Should I take the Vista train?

zekrahminator · Jul 9, 2007

In my opinion, a LEGAL copy of Windows Vista Home Premium is a freshening step up from XP. On my dad's laptop, it's stable, adds new functionality, secure, and is beautiful. Windows Vista comes with a lot of programs that are actually useful for the everyday user. And the whole thing is full of nice touches.

ex_reven · Jul 9, 2007

zekrahminator said:
In my opinion, a LEGAL copy of Windows Vista Home Premium is a freshening step up from XP. On my dad's laptop, it's stable, adds new functionality, secure, and is beautiful. Windows Vista comes with a lot of programs that are actually useful for the everyday user. And the whole thing is full of nice touches.

Thats why I bought it too

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I was sick of the bullshit that came with pirate XP copies. I started off with an original copy (my IT technician installed with a network licenced cd) but I lost it somewhere in the years and had to pirate it. So finally after all the reformats that had to be done (which usually ended up screwing up) I got Vista Premium and it was a welcome change to have a legit cd on hard.

zekrahminator · Jul 9, 2007

Well, I own XP too, I'm just saying that the legal version of Vista doesn't tend to have too many problems.

The illegal version, though...

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I've heard everything from it being pre-infested with worms to having wierd install issues.

ex_reven · Jul 9, 2007

zekrahminator said:
Well, I own XP too, I'm just saying that the legal version of Vista doesn't tend to have too many problems.

The illegal version, though....

I've heard everything from it being pre-infested with worms to having wierd install issues.

Sometimes they also miss drivers or system files are corrupted.

pt · Jul 9, 2007

ex_reven said:
Sometimes they also miss drivers or system files are corrupted.

bah
i never used a legit one, and i never had any of these problems
you just don't know how to get your hands on a good copy

Wile E · Jul 9, 2007

I picked up a virgin copy of Vista that somebody carelessly left laying around on the internet. (<- Small tribute to Reven :roll:

) I use it to run 30day trials all the time. I don't feel the need to crack it, as I never have it installed long enough to worry about it anyway. lol I'll buy a key when I feel it's ready for full-time use.

ex_reven · Jul 9, 2007

pt said:
bah
i never used a legit one, and i never had any of these problems
you just don't know how to get your hands on a good copy

I assume you do, we all know you have a warehouse full of servers pumping out copies pt :laugh:

I did get my hands on two portugese ones, shudder...I tried to install...it was pretty funny trying to work out when i had to load the RAID drivers :roll:

I picked up a virgin copy of Vista that somebody carelessly left laying around on the internet. (<- Small tribute to Reven ) I use it to run 30day trials all the time. I don't feel the need to crack it, as I never have it installed long enough to worry about it anyway. lol I'll buy a key when I feel it's ready for full-time use.

Haha thankyou! :respect:

Btw what do you use it temporarily for? Any particular purpose?

Wile E · Jul 9, 2007

ex_reven said:
Haha thankyou!
Btw what do you use it temporarily for? Any particular purpose?

You're welcome. lol

I only use it temporarily because I just don't use it as much as XP yet. I only play the occasional DX10 demo on it. Not only that, I'm still trying to find my optimal tweaked settings, so I screw it up a lot. lol

I have XP tweaked exactly the way I want it, so I'll just stick with it until A.) I figure Vista out completely, B.) more DX10 stuff comes out, and C.) all the little Vista issues are ironed out.

pt · Jul 9, 2007

ex_reven said:
I assume you do, we all know you have a warehouse full of servers pumping out copies pt

I did get my hands on two portugese ones, shudder...I tried to install...it was pretty funny trying to work out when i had to load the RAID drivers

just put the raid diskette

xylomn · Jul 9, 2007

I've been using vista since day one (and in the first few week i did regret moving to it)

but now the os feels a lot smoother, granted the system resources especially ram that it takes are far far higher than xp but I still like it...

I'm no longer experiencing incompatibility with programs (except really REALLY old ones that use 16bit code as the ability to run that isn't in the 64 bit version, stopped me from playing theme hospital

)

Only real problem was security software which is starting to change now...

Canuto · Jul 9, 2007

So far I'm getting a good impression and most likely I'll take the train.. Now 32bit or 64bit?

Anyway keep posting your input

pt · Jul 9, 2007

32bit all the way
or you will get even worse driver support

L|NK|N · Jul 9, 2007

Canuto said:
So far I'm getting a good impression and most likely I'll take the train.. Now 32bit or 64bit?

Anyway keep posting your input

YaY! You know you will have better 32-bit support as opposed to 64-bit support. (At least in the near-future) So you may as well go the less headache-route for now. :toast:

ex_reven · Jul 9, 2007

not if your hardware is supported...just check and see

zOaib · Jul 9, 2007

what do u guys think about the 64 bit home premium edition VISTA !!!!!!!!!!!!!

zOaib · Jul 9, 2007

I can get all 64 bit drivers for my vid card , sound card .................. and wifi works from my mobo ...... i am only considering 64 bit since it runs fatser than the 32 bit version since our cpus are meant to run 64 bit ................ fill me in guys i am just babbling my own thoughts lol ........ u guys are the ones who know more than meets the eye .

ok i just watched transformers so that was still juggling in my head there

Canuto · Jul 9, 2007

ex_reven said:
not if your hardware is supported...just check and see

All mobo related stuff has a 64bit driver in the website, ATI has too and my modem is also vista ready(says in the box) so I'm good to go?

pt · Jul 9, 2007

i bet 5€ you will regret it
but go for it

russianboy · Jul 9, 2007

just don't buy it.

mebe a stripped copy (Vista on a CD)

Canuto · Jul 9, 2007

I'm checking if all the stuff i use is Vista 64bit so far firewall, av and the other stuff seem to be..

5€?? ehe..

Canuto · Jul 10, 2007

More input would be greatly appreciated

spud107 · Jul 10, 2007

windows dvd ftw! lol,

i dont own this. . .

russianboy · Jul 10, 2007

lol limewire

kwchang007 · Jul 10, 2007

do it, vista is stable and now has pretty good driver support. the audio is incredible, aero is amazing. just make sure you have 2 gb or more of ram. oh and the sidebar is awesome, i love it. install it, you'll like it (generally, unless you have an app that's not compatible)

Canuto · Jul 10, 2007

I'm just waiting my mom gets home tomorrow with the DVD's I asked for so i can back up my shit and then go Vista

Anyway we can still use the thread for those who can't decide..

Processor	AMD Athlon 64 X2 4800+ Brisbane @ 2.8GHz (224x12.5, 1.425V)
Motherboard	Gigabyte sumthin-or-another, it's got an nForce 430
Cooling	Dual 120mm case fans front/rear, Arctic Cooling Freezer 64 Pro, Zalman VF-900 on GPU
Memory	2GB G.Skill DDR2 800
Video Card(s)	Sapphire X850XT @ 580/600
Storage	WD 160 GB SATA hard drive.
Display(s)	Hanns G 19" widescreen, 5ms response time, 1440x900
Case	Thermaltake Soprano (black with side window).
Audio Device(s)	Soundblaster Live! 24 bit (paired with X-530 speakers).
Power Supply	ThermalTake 430W TR2
Software	XP Home SP2, can't wait for Vista SP1.

Processor	AMD Athlon 64 X2 4800+ Brisbane @ 2.8GHz (224x12.5, 1.425V)
Motherboard	Gigabyte sumthin-or-another, it's got an nForce 430
Cooling	Dual 120mm case fans front/rear, Arctic Cooling Freezer 64 Pro, Zalman VF-900 on GPU
Memory	2GB G.Skill DDR2 800
Video Card(s)	Sapphire X850XT @ 580/600
Storage	WD 160 GB SATA hard drive.
Display(s)	Hanns G 19" widescreen, 5ms response time, 1440x900
Case	Thermaltake Soprano (black with side window).
Audio Device(s)	Soundblaster Live! 24 bit (paired with X-530 speakers).
Power Supply	ThermalTake 430W TR2
Software	XP Home SP2, can't wait for Vista SP1.

Processor	AMD Turion 64 X2 Mobile TL-60 (Trinidad)
Motherboard	ASUS F3Ka (ATI RS690M)
Cooling	stock
Memory	Nanya 2x1GB ddr2 667@5-5-5-15-2T
Video Card(s)	ATI Mobility Radeon HD2600 512MB DDR2@ 580mhz/486mhz
Storage	160GB on laptop+250GB external
Display(s)	ASUS 15.4
Case	Asus Laptop F3Ka chassis
Audio Device(s)	on-board
Power Supply	1:30minutes battery
Software	"genui xp", 'cause i hated vista

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Processor	980X @ 4Ghz
Motherboard	Gigabyte GA-EX58-UD5 BIOS F12
Cooling	MCR-320, DDC-1 pump w/Bitspower res top (1/2" fittings), Koolance CPU-360
Memory	3x2GB Mushkin Redlines 1600Mhz 6-8-6-24 1T
Video Card(s)	Evga GTX 580
Storage	Corsair Neutron GTX 240GB, 2xSeagate 320GB RAID0; 2xSeagate 3TB; 2xSamsung 2TB; Samsung 1.5TB
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Case	Technofront Bench Station
Audio Device(s)	Auzentech X-Fi Forte into Onkyo SR606 and Polk TSi200's + RM6750
Power Supply	ENERMAX Galaxy EVO EGX1250EWT 1250W
Software	Win7 Ultimate N x64, OSX 10.8.4

System Name	The ClusterF**k
Processor	980X @ 4Ghz
Motherboard	Gigabyte GA-EX58-UD5 BIOS F12
Cooling	MCR-320, DDC-1 pump w/Bitspower res top (1/2" fittings), Koolance CPU-360
Memory	3x2GB Mushkin Redlines 1600Mhz 6-8-6-24 1T
Video Card(s)	Evga GTX 580
Storage	Corsair Neutron GTX 240GB, 2xSeagate 320GB RAID0; 2xSeagate 3TB; 2xSamsung 2TB; Samsung 1.5TB
Display(s)	HP LP2475w 24" 1920x1200 IPS
Case	Technofront Bench Station
Audio Device(s)	Auzentech X-Fi Forte into Onkyo SR606 and Polk TSi200's + RM6750
Power Supply	ENERMAX Galaxy EVO EGX1250EWT 1250W
Software	Win7 Ultimate N x64, OSX 10.8.4

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Motherboard	MSI MAG B550M Mortar WiFi
Cooling	Corsair H100i RGB Platinum SE 240mm
Memory	32GB Corsair Dominator Platinum RGB 3600MHz
Video Card(s)	Sapphire Vega 64 8GB
Storage	Sabrent Rocket 4.0 1TB / ADATA SX8200 Pro 1TB / Crucial MX500 1TB
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Case	Corsair 280X
Power Supply	Corsair RM850x
Mouse	Razer DeathAdder Chroma
Keyboard	Ducky One2 Horizon
Software	Windows 10 Professional
Benchmark Scores	Cinemark r23 Multicore: 22280

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Motherboard	Biostar 945P-A7A(8.0)
Cooling	Stock cooling, 1x92mm outtake fan
Memory	Infineon 2x512Mb DDR2-533 @641Mhz 4-4-4-12
Video Card(s)	Powercolor X550 512Mb Hipermemory @510/261Mhz
Storage	Seagate Barracuda 7200.7 200Gb
Display(s)	iMax 17" LCD
Audio Device(s)	Realtek AC'97 ALC655
Power Supply	LC Power 550w Silent Giant GREEN POWER
Software	Windows Vista Ultimate x86

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Processor	Intel Core i7 975 Extreme @ 3.8 ghz (for now)
Motherboard	Asus Rampage Xtreme II X58
Cooling	ZALMAN 9900 CPU COOLER Led
Memory	12GB Crucial Ballistix Tracers (Blue Led) 1600 DDR3
Video Card(s)	MSI NVIDIA GTX 480 1.5 GB DDR5 384-BIT
Storage	2 x WD Velociraptor 10k rpm 300GB sata + 2x 500GB WD Caviar Sata + 320 GB Seagate Barracuda Sata
Display(s)	DELL U2711 27inch Goodness @ 2560 x 1440
Case	Mountain-Mods U2-UFO Custom Case (Made in USA)
Audio Device(s)	Supreme FX X-Fi MB (Creative)
Power Supply	ZALMAN 1000W PSU MODULAR
Software	Windows 7 Ultimate 64-bit (Retail Version)

Processor	AMD 3500+ Venice at stock
Motherboard	ECS K8T890-A
Memory	1 Gb Corsair Valueram CAS 3
Video Card(s)	Connect3d X800 GTO OC'd to 551.25/551.25
Storage	4 mixed up drives
Display(s)	Acer AL2216W 22"LCD
Case	Generic noname crap
Audio Device(s)	Realtec AC'97
Power Supply	500 watt Ultra PSU
Software	Win2k Pro, XP, Ubuntu linux, and Vista

System Name	spuds K8-X2
Processor	amd athlon X2 4200+ toledo s939 2794mhz 254x11 1.4 vcore
Motherboard	MSI K8N Neo4-F v1.0 (MS-7125) nforce4 sata2 mod, laptop cpu heatpipe copper nb cooler
Cooling	akasa evo "blue" + 90mm fan, 2x120mm front, 250mm side, 120mm rear, 120mm in psu, pci slot exhaust.
Memory	OCZ Platinum XTC DDR PC3200 4GB(4x1024) @254mhz 3-3-3-8 2T
Video Card(s)	sapphire HD3870 512mb GDDR4 vf900cu, several ramsinks on components / nvidia 7300gt 256mb secondary
Storage	hitachi 160gb (slightly fried) / hitachi 120gb ATA / Seagate 160gb / 2x ps3 seagate 60gb
Display(s)	CTX EX1300F 20" flat CRT, 1280x1024@100hz / 19" benq FP91G X / 19" hanns-g (all free)
Case	mesh server/gaming black case, 9x 5.25' drive bays, silvestone auto fan controller
Audio Device(s)	onboard realtek alc850 7.1/soundblaster LIVE! ct4780 + kxaudio - sony home theatre surround
Power Supply	winpower 650w, system draws around 470-500w under load(+all screens)
Software	win7 64bit
Benchmark Scores	~16m trips/sec using mty trip generator. triple monitor gaming using SoftTH. 3840x1024

Processor	C2D T7200@2 ghz vcore: .9875
Motherboard	generic laptop board
Cooling	fan control and antec notebook cooler
Memory	2 GBs@ 533 mhz ddr2
Video Card(s)	x1400 mobile, overclocked: 526mhz core/ 882mhz ddr
Storage	120 GB@ 5400 rpm fujitsu
Display(s)	15.4" 1440x900
Audio Device(s)	integrated
Software	vista 32 bit home premium

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