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27/07/2008

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J-FRESH says:

Lawso said:

guess what,
i have a vista home basic laptop
1.5gb RAM
Single Core
1.7ghz
it runs like a dream for everything i need it to (not games)

Well, J-FRESH, what will you be doing on your PC?

Ill be researching, making powerpoints,movies and that sort of stuff. Not really games thats what my psp is for

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Yeah, well, with that, vista might go good.
I only run one game, FSX

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Lawso said: Yeah, well, with that, vista might go good.

I only run one game, FSX

Around what graphics level do you run the game at?

BTW have you done the FSX mission "limited options" where your engines fail over the Indian Ocean and you have to glide a 737 to an island?
I did it last night, got it on the 3rd attempt.

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maxiboy said:
BJ2 said:

it runs like a dream for everything i need it to (not games)

And therein lies the problem.

BTW how long does it take to boot up or start an application? (not to be vindictive, I'm just curious)

uh, yeah, cause i have an inbuilt "family" chipset graphics card, nothing to do with vista

maxiboy said:
BJ2 said:

it runs like a dream for everything i need it to (not games)

And therein lies the problem.

BTW how long does it take to boot up or start an application? (not to be vindictive, I'm just curious)

to boot firefox, 0.89 seconds
to boot dvd fab 6.59 seconds
To boot dreamweaver 15.01 secs

27/07/2008

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Flame_PSP says:

Get a pc with windows Xp professional and get it custom built

27/07/2008

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monkychees says:

cheapest pcs eva!!

www.ticomputers.com.au/

prebuilt too!

anyone that disses Vista has a ****ty pc, you need a good one to run it, thats the ONLY reason ppl say it sucks, any new pc with at least 2gb ram and a dual core will run it perfectly

Dont buy a mac WAY over priced

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IAMColonel says:

Well, shouldn't it be compatible with all computers, considering it's meant to be their universal upgrade?

It's not someone's fault for not having as good a computer, it's microsoft's for making it crap on those computers.

J-FRESH said: Ive heard a few people say vista is bad, outside of mypsp. Sorry I keep forgetting stuff. My budget is under $1500.

$1500 is plentyyyy! You could go $1200 i reckon, just go get some quotes from a couple of computer places, grab the specifications, maybe bring them back and show these guys - not me, i have no idea about that stuff.

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Flame_PSP says:

i hate vista

monkychees said:
anyone that disses Vista has a ****ty pc, you need a good one to run it, thats the ONLY reason ppl say it sucks,

your argument is flawed. i hate vista here are my pc specs

Processor: AMD Athlon(tm) 64 X2 Dual Core Processor 3800+, MMX, 3DNow (2 CPUs), ~2.0GHz
Memory: 3GB RAM
Hard Drive: 1 TB
Video Card: NVIDIA GeForce 7600 GS
Monitor: 19 Inch Viewsonic
Sound Card: Realtek AC97 Audio
Keyboard: Old school Keyboard
Mouse: Wireless Mouse
Operating System: Windows XP Home Edition Service Pack 3

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monkychees says:

Flame_PSP said: i hate vista
monkychees said:

anyone that disses Vista has a ****ty pc, you need a good one to run it, thats the ONLY reason ppl say it sucks,

your argument is flawed. i hate vista here are my pc specs

Processor: AMD Athlon(tm) 64 X2 Dual Core Processor 3800+, MMX, 3DNow (2 CPUs), ~2.0GHz

Memory: 3GB RAM

Hard Drive: 1 TB

Video Card: NVIDIA GeForce 7600 GS

Monitor: 19 Inch Viewsonic

Sound Card: Realtek AC97 Audio

Keyboard: Old school Keyboard

Mouse: Wireless Mouse

Operating System: Windows XP Home Edition Service Pack 3

here is my pc.. runs perfect, and i have 64bit version

I have no idea why ppl whinge bout vista, i dont have any trouble with frame rate or anything in games.

When XP came out ppl were trying to run it on old machines too - same problem, but admit tho its MUCH better after SP1

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maxiboy said:Around what graphics level do you run the game at?
BTW have you done the FSX mission "limited options" where your engines fail over the Indian Ocean and you have to glide a 737 to an island?
I did it last night, got it on the 3rd attempt.

I think everythings around medium high.
Nope, haven't done it, I was listening to some of the sounds from FSX and there was a whole lot called Congo, they were for a mission, where both engines failed, I was about to ask you if you've ever done that mission, anyways, how long does it take for you to start FSX up?
Also, what do I need to upgrade, to make my PC go faster after running FSX?

28/07/2008

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J-FRESH says:

Bump.....So would vista be ok if im not playing games and all that sort of stuff?.

29/07/2008

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AnDrE_pSp says:

J-FRESH said:
Ill be researching, making powerpoints,movies and that sort of stuff. Not really games thats what my psp is for

Windows is unfortunately standard amongst computers now-a-days. What you should be looking for is a Home PC not a Basic and not a Gaming.

Get it custom made if you can it's way cheaper and take a quick look at a Linux distro that suits your needs like Ubuntu if your starting.

Hope this helps

Andre

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s4m1ul says:

Windows is just used for normal, everyday use. Linux and Ubuntu is more of a business type and macs are just computers which are used to play games. In my opinion I like XP, I have tried Vista but I found that too... just too... not my type (if you know what I mean)

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J-FRESH said: Bump.....So would vista be ok if im not playing games and all that sort of stuff?.

Maybe, it might lag a bit cause Vista tries to have to much stuff, like norton anti-virus

29/07/2008

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insectoid says:

s4m1ul said:macs are just computers which are used to play games.

Err....most games aren't mac compatible.

29/07/2008

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yeah, if your a gamer macs are a no go

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Vinzor says:

maxiboy said:
4GB RAM

2.4GHz quad core CPU

Nvidia 9600GT

500GB HDD

DVD burner

gigabyte EP45- DS3L motherboard

viewsonic 22' inch screen

Coolermaster case&PSU

comes to a total price of just over $1000 and less than $1100

dood that's pretty beast. compared to what i got last year for around 2grand.... =="

Lawso said:
Don't get a laptop, overheats, expensive, slow and bad.

Don't get Vista, slow, bugs, bad for network crap alot of games are bad on them, hard to install.

uh, kid, are you saying computers can't overheat, are inexpensive and can't be slow and bad?
EPIC kiddo, epic.
vista; there's different editions... basic for the lower-end pc's and ultimate for the higher-end pc's..
network; agreed, LAN gives me the absolute SHIETS... least i have some sort of lan. wireless working A-OK.
games are bad? PFFT. pretty sure crysis runs a heck of a lot better now that i've installed vista.
bugs? haven't had any apart from a webcam driver problem. but guess what? works now. only other bugs are seriously old programs/apps/games from wayyyyy back not working.

btw. XP is being discontinued. good luck with it in the future.

mac =

mac + vista > pc + vista.
www.informationweek.com/

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Lawso said:
Nope, haven't done it, I was listening to some of the sounds from FSX and there was a whole lot called Congo, they were for a mission, where both engines failed, I was about to ask you if you've ever done that mission, anyways, how long does it take for you to start FSX up?

Also, what do I need to upgrade, to make my PC go faster after running FSX?

FSX takes me about 2-10 seconds to start up, I found a good dual core processor (2.0GHz+) helps menu times like when selecting aircraft, and as much RAM as possible to load the sim once all set up at least 2GB for it to run nicely without hassle, I didn't play it that much before because with 1GB it would crash saying system ran out of RAM and it just wasn't worth it.
All up a good processor and more RAM make a great difference, but RAM makes the bigger difference, processor mostly just makes menus load quicker and of course does help framerate.
BTW what graphics card do you have, and how much RAM does it have?

Vinzor said:

vista; there's different editions... basic for the lower-end pc's and ultimate for the higher-end pc's..

btw. XP is being discontinued. good luck with it in the future.

I have Vista Ultimate 64 bit edition

XP may be being discontinued but the updates support are going to last until at least 2011, I think it was 2013. Although we will probably see what happened with XP how games started only having compatibility with XP or higher

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where did you get your stuff maxiboy?

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BJ2 said: where did you get your stuff maxiboy?

Well my new PC was a birthday present from my cousin & auntie, but I get all my parts from www.msy.com.au/ they are the cheapest around, and its where I'll get the parts for my friend's PC from.

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they have a crap website lol

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They sure do, but their prices make me forgive them.

in case you had any troubles, here is a straight link to the catalogue:
www.msy.com.au/
Be warned, it isn't much better than the website but its all there

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