Thread: Vista or XP?

Originally Posted by DeusInnomen

Originally Posted by Bravo

Originally Posted by jason_jinx

then you will be not running dual channel
but i doubt it will impact in game performance

Que?? so should I go another route?

You need matched pairs of RAM in order to be running in Dual Channel mode. So, if you were to buy two of those sticks, you'd be fine.

So If I got the 2x1gb and the other 1gb Hub posted, good to go?

Read this bravo, explains it perfectly.. Just go to the pictures and start reading the paragraphs, you will understand.

http://www.legendmemory.com/modules....rticle&sid=317

Originally Posted by Bravo

Originally Posted by DeusInnomen

Originally Posted by Bravo

Originally Posted by jason_jinx

then you will be not running dual channel
but i doubt it will impact in game performance

Que?? so should I go another route?

You need matched pairs of RAM in order to be running in Dual Channel mode. So, if you were to buy two of those sticks, you'd be fine.

So If I got the 2x1gb and the other 1gb Hub posted, good to go?

No don't get the extra gig.. go ahead and get the 2x1GB sticks... and then do what that link says to do. Put them in dual channel, not single channel.

When the time comes... Get another 2x1GB sticks and dual channel that was well, mmmm sick.

Well I just added another of these, makes it 2 total...Them apples good?

http://www.newegg.com/product/produc...82E16820231098

Originally Posted by Keiron

Originally Posted by Bravo

Originally Posted by jason_jinx

Originally Posted by Bravo

Originally Posted by BigH?b

Same RAM, 1GB chip for $24.99. That will bring your rig up to 3GB of RAM... And you will still have 1 more slot open for more.

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16820231099

Done

then you will be not running dual channel
but i doubt it will impact in game performance

Que?? so should I go another route?

Eh, maybe. It's not going to make that much of a difference really, but typically if your motherboard is set up for dual channel RAM, I'd stick with it.

I got a nice 4GB of G.Skill RAM from NewEgg for about $100 and I haven't had a problem with them at all. I'm not sure if that'll effect your budget or how much you want to spend or not though. But I also use my comp a lot with the Adobe Master Collection so I actually use a great deal of my RAM when I'm working.

The 2GB should be fine if you're just going to be gaming on it or nothing too extensive.

Vista does require more RAM because it has more features and bells and whistles so it will require more. Remember though, XP was the same when it came out as well. With every new OS, you should be expecting to see an increase in the needs of your hardware to keep up with the new features of the OS.

I'd just go with Vista 64, probably Home Premium, or Business class. It'll be great for when DX10 games start coming out more as they are very impressive. Plus if you have any problems, there are plent of people here to help you out if you need it.

Well I started off 50/50 on which one to go with, but I'm more 70/30 now in favor of the vista I think...I'm still gonna have my other desktop with xp, so I might just take a gamble and go with vista 64, screw it.

vista is fine... i use it on all my games and no problem...
o wait... my computer has been giving me BSOD because it keeps taking memory dumps.. but i think that is hardware problems

Originally Posted by WileECyte

For non-Creative sound cards there's a couple choices...

My personal card is the bGears Inspirirer:

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16829127002

The M-Audio Revolution:

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16829121122

The M-Audio has received decent reviews from several sites.

The ASUS DX:

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16829132006

The ASUS D2X:

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16829132006

I've heard good things about the ASUS cards. They're PCI Express to boot...

Yeah I picked out the Asus DX as my choice for now, seemed to get really good reviews. :9