Windows Vista Questions

[Mikesan]

My friend got sucked in and bought himself a copy of Vista Ultimate hehe!! He has a very similar system to mine so ill see how it goes with him and go over to his place to check it out .

[Mikesan]

It seems that the main benefits to me would be Direct X10 (especially with Age of Conan being released), compatibility for another 2Gb of RAM . Also i can run vantage hehe.

Does 4 Gb RAM have a big improvment over 2Gb, or atleast $70 worth of an improvment? Im aware itll help me run Vista "smoother" but what about gaming performance and other things such as Microsoft Office?

[kilroy67]

Originally Posted by Mikesan

It seems that the main benefits to me would be Direct X10 (especially with Age of Conan being released), compatibility for another 2Gb of RAM . Also i can run vantage hehe.

Does 4 Gb RAM have a big improvment over 2Gb, or atleast $70 worth of an improvment? Im aware itll help me run Vista "smoother" but what about gaming performance and other things such as Microsoft Office?

With Vista and gaming it will help. But remember to support 4GB of memory you need to run the 64bit version of Vista. When you buy Home Premium you only get the 32bit version, but there is a card in the box to get the 64bit version from MS for like $10 USD shipping.

[Mikesan]

Originally Posted by kilroy67

With Vista and gaming it will help. But remember to support 4GB of memory you need to run the 64bit version of Vista. When you buy Home Premium you only get the 32bit version, but there is a card in the box to get the 64bit version from MS for like $10 USD shipping.

Ahh right ok, i take it 32-bit supports 3Gb? or is it only 2Gb?

[kilroy67]

Originally Posted by Mikesan

Ahh right ok, i take it 32-bit supports 3Gb? or is it only 2Gb?

It will use I believe up to 3GB, but 64bit will see 4GB and make full use of it.

[Mikesan]

Originally Posted by kilroy67

It will use I believe up to 3GB, but 64bit will see 4GB and make full use of it.

Ahh ok. Is their a Vista Home Basic 64-bit edition ?

[kilroy67]

Originally Posted by Mikesan

Ahh ok. Is their a Vista Home Basic 64-bit edition ?

Yes, I believe so.

[Mikesan]

If i install vista will i need to redo the overclocking process, i.e. can it become more unstable , or more stable at higher core clocks , or is it not affected by the OS?

[kilroy67]

Originally Posted by Mikesan

If i install vista will i need to redo the overclocking process, i.e. can it become more unstable , or more stable at higher core clocks , or is it not affected by the OS?

When you install it you should have your system running at stock speed just to be safe. Also if you get the 64bit edition and 4GB of ram, install Vista with only 2GB in the slots. Once you have Vista installed you can put in the additional 2GB of ram, and Overclock it all you want.

[Mikesan]

yup will do. Ive read that Vista 32-Bit supports 4Gb and 64-bit supports 8Gb ??

Ill get 64-bit edition wen i buy a copy of Ultimate (can get it cheaper then premium as a student)