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fancyrat

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Hi, Im currently running XP pro 32bit with this setup:

Intel Core 2 Duo E8400 3.0GHZ Wolfdale 1333FSB
Corsair XMS2 4GB DDR2-800 2X2GB
ASUS P5K mobo
Seagate Barracuda 7200.10 250GB SATA2
HIS Radeon HD 3850 ICEQ3 Turbo x2 in xfire

I am thinking about upgrading to Vista home premium 64bit. Its used primarily for gaming and web browsing, etc. I play mostly online games with a few friends and planning on jumping on Age of Conan next month and would like to make the most of it. Any advice would be appreciated, thanks.
 

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Hello fancyrat

Welcome to the Forums!

fancyrat said:
I am thinking about upgrading to Vista home premium 64bit. Its used primarily for gaming and web browsing, etc. I play mostly online games with a few friends and planning on jumping on Age of Conan next month and would like to make the most of it. Any advice would be appreciated, thanks.
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Sorry to say x64 can not be *upgraded* to. It has to be a clean install.
Maybe you can get some ideas from the Tutorial at the link below.

http://www.vistax64.com/tutorials/117366-clean-install-full-version-vista.html

I hope this helps. Be sure to look around the Tutorial section, there is a lot of knowledge there.

EDIT: Upgrading from one OS to another only causes trouble. Clean Install.


Later :shock: Ted
 

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    Intel C2Q 9550 Yorkfield
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    ASUS P5Q Pro
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    8GB Dominator 8500C5D
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    XFX ATI 1GB 4870 XXX
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    Realtek HD 7-1
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    1x 47" LCD HDMI & 2x 26" LCD HDMI
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    Corsair 620HX
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    CM Cosmos RC-1000
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fancyrat said:
Well by upgrading I meant replacing. Sorry about the miscommunication.
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That's ok fancyrat and welcome to the Forums!


Later :shock: Ted
 
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  • Manufacturer/Model
    * BFK Customs *
    CPU
    Intel C2Q 9550 Yorkfield
    Motherboard
    ASUS P5Q Pro
    Memory
    8GB Dominator 8500C5D
    Graphics Card(s)
    XFX ATI 1GB 4870 XXX
    Sound Card
    Realtek HD 7-1
    Monitor(s) Displays
    1x 47" LCD HDMI & 2x 26" LCD HDMI
    Screen Resolution
    1920x1080P & 1920x1200
    Hard Drives
    2x 500GB 7200RPM 32MB Cache WD Caviar Black
    PSU
    Corsair 620HX
    Case
    CM Cosmos RC-1000
    Cooling
    Tuniq Tower 120, 2x 140mm and 3x 120mm case fans
    Keyboard
    HP Enhansed Multimedia
    Mouse
    Razer Diamondback 3G
    Internet Speed
    18.6Mb/s
    Other Info
    My First Build ;)
Dude,

It will (or will not be lol experiences vary) a big pain in your ass for a few days (or weeks depending upon your skill level) til you get things sorted out. I for one did not want to migrate to Vista but when I built this gaming system I figured I needed to whether i wanted to or not. To be honest? I have come to like Vista. MS tried to do a lot of things with this OS and they actually got most of them right. There are growing pains and things that make you just want to kill something (good thing you are a gamer, hopefully FPS's lol) but over all it's great. The folks here a great about answering your questions and the tutorials are awesome. Crap, i'm starting to sound like a freaking Bill Gates paid advertisement, but I mean everything I have said.

I built this system for two reasons. To learn and to game. I have learned much more than I thought I would and the games I play online are so much better. Could I assume that you are going to upgrade some hardware as well? You wouldn't be looking at the 64 bit system is you weren't, if your motherboard will support it, that RAM is screaming "Make me 8 GB's". Just remeber one thing. WHEN you upgrade to the 64 bit system of Vista, install it with 2 GB's of RAm, do the SP1 and upgrades, THEN get the WHQL drivers for your hardware, THEN add the rest of the RAM.

Bottom line? Do it.
 

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  • CPU
    Intel Core2Quad Q9450
    Motherboard
    nForce 790i Ultra SLI(evga)
    Memory
    8 GB DDR3 1333MHz
    Graphics Card(s)
    2 e-GeForce 9800GX2(SLI mode)
    Hard Drives
    WD1500AHFD
    (Raptor 150 GB 10,000 RPM)
Thanks for the info bubba. I'll be sticking with the current hardware setup for now, except more ram cause its just so cheap right now. There will definatly be upgrades in the future though. I am expecting bugs and setbacks that come with switching to any new OS but always hope for few. I've come to the conclusion that I am going to switch to it, so I'll probably be around here more often in the coming months. I can always switch back if things don't work out anyhow :)
 

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Hello again fancyrat,

You won't be disappointed at all, Vista screams!


Later ;) Ted
 

My Computer

System One

  • Manufacturer/Model
    * BFK Customs *
    CPU
    Intel C2Q 9550 Yorkfield
    Motherboard
    ASUS P5Q Pro
    Memory
    8GB Dominator 8500C5D
    Graphics Card(s)
    XFX ATI 1GB 4870 XXX
    Sound Card
    Realtek HD 7-1
    Monitor(s) Displays
    1x 47" LCD HDMI & 2x 26" LCD HDMI
    Screen Resolution
    1920x1080P & 1920x1200
    Hard Drives
    2x 500GB 7200RPM 32MB Cache WD Caviar Black
    PSU
    Corsair 620HX
    Case
    CM Cosmos RC-1000
    Cooling
    Tuniq Tower 120, 2x 140mm and 3x 120mm case fans
    Keyboard
    HP Enhansed Multimedia
    Mouse
    Razer Diamondback 3G
    Internet Speed
    18.6Mb/s
    Other Info
    My First Build ;)
+1 For make the Vista Jump :D
 

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  • CPU
    Intel Core 2 Duo T5800 @ 2.0Ghz
    Motherboard
    Intel
    Memory
    4GB
    Graphics Card(s)
    Nvidia 9650M GT
    Monitor(s) Displays
    Asus N80VN-X1 Laptop
    Screen Resolution
    1280 X 800
    Hard Drives
    1 X 250GB 5200 RPM
    Internet Speed
    11 MBPS
    Other Info
    XBOX 360 Controller | Vista X64 | Simpledrive 500GB
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