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jackt31

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hi

im currently running windows xp home and am thinking of upgrading to vista home premium for directx 10 but feel that my computer would be slowed down to much to really benifit from this.

im running e4500 overclocked to 2.9 ghz, 2GB ddr2 RAM, 320gb hrad drive, 600W psu and 3870 HD graphics card

would it be worth it?
 

My Computer

System One

  • CPU
    e4500 overclocked to 2.925Ghz
    Memory
    2GB DDR2
    Graphics card(s)
    Radeon 3870 HD
    Sound Card
    7.1 (chipset)
    Monitor(s) Displays
    15" compaq fp 5315
    Screen Resolution
    1024 by 768
    Hard Drives
    320GB
    PSU
    600W
    Cooling
    Fan
    Internet Speed
    up to 8mb/s
I would wait to find out what is happening with windows 7. Have a look at the sub forum, there may be more info there.
 

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
    Mouse
    Technika TKOPTM2
    Keyboard
    Logik
    Internet Speed
    288 / 4000
    Other Info
    Creative Inspire 7.1 T7900 Speakers Trust Graphics Tablet
Hi jackt31,

Your system should run Vista just fine. Make sure that you have the correct drivers though. These can be obtained from the hardware manufacturers' websites. I would be inclined to do a clean install of Vista rather than upgrade XP. Fortunately, you can still use the Upgrade version to do that - see: http://www.vistax64.com/tutorials/68767-clean-install-upgrade-vista.html
 

My Computer

System One

  • Manufacturer/Model
    Dwarf Dwf/11/2012 r09/2013
    CPU
    Intel Core-i5-3570K 4-core @ 3.4GHz (Ivy Bridge) (OC 4.2GHz)
    Motherboard
    ASRock Z77 Extreme4-M
    Memory
    4 x 4GB DDR3-1600 Corsair Vengeance CMZ8GX3M2A1600C9B (16GB)
    Graphics card(s)
    MSI GeForce GTX770 Gaming OC 2GB
    Sound Card
    Realtek High Definition on board solution (ALC 898)
    Monitor(s) Displays
    ViewSonic VA1912w Widescreen
    Screen Resolution
    1440x900
    Hard Drives
    OCZ Agility 3 120GB SATA III x2 (RAID 0) Samsung HD501LJ 500GB SATA II x2 Hitachi HDS721010CLA332 1TB SATA II Iomega 1.5TB Ext USB 2.0 WD 2.0TB Ext USB 3.0
    PSU
    XFX Pro Series 850W Semi-Modular
    Case
    Gigabyte IF233
    Cooling
    1 x 120mm Front Inlet 1 x 120mm Rear Exhaust
    Mouse
    Microsoft Comfort Mouse 3000 for Business (USB)
    Keyboard
    Microsoft Comfort Curve Keyboard 3000 (USB)
    Internet Speed
    NetGear DG834Gv3 ADSL Modem/Router (Ethernet) ~4.0 Mb/s (O2)
    Other Info
    Optical Drive: HL-DT-ST BD-RE BH10LS30 SATA Bluray Lexmark S305 Printer/Scanner/Copier (USB) WEI Score: 8.1/8.1/8.5/8.5/8.25 Asus Eee PC 1011PX Netbook (Windows 7 x86 Starter)
thanks for feedback, just a couple more questions.

am i correct in saying that a clean install would wipe my hard drive whereas just a upgrade would keep all my data and simply replace the OS?

also would i have to reinstall games such as crysis that i am currently running on windows xp in order to get directx 10 quality?
 

My Computer

System One

  • CPU
    e4500 overclocked to 2.925Ghz
    Memory
    2GB DDR2
    Graphics card(s)
    Radeon 3870 HD
    Sound Card
    7.1 (chipset)
    Monitor(s) Displays
    15" compaq fp 5315
    Screen Resolution
    1024 by 768
    Hard Drives
    320GB
    PSU
    600W
    Cooling
    Fan
    Internet Speed
    up to 8mb/s
You are correct. However, because of the architectural differences between XP and Vista you will be better off backing up your user data to a USB stick and then restore it from there using the appropriate programs. You will, of course, need to reinstall these on Vista, and you may need to check for updates to some of them to ensure that they are Vista compatible.
As a general rule, all programs (including games) should be reinstalled on new OS installs to ensure that the correct data is written to the correct area in the registry.
 

My Computer

System One

  • Manufacturer/Model
    Dwarf Dwf/11/2012 r09/2013
    CPU
    Intel Core-i5-3570K 4-core @ 3.4GHz (Ivy Bridge) (OC 4.2GHz)
    Motherboard
    ASRock Z77 Extreme4-M
    Memory
    4 x 4GB DDR3-1600 Corsair Vengeance CMZ8GX3M2A1600C9B (16GB)
    Graphics card(s)
    MSI GeForce GTX770 Gaming OC 2GB
    Sound Card
    Realtek High Definition on board solution (ALC 898)
    Monitor(s) Displays
    ViewSonic VA1912w Widescreen
    Screen Resolution
    1440x900
    Hard Drives
    OCZ Agility 3 120GB SATA III x2 (RAID 0) Samsung HD501LJ 500GB SATA II x2 Hitachi HDS721010CLA332 1TB SATA II Iomega 1.5TB Ext USB 2.0 WD 2.0TB Ext USB 3.0
    PSU
    XFX Pro Series 850W Semi-Modular
    Case
    Gigabyte IF233
    Cooling
    1 x 120mm Front Inlet 1 x 120mm Rear Exhaust
    Mouse
    Microsoft Comfort Mouse 3000 for Business (USB)
    Keyboard
    Microsoft Comfort Curve Keyboard 3000 (USB)
    Internet Speed
    NetGear DG834Gv3 ADSL Modem/Router (Ethernet) ~4.0 Mb/s (O2)
    Other Info
    Optical Drive: HL-DT-ST BD-RE BH10LS30 SATA Bluray Lexmark S305 Printer/Scanner/Copier (USB) WEI Score: 8.1/8.1/8.5/8.5/8.25 Asus Eee PC 1011PX Netbook (Windows 7 x86 Starter)
Ok thanks help much appreciated will be running vista in no time now :)
 

My Computer

System One

  • CPU
    e4500 overclocked to 2.925Ghz
    Memory
    2GB DDR2
    Graphics card(s)
    Radeon 3870 HD
    Sound Card
    7.1 (chipset)
    Monitor(s) Displays
    15" compaq fp 5315
    Screen Resolution
    1024 by 768
    Hard Drives
    320GB
    PSU
    600W
    Cooling
    Fan
    Internet Speed
    up to 8mb/s
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