Paranoid about my new OS...

Scramswitch

Scramswitch

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Just bought a buncha new parts to rebuild my machine, and realized that I ordered the x64 vista ultimate edition... now im freakin cause all i hear are horror stories about x64 vista...especially with my xfi fatal1ty sound card... is there light at the end of the tunnel? or should I go shoot myself now??? ok...wrong place...this is an enthusiast forum...but will it work?
 

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Just added sig with system specs...

also...is x64 worth it if im merely a gamer? i do have 4gb of ram im throwin in that sucker, but is it worth it?
 

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Should be okay. With the extra ram, it's nice.

I'm running an XtremeGamer (the cheaper one :(), and it works just fine. Mostly what I do with my machine is play TF2 and COD4. You can see my specs, so that should give you a bit of an idea.

There are people who will tell you plenty of bad things about Vista here, so don't worry. You'll be fine. If you need help along the way, just post and let us know.
 

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I have 64bit...I'm enjoying it more as I learn more about the OS.

I play games and do a fair chunk of Video Editing
 

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64bit is the way ahead.
Q6600 will overclock nicely but I have not bothered. System is fast at stock speeds. :p
 

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  • Manufacturer/Model
    Self Built
    CPU
    I5 3570K
    Motherboard
    Gigabyte Z77-DS3H
    Memory
    4 x 4GB corsair ballistix sport DDR3 1600 Mhz
    Graphics Card(s)
    Gigabyte Geforce GTX 660 TI
    Sound Card
    creative x-fi
    Monitor(s) Displays
    Primary CiBox 22" Widescreen LCD ,Secondary Dell 22" Widescreen
    Screen Resolution
    Both 1680 x 1050
    Hard Drives
    2 x 500G HD (SATA) 1 x 2TB USB
    PSU
    Corsair HX 620W ATX2.2 Modular SLI Complient PSU
    Case
    Antec 900 Ultimate Gaming Case
    Cooling
    3 x 80mm tri led front, 120mm side 120mm back, 200mm top
    Keyboard
    Logik
    Mouse
    Technika TKOPTM2
    Internet Speed
    288 / 4000
    Other Info
    Creative Inspire 7.1 T7900 Speakers
    Trust Graphics Tablet
i dont know if i have all that room on my power supply to overclock anyway... im pushing it as is using a 550w antec, but according to antec's power calculator, ive got about 100w of leeway with this system...will get a larger one soon anyway though...just doesnt feel all that great :D
 

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The worst part of my Vista 64 experience is the annoyance from having to listen to all of the individuals who apparently feel it's their 'Grand Mission In Life' to tell me about all of the things that (supposedly) don't work, then having to explain to them that ...it *does* work, because I just *did* that..., and then finding they refuse to believe it. Even after I *show* them.

Besides that?? It works fine, and has run everything I've put on it. UAC is annoying, but after installing SP1 it makes it's presence known less often. So meh...
 

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  • Manufacturer/Model
    Proudly Built by Me!
    CPU
    Intel Q6600
    Motherboard
    DFI UT LP P35 T2R
    Memory
    8GB OCZ Reaper DDR2 800 C44GK 4-4-4-12 2T
    Graphics Card(s)
    Sapphire Radeon 4870x2
    Sound Card
    AuzenTech Prelude 7.1
    Monitor(s) Displays
    1 Acer P243 24" and 1 Samsung T260 26" Monitor/HDTV
    Screen Resolution
    Both are running at 19x12
    Hard Drives
    Seagate 1TB 7200.11 (Vista x64)
    Seagate 500GB 7200.11 (Win 7 x64)
    PSU
    OCZ GameXtream 900w
    Other Info
    FSB at 400 (1600) Mhz, CPU Multi @ 8 for 3.2Ghz
64 bit works like a dream.....so much tosh out there about compatibility - IMHO, too many variables involved. I was worried before I installed but it was completely unfounded.

64 bit vista is rock solid for me.
 

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  • Manufacturer/Model
    system1 (system2)
    CPU
    q9650 3ghz (i7 920)
    Motherboard
    Asus p5q deluxe (p6t deluxe)
    Memory
    16gb ddr2 (12gb ddr3)
    Graphics Card(s)
    Nvidia 8800GTS 640mb (285gtx 1gb)
    Sound Card
    on board
    Monitor(s) Displays
    Eizo CG301w, Dell 2407
    Screen Resolution
    2560 x 1600 + 1920 x1200
    Hard Drives
    Raptor 74gb,
    Raptor 150gb,
    500gb x2,
    320gb,
    750gb
    (raptor 150gb, 2x 500gb)
    PSU
    ocz 600w (ocz750w)
    Case
    coolermaster stacker (coolermaster 690)
    Cooling
    many fans
    Keyboard
    apple slim aluminum jobbie
    Mouse
    intellimouse
    Internet Speed
    2mb
    Other Info
    Wacom A3 tablet, Epson 3800
ty all for your reassurance. I had actually talked to Newegg and they were willing to bend their policy and do an exchange for me, but after hearing from you and others who have told me that they regret not having upgraded to x64 when they had the chance, I decided to stick with the 64 bit version. All OSes have probs, but it seems that x64 is not broken beyond repair as I was led to believe. I imagine I may be posting more here as I learn vista (I should be getting all my parts tomorrow...so excited :D)
 

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Scramswitch said:
ty all for your reassurance. I had actually talked to Newegg and they were willing to bend their policy and do an exchange for me, but after hearing from you and others who have told me that they regret not having upgraded to x64 when they had the chance, I decided to stick with the 64 bit version. All OSes have probs, but it seems that x64 is not broken beyond repair as I was led to believe. I imagine I may be posting more here as I learn vista (I should be getting all my parts tomorrow...so excited :D)
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As you are building your own system you will find it better than a mass produced system running Vista. Mass produced system is where alot of probs seem to crop up from, or people trying to upgrade thier sinclair spectrum to run vista:).
 

My Computer

System One

  • Manufacturer/Model
    Self Built
    CPU
    I5 3570K
    Motherboard
    Gigabyte Z77-DS3H
    Memory
    4 x 4GB corsair ballistix sport DDR3 1600 Mhz
    Graphics Card(s)
    Gigabyte Geforce GTX 660 TI
    Sound Card
    creative x-fi
    Monitor(s) Displays
    Primary CiBox 22" Widescreen LCD ,Secondary Dell 22" Widescreen
    Screen Resolution
    Both 1680 x 1050
    Hard Drives
    2 x 500G HD (SATA) 1 x 2TB USB
    PSU
    Corsair HX 620W ATX2.2 Modular SLI Complient PSU
    Case
    Antec 900 Ultimate Gaming Case
    Cooling
    3 x 80mm tri led front, 120mm side 120mm back, 200mm top
    Keyboard
    Logik
    Mouse
    Technika TKOPTM2
    Internet Speed
    288 / 4000
    Other Info
    Creative Inspire 7.1 T7900 Speakers
    Trust Graphics Tablet
Scramswitch said:
ty all for your reassurance. I had actually talked to Newegg and they were willing to bend their policy and do an exchange for me, but after hearing from you and others who have told me that they regret not having upgraded to x64 when they had the chance, I decided to stick with the 64 bit version. All OSes have probs, but it seems that x64 is not broken beyond repair as I was led to believe. I imagine I may be posting more here as I learn vista (I should be getting all my parts tomorrow...so excited :D)
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When I was shopping for a new system the hardest decision was which OS. I'm happy with my choice.

Though like you I read nothing but critisism then realised when I checked the date of the read article they were more than 6 months old.
 

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x64 Vista is great and the way to go. I've not really had any problems with it and any that I have encountered have been easily solved. Stick with it, you will enjoy. As for running games on it, workd fine for my Crysis looks very good and runs smoothly.
 

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