Swimmer Posted April 5, 2006 CID Share Posted April 5, 2006 Read it..http://www.testmy.net/articles/article-545 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
disturbed Posted April 5, 2006 CID Share Posted April 5, 2006 now those hardware configurations make a lot more sense than what we have seen previously hehehe Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dlewis23 Posted April 5, 2006 CID Share Posted April 5, 2006 now those hardware configurations make a lot more sense than what we have seen previously hehehe yes, but to run it with everything on, your going to need a powerful. system. alot of people are going to need to upgrade, if they want to see the full effect. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Swimmer Posted April 5, 2006 Author CID Share Posted April 5, 2006 For desktop systems, Intel recommends, at the very least, a Pentium 4 630 CPU, which is a 3 GHz single-core model with hyperthreading, 2 MB of L2 cache, and 800 MHz system bus Yeah there is going to need to be some power behind your system.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
disturbed Posted April 5, 2006 CID Share Posted April 5, 2006 Im sure ill be fine: amd 64bit @ 2.75ghz Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dlewis23 Posted April 5, 2006 CID Share Posted April 5, 2006 Im sure ill be fine: amd 64bit @ 2.75GHz you will have no problem running vista, as most people here wount. but 30 million other people might be spending some $$$$ to get a better system Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CaptainSauce Posted April 5, 2006 CID Share Posted April 5, 2006 Is it going to make a difference playing new age games on it compared to XP (pro) ? graphics? loading time? anything in basical generalness of playing games. for instance Doom 3 & F.E.A.R Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jypagan Posted April 5, 2006 CID Share Posted April 5, 2006 I will have no problem I will be raedy to roll I have P4 HT 3.0GHz 1GB ram 128Mb video and a 945G chipset Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
richcornucopia Posted April 5, 2006 CID Share Posted April 5, 2006 Is it going to make a difference playing new age games on it compared to XP (pro) ? graphics? loading time? anything in basical generalness of playing games. for instance Doom 3 & F.E.A.R Who knows, maybe the makers of those games will release a vista patch to make them run better as they were originally coded for xp and older versions of windows and weren't made for vista. Of course when new games will be optimized for vista when it comes out. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dark_Matter Posted April 5, 2006 CID Share Posted April 5, 2006 I still believe the release of Vista is going to shatter alot of peoples dreams i think Vista will not be as big of a success as many people think. I think you are going to see large numbers of users clinging onto XP for some time. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Swimmer Posted April 5, 2006 Author CID Share Posted April 5, 2006 yeah i am interested to see how well this launch goes over.. I know that it is going to be ok once the manufactures get their hands on it.. but I dont know if the people that currently have a system are going to go out and buy it.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
richcornucopia Posted April 5, 2006 CID Share Posted April 5, 2006 I still run 98se on my laptop even though it came with xp, 98 is still my favorite but we'll wait and see what vista brings about. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dark_Matter Posted April 5, 2006 CID Share Posted April 5, 2006 The only thing i see going for M$ when it comes to Vista is it's suppose to usher in the 64 bit era of computing, but most people on computers are non techies, and could probably give a rats a$$ about 64 bit computing. They will probably sell more 32 bit versions of vista anywho. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Swimmer Posted April 5, 2006 Author CID Share Posted April 5, 2006 yeah 32 will move quicker than 64 for sure.. there are no programs for 64 yet.. Give it til end of 2007-2008.. then we might see the 64 bit version take off.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
disturbed Posted April 5, 2006 CID Share Posted April 5, 2006 hopefully ill get a version of windows vista to try earlier than most people - ill get to try it out and post my comments before people go out and spend tons of money on it heh Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dark06 Posted April 6, 2006 CID Share Posted April 6, 2006 I still believe the release of Vista is going to shatter alot of peoples dreams i think Vista will not be as big of a success as many people think. I think you are going to see large numbers of users clinging onto XP for some time. I for one will hold on to Xp since vista seems to b nothing but eye candy and im not big on graphics Xp seems to run ok for me for the most part Im actually more willing to try linux than vista right about now My comp can berely do xp it just wont do vista Specs: 1.2 ghz Intel celeron proccesor 256 meg of ram (i upgrade from 128 like 2 weeks ago lol ) 90 gigs on 2 hard drives one 10 one 80 onbord video (it does the job) Onbord sound ( again it does the job) crappy moniter anyway Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CaptainSauce Posted April 6, 2006 CID Share Posted April 6, 2006 I second that to Linux. Linux > Vista how can you ask? because linux is more FUN and its actaully a challenge to play with, unlike Vista, where their OS's keep going the route of getting easier and easier for home users to use. I installed Linux on one of the computers in my networking class and its really fun to play around on Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Swimmer Posted April 6, 2006 Author CID Share Posted April 6, 2006 That is an interesting statement there Dark.. Im actually more willing to try linux than vista right about now I think that might be what I going to happen to MS if this launch doesnt go well.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ghostmaster Posted April 6, 2006 CID Share Posted April 6, 2006 I heard that Vista has taken a kind of "sudo" approach like linux and doesnt have all the system accounts like XP does....hopefully that will increase security a lot... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dark_Matter Posted April 6, 2006 CID Share Posted April 6, 2006 I've been using linux for over 10 years now, and for the most part use it more than windows anyway, and i'd have to say short of gaming linux will do anything windows will, and just as good if not better. If linux gets better gaming support i think M$ will really have alot to worry about. Let's face it Linux is free for the most part compared to windows where it's all about making $$$$, and a big fat profit. The real sad thing is this they are going to be releasing Vista soon which is fine i guess, but they really haven't ever truly got things right with XP yet. So basiclly you have people who have dished out hard earned $$$$ for XP which they have not even gotten correct yet on the codind side or any side for that matter, and they are going to release on new windows OS? It makes many people including myself think wtf are they doing correct the current product before you release a new one altogether. If M$ was about customer service they would invest the time needed to make XP everything it could be, and wait a few more years to even worry about Vista, but again it's not about the customer it's about making certain peoples pockets bigger. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Indestructable Posted April 6, 2006 CID Share Posted April 6, 2006 ya think i'll be ok with a: Pentium D 3.0 GHz 1.0 GB ram 300 gig SATA hd ya think that'll be enough?? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dark_Matter Posted April 6, 2006 CID Share Posted April 6, 2006 Your GPU is going to be the real deciding factor here if you want the 3D bells, and whistles of Areo Glass, but so far your specs look more than sufficient. I still think making an OS that forces mass amounts of people to either upgrade their computer, or buy a new one altogether is complete, and total bullsh*t. They should be ashamed of themsleves, but hey it's a conspircy anyway for computer manufactures, and m$ to make sh*t loads of extra cash. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Indestructable Posted April 6, 2006 CID Share Posted April 6, 2006 hey man, i forgot to mention, i am installing Red Hat 9 on my old HP as we speak We cool? hahaha I got a ATI Radeon x300 on this baby, with 128 mb dedicated vid ram... i think that'll get me by.. And, yes, you're completely correct, Vista does need a real powerful GPU, i have already used Vista on an old AMD Duron 910 MHz with 128 MB of ram and on-board video.. and it ran like crap. lol Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CaptainSauce Posted April 6, 2006 CID Share Posted April 6, 2006 am i not mistaken, i hear there are going to be 5 different styles of Vista you can buy. basically at a time, there was two types of XP, Home, and PRO. i cant imagine that vista is going to have 5 and let alone i wonder how much each one is going to cost.... whats next? Microsoft Ragnarok? Cost of your soul and a few bucks? wait i ment few thousand bucks.... 'burp Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dark_Matter Posted April 6, 2006 CID Share Posted April 6, 2006 I know i seem to be ranting about M$, and the upcoming release of Vista, but seriously do we really need this many versions?????? Windows Vista Starter Windows Vista Home Basic Windows Vista Home Premium Windows Vista Ultimate Windows Vista Business Then to top that off if i'm not mistaken each version listed above will have a 32bit, and 64bit version. Then you top it off with the absurd system requirments to run the damn thing. (LOOOOL) What a big joke this is. I'd say over 70% of all computer owners are gonna have to either upgrade their current PC (IF THEY CAN), or buy a new one altogether just to run this bloated eye candy. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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