're doing and has turned off unused IO ranges.

208MB usage difference from their scenario + 15MB usage from the Kernel.

223MB extra used, whereas you gain 515MB from it being addressed properly, that's 292MB of extra memory with 4GB. 32-bit apps, which make up the vast bulk of programs, have equal memory usage and 64-bit apps run faster and more efficiently, though do use more RAM.

If you have 4GB of RAM a 64-bit platform makes more sense.

Last edited by Bertster7 (2008-03-13 14:02:29)

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{M5}Sniper3 wrote:

trex1210 wrote:

^AlphA^ wrote:

kylef wrote:

Missionless wrote:

Tomshardware wrote:

Volatile wrote:

Tomshardware wrote:

Volatile wrote:

Tomshardware wrote:

Bertster7 wrote:

Volatile wrote:

Tomshardware wrote:

.Sup wrote:

Bertster7 wrote:

Volatile wrote:

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