Xp versus Vista

2gb ram vs. 4gb....
vista sucks...
what is vista good for??? playing the 2 dx10 games?? lol

i kinda like vista start menu >.< but exp is kinda faster for my old pc. guess i'll vote xp.

"Windows xD" is the best xDxDxDxDxDxDxDxDxDxDxDxDxDxDxDahahhahaha

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If you had the compatability of xp in win2000 *I would choose 2000, same thing for xp vs vista... vista is *Extremely resource intensive...

If you run comfortable in xp with 1gig, your are going to need at least 2gig with vista, and possible other upgrades if it's been a while since your last...

DELL had an overwhelming flood of complaints when they dropped xp from their line, and had to bring back XP just to prevent loss of sales lol

some pc sites charge 10$ more to put xp home on a machine that would have shipped with vista.

Answers itself ^^


for the common user:
XP 256 ram = capable

XP 512 ram = still slow
(especially with service pack2)

XP 1 gig ram = better
(you will have 750ish ram consumed when doing intensive games/video editing etc.. A Tip - Adjust your virtual memory if your Hard Drive can spare 2 - 3 gig, for a boost -

XP 1.5 gig ram = comfortable
(probably need cpu / mobo upgrade if you are slow with 1.5gig on xp)

XP 2gig ram = more than comfortable =)

*All this varies depending on your cpu & ram types/speeds

(mine is a 1.83ghz 512cache athlon xp - until tax return ^^ [i have ran oc'd at 2.2ghz but this line runs hot so i leave it at 1.83ghz] and have 1.5 gig ram nothing to brag about lol)

*XP shells/start bars can be dropped too for custom low resource shells like geo shell and some others i cant think of right now :)

& if you want screaming fast read the post above (which leads into a war of which release is best.. kind of.. In my opinion the many different types of linux releases are great! As they are all geared toward specific likings ^^

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Originally Posted by 5hoursez If you had the compatability of xp in win2000 *I would choose 2000, same thing for xp vs vista... vista is *Extremely resource intensive... If you run comfortable in xp with 1gig, your are going to need at least 2gig with vista, and possible other upgrades if it's been a while since your last... DELL had an overwhelming flood of complaints when they dropped xp from their line, and had to bring back XP just to prevent loss of sales lol some pc sites charge 10$ more to put xp home on a machine that would have shipped with vista. Answers itself ^^ for the common user: XP 256 ram = capable XP 512 ram = still slow (especially with service pack2) XP 1 gig ram = better (you will have 750ish ram consumed when doing intensive games/video editing etc.. A Tip - Adjust your virtual memory if your Hard Drive can spare 2 - 3 gig, for a boost - XP 1.5 gig ram = comfortable (probably need cpu / mobo upgrade if you are slow with 1.5gig on xp) XP 2gig ram = more than comfortable =) *All this varies depending on your cpu & ram types/speeds (mine is a 1.83ghz 512cache athlon xp - until tax return ^^ [i have ran oc'd at 2.2ghz but this line runs hot so i leave it at 1.83ghz] and have 1.5 gig ram nothing to brag about lol) *XP shells/start bars can be dropped too for custom low resource shells like geo shell and some others i cant think of right now :) & if you want screaming fast read the post above (which leads into a war of which release is best.. kind of.. In my opinion the many different types of linux releases are great! As they are all geared toward specific likings ^^

or you can use the readyboost thingy, slap in a mp3 player,mem stick and you have "memory,ram"

BUMPY

I used to like XP better but since i got my upgrade VISTA PWNS! huhahha

xp or linux FTW! vista is SUCH A MEMORY WHORE!!! some kool features but not worth the memory loss or the price tag

i like my vista(64bit)....easier work then with xp....
all driver works...all programms run

if u got enough memory u dont whine about the big memoryusage of vista.

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Originally Posted by MacDan i like my vista(64bit)....easier work then with xp.... all driver works...all programms run if u got enough memory u dont whine about the big memoryusage of vista.

youre right with 4 gigs and an q6600 xD


what cpu so you have?

windows vista needs a high end computer, and most of computers all over the world aint high end, and vista stil have many bugs and stuff like that and doesnt suport all games,
in maybe 1\2 years VISTA will own XP but, not right now :P

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Originally Posted by vrk windows vista needs a high end computer, and most of computers all over the world aint high end, and vista stil have many bugs and stuff like that and doesnt suport all games, in maybe 12 years VISTA will own XP but, not right now :P

you kno, 1 gig ram costs 20€ so, die? :s

Xp

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Originally Posted by x]vIrus[x you kno, 1 gig ram costs 20€ so, die? :s

DDR 1 Ram - 1 gig = 30-40€
DDR 2 Ram - 1 gig = 20-30€
DDR 3 Ram - 1 gig = 200-350€

silly prices :(