Windows Vista Gaming Performance Reports

winterfate · Unread postby **winterfate** » 08 Mar 2007, 00:26

Oh...I see.

I don't have Vista myself...but it does takes up a godly amount of memory, so I would think it hurts the gaming performance...

For now, I'll keep using XP

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asandir · Unread postby **asandir** » 12 Mar 2007, 05:27

I think that's a wise idea, at least until the second edition makes it release

Omega_Destroyer · Unread postby **Omega_Destroyer** » 12 Mar 2007, 15:21

Agreed. If it isn't broken, don't fix it.

asandir · Unread postby **asandir** » 12 Mar 2007, 22:20

a statement that invariably fails at the first pass for microsoft products, especially OS's

Pol · Unread postby **Pol** » 12 Mar 2007, 22:26

winterfate wrote:..My dad went to fix his computer and he couldn't delete a program installed on the computer because of Vista..

Really?

You should see how hard was deleting of link which you had previously created in Vista Beta. Something like five alert windows asking you if it's what you want to do.

asandir · Unread postby **asandir** » 13 Mar 2007, 01:56

they should create a "Yes, I'm very Goddamn sure, and don't ask me again or I'll try to uninstall your arse!"

doom3d · Unread postby **doom3d** » 24 Mar 2007, 21:15

I have carefully read not all avalaible documentation,.. but tons of them

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and decided to upgrade my Windows XP.
Now I have Ubuntu Linux +WINE. WINE is a bit slow, but H3 runs propely.
Just another link for You: http://www.vanwensveen.nl/rants/microsoft/IhateMS.html

I have seen some hungarian tests with Vista. On one PC notepad.exe(or how they call it now) crashed under Vista unlimited.. General protection failure.

Sleep well. Aloha.

asandir · Unread postby **asandir** » 26 Mar 2007, 03:34

nice choice .... a lot more stable I'd guess

Corribus · Unread postby **Corribus** » 27 Mar 2007, 02:16

Can anyone comment on how vista performs with non-gaming software? I am concerned about buying a pc with vista because there are several programs for work that I will need to run, and I do not know how they will run under Vista. I.e., do most programs that run under XP also run under Vista, and if so, is there a noticeable drop in performance?

asandir · Unread postby **asandir** » 27 Mar 2007, 02:18

check toms hardware .... I know they had a pretty thorough comparison somewhere, application as well as games

Corribus · Unread postby **Corribus** » 13 Apr 2007, 00:50

*bump*

Any updates in this area? Have GPU drivers been updated to perform better with Vista? I read somewhere that nVidia cards were especially problematic... how does H5 run under Vista these days? Or Oblivion? Still trying to decide if I want to upgrade when I order my new notebook after Santa Rosa comes out next month.

asandir · Unread postby **asandir** » 16 Apr 2007, 05:37

I have heard nothing of this for a while ....

MistWeaver · Unread postby **MistWeaver** » 20 Apr 2007, 22:28

Corribus wrote: Still trying to decide if I want to upgrade when I order my new notebook after Santa Rosa comes out next month.

Thats very simple. Make some kind of table with two columns (vista and xp) and start to compare. Like this:

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                                   XP    Vista
Software compatibility             +
Software performance               +
Overall security                   +
Less RAM Usage                     +
Less HDD Space Usage               +
Drivers performance & stability    +
User Interface                             +
DX10                                       +

okrane · Unread postby **okrane** » 20 Apr 2007, 23:46

True... vista kind of sucks for now... but let's keep in mind that XP wasn't really that great until the release of SP2.

In another order of events... does Heroes 5 work for any of you using Vista?
If yes, how did you manage to make it work?
Same question for Heroes 4 Equilibris.

For me they both crash the moment I run them.

ThunderTitan · Unread postby **ThunderTitan** » 21 Apr 2007, 00:25

okrane wrote:True... vista kind of sucks for now... but let's keep in mind that XP wasn't really that great until the release of SP2.

SP2 iz the devil and i'll shoot you in the head for that statement.

okrane · Unread postby **okrane** » 21 Apr 2007, 13:05

I was hoping for a more constructive response especially related to this part of my post:

In another order of events... does Heroes 5 work for any of you using Vista?
If yes, how did you manage to make it work?
Same question for Heroes 4 Equilibris.

For me they both crash the moment I run them.

ThunderTitan · Unread postby **ThunderTitan** » 21 Apr 2007, 13:24

Oh, i;m sorry, but that would require using Vista, none of us are that gone yet.

okrane · Unread postby **okrane** » 21 Apr 2007, 13:57

You again... grrrr... go away... spam somewhere else...

MistWeaver · Unread postby **MistWeaver** » 21 Apr 2007, 14:05

okrane wrote:You again... grrrr... go away... spam somewhere else...

Why so ? That was pretty funny

Anyhow, I cant understand what makes you people to choose Vista. Its like making problems for oneself for no reason.
New form of masochism if you ask me.

ThunderTitan · Unread postby **ThunderTitan** » 21 Apr 2007, 15:02

okrane wrote:You again... grrrr... go away... spam somewhere else...

It's not spam if you don't do it all over the place...

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