Which Vista??

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Daniel

Hi

which version of Vista will give me the best gaming performance.

Home Premium or Ultimate?

thanks

Daniel
 
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Dzomlija said:
Daniel;678585 said:
Hi

which version of Vista will give me the best gaming performance.

Home Premium or Ultimate?

thanks

Daniel
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For a gaming rig, there isn't much difference. The key factor you
should consider is whether you are going with 32-Bit Vista or 64-Bit
Vista. 64-Bit has the advantage because of enforced driver signing which
improves reliability. Vista 64 also support larger amounts of memory,
and has and better memory management which improves speed.

64-Bit computing is the future, and more games are being released that
take advantage of it. It doesn't matter whether you choose Vista Home
Premium or Ultimate, but 64-Bit is the way to go. Just be sure you can
get 64-Bit Vista driver for all you hardware.


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OS: Windows Vista Ultimate x64
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Can I install Vista 64 if I do not have a 64 CPU
Dzomlija said:
Daniel;678585 said:
Hi

which version of Vista will give me the best gaming performance.

Home Premium or Ultimate?

thanks

Daniel
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For a gaming rig, there isn't much difference. The key factor you
should consider is whether you are going with 32-Bit Vista or 64-Bit
Vista. 64-Bit has the advantage because of enforced driver signing which
improves reliability. Vista 64 also support larger amounts of memory,
and has and better memory management which improves speed.

64-Bit computing is the future, and more games are being released that
take advantage of it. It doesn't matter whether you choose Vista Home
Premium or Ultimate, but 64-Bit is the way to go. Just be sure you can
get 64-Bit Vista driver for all you hardware.


--
Dzomlija

Peter Alexander Dzomlija
-Do you hear, huh? The Alpha and The Omega? Death and Rebirth? And as
you die, so shall I be Reborn...-

_*Prometheus*_
MOBO: ASUS MB-M3A32-MVP Deluxe/WiFi-AP
CPU: AMD Phenom 9600 Quad
RAM: 2 x A-Data 2GB DDR2-800
GPU: ASUS ATI Radeon HD 2400PRO, 256MB
BOX: Thermaltake Tai-Chi Water Cooled
OS: Windows Vista Ultimate x64
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I have 64 as well, but will it benefit me if I do not have a 64 CPU, given
that my hardware and Software is 64 compatible?

thanks

Daniel
Be Yond said:
I forgot to say you can order the other disk (example 64 bit if you already
have the 32 bit one) from MS and use your product key and it will work, the
cost of the disk is shipping and handling.


Be Yond said:
You are entitled to both versions 32 and 64 bit, when you get vista,
however only one disk is given to you unless you have ultimate retail, in
that case you have both disks for 32 and 64 bit.

I strongly advise AGAINST installing 64 bit at the moment. Keep away for
some more time until it becomes main stream.

There is a reason that 99 percent of new machines have 32 bit windows on
them!


Dzomlija said:
Daniel;678585 Wrote:
Hi

which version of Vista will give me the best gaming performance.

Home Premium or Ultimate?

thanks

Daniel

For a gaming rig, there isn't much difference. The key factor you
should consider is whether you are going with 32-Bit Vista or 64-Bit
Vista. 64-Bit has the advantage because of enforced driver signing which
improves reliability. Vista 64 also support larger amounts of memory,
and has and better memory management which improves speed.

64-Bit computing is the future, and more games are being released that
take advantage of it. It doesn't matter whether you choose Vista Home
Premium or Ultimate, but 64-Bit is the way to go. Just be sure you can
get 64-Bit Vista driver for all you hardware.


--
Dzomlija

Peter Alexander Dzomlija
-Do you hear, huh? The Alpha and The Omega? Death and Rebirth? And as
you die, so shall I be Reborn...-

_*Prometheus*_
MOBO: ASUS MB-M3A32-MVP Deluxe/WiFi-AP
CPU: AMD Phenom 9600 Quad
RAM: 2 x A-Data 2GB DDR2-800
GPU: ASUS ATI Radeon HD 2400PRO, 256MB
BOX: Thermaltake Tai-Chi Water Cooled
OS: Windows Vista Ultimate x64
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Daniel said:
I have 64 as well, but will it benefit me if I do not have a 64 CPU, given
that my hardware and Software is 64 compatible?
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Non sequitor.

What is your CPU brand and model?
 
Daniel said:
Can I install Vista 64 if I do not have a 64 CPU
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No

Although most modern Intel and AMD CPUs are actually x64 - just check your
CPU model number on the vendors web site
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Daniel said:
Can I install Vista 64 if I do not have a 64 CPU
Dzomlija said:
Daniel;678585 said:
Hi

which version of Vista will give me the best gaming performance.

Home Premium or Ultimate?

thanks

Daniel
Click to expand...

For a gaming rig, there isn't much difference. The key factor you
should consider is whether you are going with 32-Bit Vista or 64-Bit
Vista. 64-Bit has the advantage because of enforced driver signing which
improves reliability. Vista 64 also support larger amounts of memory,
and has and better memory management which improves speed.

64-Bit computing is the future, and more games are being released that
take advantage of it. It doesn't matter whether you choose Vista Home
Premium or Ultimate, but 64-Bit is the way to go. Just be sure you can
get 64-Bit Vista driver for all you hardware.


--
Dzomlija

Peter Alexander Dzomlija
-Do you hear, huh? The Alpha and The Omega? Death and Rebirth? And as
you die, so shall I be Reborn...-

_*Prometheus*_
MOBO: ASUS MB-M3A32-MVP Deluxe/WiFi-AP
CPU: AMD Phenom 9600 Quad
RAM: 2 x A-Data 2GB DDR2-800
GPU: ASUS ATI Radeon HD 2400PRO, 256MB
BOX: Thermaltake Tai-Chi Water Cooled
OS: Windows Vista Ultimate x64
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Hi

which version of Vista will give me the best gaming performance.

Home Premium or Ultimate?
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The different editions of Vista vary in their sets of features, but
not in performance.
 
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