Re: [H] VISTA Ultimate

[Anthony Q. Martin]

Boy, you guys are really out there, keeping up on the PC wars.  I've lapsed 
behind, sucking huge hind tit.  Oh well, can't win them all!

Greg Sevart wrote:
:: Been running Vista x64 for about 10 weeks now...it isn't perfect,
:: but the minor tweaks and enhancements make it hard for me to use my
:: work XP machine.
::
:: I do find it interesting that the maximum rating is 5.9. Some scores
:: are fixed based on hardware...a pre-DX9 video card gets a 1.0, there
:: are maximum values for given amounts of system RAM, etc.
::
:: This box has an overall of 5.8...
:: 5.8 on CPU (E6400 at 3.2GHz on a NF 680i)
:: 5.9 on memory (4GB at PC1066)
:: 5.9 for both graphics and gaming graphics (7900GS with a factory OC)
:: 5.9 HD (WD1500ADFD)
::
:: This is really just an interim platform until Barcelona and Penryn
:: are released later this year. My X2 was fine, but I was just itching
:: for an upgrade.
::
:: Supposedly MS will increase the maximum range with updates as Vista
:: ages, but it seems odd to me that relatively unimpressive hardware
:: can max the current scale values.
::
:: Greg
::
::: -----Original Message-----
::: From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:hardware-
::: [EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of JRS
::: Sent: Monday, February 26, 2007 10:55 PM
::: To: The Hardware List
::: Subject: Re: [H] VISTA Ultimate
:::
::: Mine's doing OK with Vista as well,
:::
::: Used the excuse of Vista coming out to buy my 1st new PC in 2-3
::: years....
:::
::: Intel Badaxe 975 Xpress chipset mobo  (D975XBX2)
::: Core2 Duo E6600 CPU w/ the 4 meg cache
::: 2 gigs of OCZ DDRam
::: New Lian Li PC-61 case
::: Mushkin modular 580 watt power supply (love this thing)
::: nVidia 7950 PCI Xpress video card w/ 512 megs of memory
::: 500 gig WD Sata data disk
::: 74 gig WD Raptor boot disk
:::
::: Windows Vista Performance rating for this setup is 5.4, on a scale
::: of 1-5. The graphics and HD ratings are 5.9 and 5.7 respectively,
::: but the lowest score is 5.4 for Calculations per Second, so that's
::: the score that shows overall.
:::
::: It's still not too shabby to be over 5 on a 1-5 rating scale.  :)
:::
::: The modular cabling on the power supply is so cool.  Only have to
::: plug in the cables you need, no excess cables clogging up the
::: interior of the case. :)
:::
:::
:::
:::
::::: I just installed VISTA Ultimate on my computer.
:::::
:::::
::::: My computer is a very simple i945G chipset based mobo with
::::: Pentium D 805 @ 3.66Ghz and 2 GB of RAM.
:::::
::::: Vista runs fairly smooth, and surprisingly Aero Glass is enabled
::::: on the integrated graphics card.
:::::
::::: I must say that VISTA really does feel like XP with a thick layer
::::: of
:: makeup on.
::: However, I can feel the difference in the new TCP/IP stack.  All my
::: torrents are going much faster and also my network copies are going
::: more smoother.
:::::
::::: Flip3D is super lame compared to Expose' but still better than
::::: nothing.
:: Instant
::: search is a godsend!! Using spotlight on the mac really made me
::: miss it on the PC side.
:::::
::::: Overall I really do think that VISTA is too much of a hog for
::::: what it is, I think OSX is "better" but that's more subjective.
:::::
::::: But as far as MS is concerned, they have done a decent job of a
::::: new release.
:::::
::::: All my drivers and such work fine and I have faced no problems,
::::: so far, but then again, I really haven't stressed the system too
::::: much as such.
:::::
::::: Regards,
::: --
:::
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