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Old 4 Weeks Ago   #11 (permalink)
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There was a lot of crap to start with, incompatibilities and low performance and such, but those have all been patched away. Vista seems to have fewer problems that XP for me these days, so I'd say go for it.

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Thanks for your help, guys! I'm probably gonna go ahead and upgrade to vista. DX10 here I come!
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I'm upgrading my rig right now and was wondering what everyone thought of vista at this point. I've heard a lot of shady things about switching to vista and, up until this point, decided to stay with XP. I've heard a lot of horrible things dealing with FPS while gaming and much more.

Is the upgrade to vista worth it at this point? That's what I wanna know. I can't deal with crappy gaming right now, since that's all I do on this computer.

Thanks for your help. I really appreciate it.
Vista SP1 vs. XP SP3 - Gaming Performance

Perhaps that may help a bit.

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Vista SP1 vs. XP SP3 - Gaming Performance

Perhaps that may help a bit.
i just have to say, lol at the difference between high & low detail on the crysis benchie..

what a marginal decrease in FPS for vista without a SP too. wow
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I love Vista. There's a rather steep learning curve coming from XP (took me about a week), but then it's easy as taking candy from a baby. Granted, there's always the few kids who will scream for their parents as you make off with their lollipop, but hey, you got the candy, what do you care?

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Vista is fantastic! thats all Im gonna say for now
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If you HAVE to buy a new OS, then yes, Vista is worth it.

If you are talking about upgrading when you already have XP, then I would have to say no.

While it is a much better OS IMO, I would not pay extra just to get it unless I was building a new computer.
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