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Vista or Microsoft XP 64 which better for 3dGS? #169097 11/23/07 13:26 11/23/07 13:26
Joined: Nov 2007 Posts: 45 Fort Worth, Texas P peacerosetx OP Newbie
peacerosetx OP Newbie P Joined: Nov 2007 Posts: 45 Fort Worth, Texas	Greetings All, I am going to buy a Dell computer on Monday primarily for use with GameStudio, and some other software, and I wanted to know if it would better for me to get it equipped with WindowsXP 64 or Vista. Should I ensure that I have any other functionalities on this Dell computer, other than the specs listed on this site? Thank you Peace. Last edited by peacerosetx; 11/23/07 13:27.

Re: Vista or Microsoft XP 64 which better for 3dGS [Re: peacerosetx] #169098 11/23/07 14:38 11/23/07 14:38
Joined: May 2003 Posts: 567 Spain, Canary Islands Felixsg User
Felixsg User Joined: May 2003 Posts: 567 Spain, Canary Islands	for me I wait to service pak 1 for vista the windows 64 not have good support of drivers and probably microsoft abandoned all the windows xp in a near future If you can wait with the problems take vista 64bits now is the option with more future (microsoft continue with the support)

Re: Vista or Microsoft XP 64 which better for 3dGS [Re: Felixsg] #169099 11/23/07 20:53 11/23/07 20:53
Joined: Jul 2000 Posts: 8,973 Bay Area Doug Senior Expert
Doug Senior Expert Joined: Jul 2000 Posts: 8,973 Bay Area	Do you have a link to the machine you are thinking of buying? I don't have a 64-bit machine to test on but, in the 32-bit environment, XP is still better with 3DGS than Vista (mostly because of driver support). I assume you are going with 64-bit because of other applications you plan on running (Maya, 3DMax, etc.)? Conitec's Free Resources: User Magazine \|\| Docs and Tutorials \|\| WIKI

Re: Vista or Microsoft XP 64 which better for 3dGS [Re: Doug] #169100 11/23/07 21:42 11/23/07 21:42
Joined: Nov 2007 Posts: 45 Fort Worth, Texas P peacerosetx OP Newbie
peacerosetx OP Newbie P Joined: Nov 2007 Posts: 45 Fort Worth, Texas	Quote: Do you have a link to the machine you are thinking of buying? I don't have a 64-bit machine to test on but, in the 32-bit environment, XP is still better with 3DGS than Vista (mostly because of driver support). I assume you are going with 64-bit because of other applications you plan on running (Maya, 3DMax, etc.)? Greeting Doug, Peace. Thank you for your help. Here are the specs for the DELL INSPIRION 530: 1 223-2230 Inspiron 530,Intel Core2 Duo processor E4500 (2.20GHz ,800FSB) w/Dual Core Technology and 2MB cache 1 311-7751 3GB DDR2 SDRAM at 800MHz 1 310-8647 Dell USB 4 Button Premium Optical Mouse with Scroll 1 310-8025 Dell USB Keyboard 1 320-5489 Dell 19 inch E198WFP Flat Panel Analog and Digital 1 320-5953 256MB Radeon ATI HD 2600 XT 1 341-4810 320GB Serial ATA 2 Hard Drive (7200RPM) 1 341-5517 Dell 19-in-1 Media Card Reader 1 412-0688 Image Restore 1 420-4838 Microsoft Windows XP Professional,Service Pack 2, English 1 420-4927 Windows Media Player 10 1 420-5769 Internet Search and Portal 1 420-5924 Icon Consolidation Application 1 420-6995 DELL SUPPORT 3.4,DIM/INSP 1 420-7244 Dell Support Center 1.0 1 463-2282 Dell Owners Manual installed on your system,click on icon after system set-up to access 1 310-8552 Backup media for XP Pro Dimension C521 1 310-8617 Thank you for choosing Dell 1 420-6577 Power DVD 7.0 1 310-1966 Mouse included with Keyboard purchase 1 430-0412 Integrated NIC card 1 313-4593 56K PCI Data Fax Modem 1 420-7468 ADOBE ACROBAT READER 8.1 DIM/INSP 1 420-6464 Roxio Creator Basic 1 313-5270 16X DVD+/-RW Drive 1 313-2758 Integrated Audio 1 313-2198 No Speaker Requested 1 420-7701 Trend Micro PC-cillin InternetSecurity, English, 30-Days Subscription 1 412-0787 AOL for Broadband 1 412-0934 Earthlink 1 412-0935 NETZERO ISP 1 412-0912 MS WORKS 8.5 1 950-3339 3 Year Limited Warranty 1 960-7391 1 yr Automated PC Tune Up 1 987-4827 Insp Datasafe 10GB,1YR,DHS 1 420-7094 DataSafe Online 10GB for Dim/Ins/XPS 1 420-7091 DataSafe Online Dim/Ins/XPS 1 982-8852 Warranty Support,2 Year Extended 1 983-3680 Warranty Support,Initial Year 1 986-5807 Thank you for choosing a Limited Warranty and Service Contract 1 987-3118 Dell Hardware Warranty PlusOnsite Service, Extended Year 1 982-1252 Type 15- Third Party At Home Service with Nights and Wee kends, 24x7 Technical Support,2 Year Extended 1 987-3147 Dell Hardware Warranty PlusOnsite Service, Initial Year 1 982-4320 Type 15- Third Party At Home Service with Nights and Weeke ends, 24x7 Technical Support, Initial Year 1 412-0359 Soft Contracts - Qualxserve 1 420-7627 PC Tune-up, 1 Year (For English OS only) 1 310-8591 You have chosen a Windows XP System 1 466-7687 Thank you for choosing Dell 1 464-9572 No Preinstalled Software 1 988-0089 DataSafe included with DellCare Service bundle 1 330-0172 S and P Drop-in-Box Marcom forDHS Desktops _______________________ trusting in the Lord...

Re: Vista or Microsoft XP 64 which better for 3dGS [Re: Felixsg] #169101 11/23/07 23:40 11/23/07 23:40
Joined: Aug 2005 Posts: 312 Sweden tindust Senior Member
tindust Senior Member Joined: Aug 2005 Posts: 312 Sweden	@ Felixsg Quote: for me I wait to service pak 1 for vista the windows 64 not have good support of drivers and probably microsoft abandoned all the windows xp in a near future Microsoft announced earlier this year that it will officially support Windows XP to at least 2014. Also in light of just released stats more than 40% of businesses would switch operating system to Linux or Mac rather than upgrade to Vista. There seems to be some serious doubts out there about Vista as The Future of next generation operating system. Just something to keep in mind. cheers, tindust

Re: Vista or Microsoft XP 64 which better for 3dGS [Re: tindust] #169102 11/24/07 00:10 11/24/07 00:10
Joined: Nov 2007 Posts: 45 Fort Worth, Texas P peacerosetx OP Newbie
peacerosetx OP Newbie P Joined: Nov 2007 Posts: 45 Fort Worth, Texas	Quote: @ Felixsg Quote: for me I wait to service pak 1 for vista the windows 64 not have good support of drivers and probably microsoft abandoned all the windows xp in a near future Microsoft announced earlier this year that it will officially support Windows XP to at least 2014. Also in light of just released stats more than 40% of businesses would switch operating system to Linux or Mac rather than upgrade to Vista. There seems to be some serious doubts out there about Vista as The Future of next generation operating system. Just something to keep in mind. cheers, tindust Thank you Tindust for this invaluable information _______________________ trusting in the Lord...

Re: Vista or Microsoft XP 64 which better for 3dGS [Re: peacerosetx] #169103 11/24/07 01:55 11/24/07 01:55
Joined: Aug 2004 Posts: 2,215 I ISG Expert
ISG Expert I Joined: Aug 2004 Posts: 2,215	XP is a much more solid Operating System for 3DGS and really all games in general. When going through Crysis specs on GameSpot they have a section comparing which OS runs the game best. Hands down XP won. @peacerosetx I don't think Tindusts information was "invaluable". It did answer the question that was presented. Ground Tactics - Coming Soon Ground Tactics OFFICIAL WEBSITE

Re: Vista or Microsoft XP 64 which better for 3dGS [Re: ISG] #169104 11/24/07 02:50 11/24/07 02:50
Joined: Apr 2006 Posts: 1,551 Netherlands D3D Serious User
D3D Serious User Joined: Apr 2006 Posts: 1,551 Netherlands	In my country Microsoft setup a special support website where you can discuss your Vista problems in such technical way that you loose it if you don't understand. So in short you may help debug Vista while you pay for the inconvenience. If you have XP license just install that and wait with Vista until service pack1 is released like suggested. You could also install both OS in dual boot.

Re: Vista or Microsoft XP 64 which better for 3dGS [Re: D3D] #169105 11/24/07 06:04 11/24/07 06:04
Joined: Nov 2007 Posts: 45 Fort Worth, Texas P peacerosetx OP Newbie
peacerosetx OP Newbie P Joined: Nov 2007 Posts: 45 Fort Worth, Texas	Quote: In my country Microsoft setup a special support website where you can discuss your Vista problems in such technical way that you loose it if you don't understand. So in short you may help debug Vista while you pay for the inconvenience. If you have XP license just install that and wait with Vista until service pack1 is released like suggested. You could also install both OS in dual boot. Thank you 3D3, got your earlier message, I decided to purchase the computer with XP Professional You all have been great. _______________________ trusting in the Lord...

Re: Vista or Microsoft XP 64 which better for 3dGS [Re: ISG] #169106 11/24/07 06:09 11/24/07 06:09
Joined: Nov 2007 Posts: 45 Fort Worth, Texas P peacerosetx OP Newbie
peacerosetx OP Newbie P Joined: Nov 2007 Posts: 45 Fort Worth, Texas	Quote: I don't think Tindusts information was "invaluable". It did answer the question that was presented. As you know "invaluable" as per Webster's dictionary means: "extremely valuable, having value too great to measure; priceless." I was giving Tindusts a very high compliment Last edited by peacerosetx; 11/24/07 06:10. _______________________ trusting in the Lord...

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