Thinking of getting vista

PyroInc · Dec 15, 2006

Hey fellas,

what do you guys think should I upgrade from windows xp to vista. I here that the graphics with directx 10 are freakin amazing (yea I know I gotta wait for games that use it). Any input is good. :cool:

Athlon2K15 · Dec 15, 2006

not only graphics in games.windows vista is built on dx 10 so if you have a dx10 card it will look better

PyroInc · Dec 15, 2006

I just traded in my 7900 gtx oc's for a bfg tech 8800 gtx so that's pretty much the main reason that I'm thinking of doing it

PyroInc · Dec 15, 2006

do you think that transfering over all my files is going to be a pain in the ass or is vista supposed to make the change easy?

Athlon2K15 · Dec 15, 2006

its supposed to make it easy with the new file transfer wizard....are you going to format and do a clean install?

PyroInc · Dec 15, 2006

well I didn't want to format cuz then I'm going to have to find all my crap everywhere and back it up

Athlon2K15 · Dec 15, 2006

i would rather do a clean install of vista...im afraid if it just an upgrade its gonna muck something up and im gonna have to format anyways

niko084 · Dec 15, 2006

AthlonX2 said:
i would rather do a clean install of vista...im afraid if it just an upgrade its gonna muck something up and im gonna have to format anyways

Ditto, then you know its running properly.

GLD · Dec 15, 2006

I also plan on getting Vista. I plan on doing a fresh install of Vista when I get it. I did do an upgrade of Beta2 on a NF2 system I had, it worked fine. I agree, and figure it best though to format and fresh install with the retail release.

Best of luck to us future owners of Vista!

Deleted member 3 · Dec 15, 2006

If you'd use the search function you would find various topics about this issue. I would say don't bother with Vista for the first few months.

GLD · Dec 15, 2006

Has anyone seen the pre Vista deal(s) on the net out there now? When you buy various versions of the XP oem OS, they come with express upgrade coupons to redeam for the various versions of Vista upgrade. For most of the coupons it seem like it will end up costing approx. $150-$160 for the whole deal, XP oem and the Vista upgrade. That seems like a real good deal to me. :cool:

PyroInc · Dec 15, 2006

the dam stats on directx 10 are calling for me to upgrade already. I have so much crap on my hardrives, oh well I guess I'll start sorting.

Athlon2K15 · Dec 15, 2006

Have You Ran The Vista Upgrade Advisor?

PyroInc · Dec 16, 2006

not yet. that's on there site right?... oh never mind found it hummm... no conflicts

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Video Card(s)	XFX R9 295x2
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Power Supply	Seasonic 1200w Platinum

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Motherboard	Asus Maximus VII Impact
Cooling	2x120mm fans, 1x140mm fan, 1x240mm radiator, 1x140mm radiator, XSPC Water Cooling Pump
Memory	16gb Corsair Dominator Series 2400mhz
Video Card(s)	XFX R9 295x2
Storage	1x500gb Crucial SSD
Case	Corsair 250D
Power Supply	Seasonic 1200w Platinum

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Thinking of getting vista

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