Vista X64 or Win7 ??

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PeterDorr

On my way 2 advanced
I need to make a decision within the next 3 days or so.
I have a new HP XW8600 dual Quad Core with 16GB Ram with ATI 4780HD Toxic GPU and a Raid 5 with Cheetahs T10.

I will almost exclusively use it for Video editing with the Matrox Axio HD Board. To me speed is very important because of long rendering times it sometime take.

Vista X64 is fully supported and tested by Matrox with the hardware I have, so a pretty safe bet. However I have a few friends who are trying to pursuade me into installing Win7 instead, because it supposedly is much faster and since it uses a lot of the Vista engine it still is reliable/stable and it uses the same drivers as Vista X64 :cool:.

What do you guys think? Is it worth a try or is it still way too early?
Thanks for your opinion,
Peter
 

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  • Manufacturer/Model
    HP XW8600
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    2 x Quad Core 3,16 Ghz (Xeon 5460)
    Memory
    16 GB
    Graphics card(s)
    Ati 4870HD Toxic
    Sound Card
    Realtek (onboard)
    Monitor(s) Displays
    Apple cinema 30"
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    2560x1600
    Hard Drives
    System Seagate Cheetah 15K.6 450GB SAS, 15K RPM Raid0 4 x Seagate Cheetah T10 300 GB SAS, 15K RPM
If you can wait,, wait for Win7 x64 Gold release
The Beta might give you some problems, maybe, maybe not. It's a Beta.

Win7 is the Vista/Server 2008 Kernal
 

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Seven is certainly worth a try but is still only a beta and there are no guarantees that what works in Vista will work in Seven. There is a strong chance that it will, but if it's for work,Vista would probably be a safer option.
 

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    i7 3770K HT ON 4.7GHz
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    P8Z68 Deluxe Gen 3
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    8GB G.Skill Ripjaws X 2133mhz
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    2x Gigabyte GTX 670 OC WindForce SLI
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    X-FI Forte + ATH-AD900
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What the heck, I'll just give it a go. Worst thing that can happen is that I spend a day installing everything just to find out it does not work. In which case I do a "Format C:" and do a fresh install of Vista X64.

I'll Keep you posted.
Peter
 

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  • Manufacturer/Model
    HP XW8600
    CPU
    2 x Quad Core 3,16 Ghz (Xeon 5460)
    Memory
    16 GB
    Graphics card(s)
    Ati 4870HD Toxic
    Sound Card
    Realtek (onboard)
    Monitor(s) Displays
    Apple cinema 30"
    Screen Resolution
    2560x1600
    Hard Drives
    System Seagate Cheetah 15K.6 450GB SAS, 15K RPM Raid0 4 x Seagate Cheetah T10 300 GB SAS, 15K RPM
Good luck.

One other thing, any builds below 7057 will expire at the beginning of July 2009.
 

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    i7 3770K HT ON 4.7GHz
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    P8Z68 Deluxe Gen 3
    Memory
    8GB G.Skill Ripjaws X 2133mhz
    Graphics card(s)
    2x Gigabyte GTX 670 OC WindForce SLI
    Sound Card
    X-FI Forte + ATH-AD900
    Monitor(s) Displays
    x2 Dell U2410 / 58" Samsung / "40 Sony
    Screen Resolution
    1920*1200 / 1920x1080
    Hard Drives
    2x Intel 520 240GB * Crucial M4 128GB * 2x Samsung F3 1TB (RAID 0) * 2x WD Caviar Blacks 2TB (RAID 0)
    PSU
    Corsair AX1200W
    Case
    Lian Li PC-V1020A
    Cooling
    NH-D14: 3x140mm Gelid Wing 14: Sunbeam Rheobus Extreme
    Mouse
    Razer Imperator + Thermaltake Theron
    Keyboard
    Topre Realforce // Ducky Shine Cherry MX Black
    Other Info
    Laptop Specs: Clevo Sager P170HM // 17.3 Matte 1920x1200 // i7 2720QM // 8GB 1333mhz // Dedicated GTX 485M // 240GB Intel 520 + 750GB + Blu-Ray // Samsung Story 2TB USB 3.0
I have the following ISO
7057.0.090305-2000_x64fre_client_en-us_Retail_Ultimate-GB1CULXFRER_EN_DVD.iso so that should be good?
 

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  • Manufacturer/Model
    HP XW8600
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    2 x Quad Core 3,16 Ghz (Xeon 5460)
    Memory
    16 GB
    Graphics card(s)
    Ati 4870HD Toxic
    Sound Card
    Realtek (onboard)
    Monitor(s) Displays
    Apple cinema 30"
    Screen Resolution
    2560x1600
    Hard Drives
    System Seagate Cheetah 15K.6 450GB SAS, 15K RPM Raid0 4 x Seagate Cheetah T10 300 GB SAS, 15K RPM
7057 has lots of problems, I would go for either 7000 or 7068.
 

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    ASUS AMD Radeon RX 6900 XT 16GB ROG Strix LC OC
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    Creative
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    3 x27" Dell U2724D & 1 x 34" Dell U3415W
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Ok, thanks for the tip.
I just checked Binsearch and there is also a 7086 available.
Is that any good?
 

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    HP XW8600
    CPU
    2 x Quad Core 3,16 Ghz (Xeon 5460)
    Memory
    16 GB
    Graphics card(s)
    Ati 4870HD Toxic
    Sound Card
    Realtek (onboard)
    Monitor(s) Displays
    Apple cinema 30"
    Screen Resolution
    2560x1600
    Hard Drives
    System Seagate Cheetah 15K.6 450GB SAS, 15K RPM Raid0 4 x Seagate Cheetah T10 300 GB SAS, 15K RPM
If you mean 7068 yes it's good, if it's 7086 then it's fake.
 

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    Windows 11 Workstation
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    Ryzen 9 5950X
    Motherboard
    Asus ROG Crosshair VIII Formula
    Memory
    Corsair Vengeance RGB PRO Black 64GB (4x16GB) 3600MHz AMD Ryzen Tuned DDR4
    Graphics card(s)
    ASUS AMD Radeon RX 6900 XT 16GB ROG Strix LC OC
    Sound Card
    Creative
    Monitor(s) Displays
    3 x27" Dell U2724D & 1 x 34" Dell U3415W
    Hard Drives
    Samsung 980 Pro 1TB M.2 2280 PCI-e 4.0 x4 NVMe Solid State Drive
    PSU
    1500W ThermalTake Toughpower
    Case
    ThermalTake Level 10 GT
    Cooling
    Enermax Liqtech 240
    Mouse
    Logitech Performance MX
    Keyboard
    Surface Ergonomic.
    Internet Speed
    350 Mb/s
    Other Info
    WinTV NovaTD HP CP1515n Color Laser Sony BD-5300S-0B Blu-ray Writer Microsoft LifeCam Cinema APC 750i Smart UPS
  • Operating System
    windows 10
    Manufacturer/Model
    Surface Pro 3
    CPU
    1.9GHz Intel Core i5-4300U (dual-core, 3MB cache, up to 2.9GHz with Turbo Boost)
    Memory
    4GB
    Monitor(s) Displays
    12" Multi Touch
    Screen Resolution
    2160 x 144
    Hard Drives
    128GB
    Mouse
    Logitech
    Keyboard
    yes
    Internet Speed
    350 Mb/s
OKidoki, It indeed says 7086, but downing 7068 as we speak. Thnx for your help.
 

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  • Manufacturer/Model
    HP XW8600
    CPU
    2 x Quad Core 3,16 Ghz (Xeon 5460)
    Memory
    16 GB
    Graphics card(s)
    Ati 4870HD Toxic
    Sound Card
    Realtek (onboard)
    Monitor(s) Displays
    Apple cinema 30"
    Screen Resolution
    2560x1600
    Hard Drives
    System Seagate Cheetah 15K.6 450GB SAS, 15K RPM Raid0 4 x Seagate Cheetah T10 300 GB SAS, 15K RPM
Good luck :)
 

My Computer

System One

  • Manufacturer/Model
    Self Built
    CPU
    i7 3770K HT ON 4.7GHz
    Motherboard
    P8Z68 Deluxe Gen 3
    Memory
    8GB G.Skill Ripjaws X 2133mhz
    Graphics card(s)
    2x Gigabyte GTX 670 OC WindForce SLI
    Sound Card
    X-FI Forte + ATH-AD900
    Monitor(s) Displays
    x2 Dell U2410 / 58" Samsung / "40 Sony
    Screen Resolution
    1920*1200 / 1920x1080
    Hard Drives
    2x Intel 520 240GB * Crucial M4 128GB * 2x Samsung F3 1TB (RAID 0) * 2x WD Caviar Blacks 2TB (RAID 0)
    PSU
    Corsair AX1200W
    Case
    Lian Li PC-V1020A
    Cooling
    NH-D14: 3x140mm Gelid Wing 14: Sunbeam Rheobus Extreme
    Mouse
    Razer Imperator + Thermaltake Theron
    Keyboard
    Topre Realforce // Ducky Shine Cherry MX Black
    Other Info
    Laptop Specs: Clevo Sager P170HM // 17.3 Matte 1920x1200 // i7 2720QM // 8GB 1333mhz // Dedicated GTX 485M // 240GB Intel 520 + 750GB + Blu-Ray // Samsung Story 2TB USB 3.0
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