Should i upgrade to vista for gaming.

[Neil Catling]

Hi all

My system specs are as follows:

Asus Crosshair motherboard
AM2 5200 X2 2.6Ghz Cpu
2 GB Corsair Pc6400 800Mhz Dominator 4-4-4-12 DDR2
XFX Geforce 8800 GTX
Tagan 580 watt Psu
32 Bit Windows XP

This Pc is only for games and I was running 64 bit windows but then got told
32 bit is better for gaming,(At the moment) so I reinstalled 32 bit,but now
I was thinking about buying 32 bit vista but would like to know whether it
is worth doing at the present time keeping in mind that this Pc is only for
gaming and if I would have any problems with my hardware.

Any advice would be great
Thanks in advance
Neil

 

[CJM]

Hi all

My system specs are as follows:

Asus Crosshair motherboard
AM2 5200 X2 2.6Ghz Cpu
2 GB Corsair Pc6400 800Mhz Dominator 4-4-4-12 DDR2
XFX Geforce 8800 GTX
Tagan 580 watt Psu
32 Bit Windows XP

This Pc is only for games and I was running 64 bit windows but then got
told 32 bit is better for gaming,(At the moment) so I reinstalled 32
bit,but now I was thinking about buying 32 bit vista but would like to
know whether it is worth doing at the present time keeping in mind that
this Pc is only for gaming and if I would have any problems with my
hardware.

That's a fast rig, but I would expect it to be slightly faster under Vista,
and more importantly the 8800 can handle DX10 which will be used in most
future games. Plus Vista is great in many areas too (looks, security, other
features).

The downside is that you may have driver problems in the short-term while
hardware manufacturers catch up, and there is the additional cost.

Is your hardware suitable? It will be in time if it isn't already.

 

[Wayne Wastier]

ok i spoke too soon. they have added rtm drivers for builds 5744 and
higher
to the nvidia web site. i still would wait a few months to purchase vista
just for better gaming performance, unless of course you have the extra
money
sitting around.

:

Joe, those are still beta drivers meant only to test the basic functions. I
quote: "NVIDIA has released the following WHQL certified drivers for use
with Windows Vista RTM that will enable you to test the basic features and
capabilities of the new operating system. "

I wouldn't look for true RTM drivers until after Jan. 30, 2007.

Wayne

 

[Wayne Wastier]

Yes, and I suggest upgrading to x64 Vista. 64bit gaming is the future. I
love playing 64bit Half Life 2, and 64bit FarCry. Don't let others disuade
you from 64 bit just because their old hardware is not supported.


Wayne

 

[Robert Firth]

True. If you can get the drivers - do it. Many drivers are already
available. If you don't like it, go back to 32 bit. No harm done.

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[Guest]

I would wait for a while before upgrading. Until the first service pack,
possibly-- unless you find something you absolutely need that requires it.

 

[Kyle Hanrahan]

At the time there is nothing that Vista can specificially take advantage
with for games. There are games coming down the pipe in a few months that
will require Vista in order to run.

Other games that have DirectX 10 Support will also still run on DirectX9.
So it is more of a personal preference. I have had no issues playing games
with Vista.