Tomorrow it begins

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Computer-Ed

Vista Pro
Okay officially tomorrow I begin my build of a PC that will from scratch be running nothing but Vista 64 Ultimate. I have listed the hardware below..

Case: Antec Nine Hundred
Processor: Core2Duo E6600
Motherboard: Gigabyte 965P-DS3
RAM: Corsair XMS2 800 Mhz CAS4 running 4x1gig(4 gig total)
Video: ATI HD2900XT
Sound: X Fi or Onbaord, still not sure
HD: Western Digital SE16 320 Gig
Optical: Liteon DVD-RW SATA

Now if anyone can make some suggestions to tweak this then please do.. Also any build tips I should get?

BTW should I run the SATA as AHCI or normal? Also should I use the Intel fan control or the Gigabyte control?
 

My Computer

System One

  • CPU
    AMD Phenom 9950
    Motherboard
    Gigabyte 790FX-DS5
    Memory
    8 Gig G.Skill DDR2 800
    Graphics card(s)
    Visiontek 4850
    Hard Drives
    Seagate 7200.11 500 Gig

My Computers

System One System Two

  • Operating System
    Windows 10 Pro 64-bit
    Manufacturer/Model
    Custom
    CPU
    Intel i7-8700K 5 GHz
    Motherboard
    ASUS ROG Maximus XI Formula Z390
    Memory
    64 GB (4x16GB) G.SKILL TridentZ RGB DDR4 3600 MHz (F4-3600C18D-32GTZR)
    Graphics card(s)
    ASUS ROG-STRIX-GTX1080TI-O11G-GAMING
    Sound Card
    Integrated Digital Audio (S/PDIF)
    Monitor(s) Displays
    2 x Samsung Odyssey G7 27"
    Screen Resolution
    2560x1440
    Hard Drives
    1TB Samsung 990 PRO M.2, 4TB Samsung 990 PRO PRO M.2, 8TB WD MyCloudEX2Ultra NAS
    PSU
    Seasonic Prime Titanium 850W
    Case
    Thermaltake Core P3
    Cooling
    Corsair Hydro H115i
    Mouse
    Logitech MX Master 3
    Keyboard
    Logitech wireless K800
    Internet Speed
    1 Gb/s Download and 35 Mb/s Upload
    Other Info
    Logitech Z625 speaker system, Logitech BRIO 4K Pro webcam, HP Color LaserJet Pro MFP M477fdn, APC SMART-UPS RT 1000 XL - SURT1000XLI, Galaxy S23 Plus phone
  • Operating System
    Windows 10 Pro
    Manufacturer/Model
    HP Envy Y0F94AV
    CPU
    i7-7500U @ 2.70 GHz
    Memory
    16 GB DDR4-2133
    Sound Card
    Conexant ISST Audio
    Monitor(s) Displays
    17.3" UHD IPS touch
    Screen Resolution
    3480 x 2160
    Hard Drives
    512 GB M.2 SSD
I'd go with an nVidia 8 series graphics card. And you're skimping a little on your hard disk, aren't you?
 

My Computer

System One

  • Manufacturer/Model
    Custom Build
    CPU
    AMD Phenom 9600 Quad
    Motherboard
    ASUS MB-M3A32-MVP Deluxe/WiFi
    Memory
    2 x A-Data 2GB DDR2-800
    Graphics card(s)
    ASUS ATI Radeon HD 2400PRO
    Monitor(s) Displays
    SAHARA 21"
    Screen Resolution
    1600x1200
    Hard Drives
    2 x 80GB Seagate (I) 2 x 120GB Seagate (I/S) 2 x 200GB Seagate (I/S) 2 x 250GB Seagate (I/S)
    PSU
    800W
    Case
    Thermaltake Tai-Chi
    Cooling
    Tai-Chi Water Cooler
    Mouse
    Logitech
    Keyboard
    Genius
    Internet Speed
    384kbps
    Other Info
    Currently dual booting between Vista x64 Ultimate Windows 7 BETA x64
Okay things went smooth until I noticed my HD performance seemed laggy. I am scoring a 5.4 on WIE but it did not seem that quick. I applied the HD performance tweaks and still no joy.

I checked the system info and found that my HD was only working at Multiword DMA Mode 2. That did not seem right so I checked my data drive, a 250 Gig WD SE16. It is running in Ultra DMA Mode 6.

I am not sure I understand how this comes into play but I would suspect that the UDMA Mode 6 is the faster of the two. I will likely switch over to this as my primary and keep the 320 of other storage.

Will post more as the work progresses
 

My Computer

System One

  • CPU
    AMD Phenom 9950
    Motherboard
    Gigabyte 790FX-DS5
    Memory
    8 Gig G.Skill DDR2 800
    Graphics card(s)
    Visiontek 4850
    Hard Drives
    Seagate 7200.11 500 Gig
Okay after a few hours of testing I figure that the leg I felt was just the index feature at work. Both HDs test nearly identical in speed. I guess the detection system in the Device Manager is flawed.

I am now working the fresh install.
 

My Computer

System One

  • CPU
    AMD Phenom 9950
    Motherboard
    Gigabyte 790FX-DS5
    Memory
    8 Gig G.Skill DDR2 800
    Graphics card(s)
    Visiontek 4850
    Hard Drives
    Seagate 7200.11 500 Gig
Okay good news, the system is now running with all drivers and updates in place, no issues. I just finished installing Office 2007 and everything is running smooth. Going to take a break, do some tweaking and then make an image of the system.

In answer to two questions above. the 320 gig was priced right and paired with my 250 this gives me plenty of HD space, so not skimping at all. As for the video I have both and decided on the 2900 as the image quality is much nicer and ATI has a better reputation with Vista and 64 bit driver support.
 

My Computer

System One

  • CPU
    AMD Phenom 9950
    Motherboard
    Gigabyte 790FX-DS5
    Memory
    8 Gig G.Skill DDR2 800
    Graphics card(s)
    Visiontek 4850
    Hard Drives
    Seagate 7200.11 500 Gig
Computer-Ed,

Glad to hear you got it going smooth.

Shawn
 

My Computers

System One System Two

  • Operating System
    Windows 10 Pro 64-bit
    Manufacturer/Model
    Custom
    CPU
    Intel i7-8700K 5 GHz
    Motherboard
    ASUS ROG Maximus XI Formula Z390
    Memory
    64 GB (4x16GB) G.SKILL TridentZ RGB DDR4 3600 MHz (F4-3600C18D-32GTZR)
    Graphics card(s)
    ASUS ROG-STRIX-GTX1080TI-O11G-GAMING
    Sound Card
    Integrated Digital Audio (S/PDIF)
    Monitor(s) Displays
    2 x Samsung Odyssey G7 27"
    Screen Resolution
    2560x1440
    Hard Drives
    1TB Samsung 990 PRO M.2, 4TB Samsung 990 PRO PRO M.2, 8TB WD MyCloudEX2Ultra NAS
    PSU
    Seasonic Prime Titanium 850W
    Case
    Thermaltake Core P3
    Cooling
    Corsair Hydro H115i
    Mouse
    Logitech MX Master 3
    Keyboard
    Logitech wireless K800
    Internet Speed
    1 Gb/s Download and 35 Mb/s Upload
    Other Info
    Logitech Z625 speaker system, Logitech BRIO 4K Pro webcam, HP Color LaserJet Pro MFP M477fdn, APC SMART-UPS RT 1000 XL - SURT1000XLI, Galaxy S23 Plus phone
  • Operating System
    Windows 10 Pro
    Manufacturer/Model
    HP Envy Y0F94AV
    CPU
    i7-7500U @ 2.70 GHz
    Memory
    16 GB DDR4-2133
    Sound Card
    Conexant ISST Audio
    Monitor(s) Displays
    17.3" UHD IPS touch
    Screen Resolution
    3480 x 2160
    Hard Drives
    512 GB M.2 SSD
The system is up and smoking along just fine. Everything is working perfect and the system is smooth as butter.
 

My Computer

System One

  • CPU
    AMD Phenom 9950
    Motherboard
    Gigabyte 790FX-DS5
    Memory
    8 Gig G.Skill DDR2 800
    Graphics card(s)
    Visiontek 4850
    Hard Drives
    Seagate 7200.11 500 Gig
Well after a few days of running I can honestly say I will not go back and over the next month or so all our PCs will be going 64 bit. The extra RAM might not help much in gaming but it helps a TON in multitasking, it takes a dual core processor to a whole new level.

In fact I have seriously considered bumping to 8 gig and see what it does.

If you are looking at going 64 bit and people are scaring you off, my advice is ignore them. Look at your hardware and see if it has 64 bit driver support. Not sure? Ask here and the people here will help. if you have 64 bit support and are running current software you should have no issues.
 

My Computer

System One

  • CPU
    AMD Phenom 9950
    Motherboard
    Gigabyte 790FX-DS5
    Memory
    8 Gig G.Skill DDR2 800
    Graphics card(s)
    Visiontek 4850
    Hard Drives
    Seagate 7200.11 500 Gig
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