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New computer, anything I'm missing?
sapsa:
--- Quote from: Sosseres on February 17, 2010, 04:36:54 PM ---If I buy windows 7 I was considering Premium OEM as the choice since the only other feature I want is Windows XP Mode...
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Its depends what you wana do... cuz IMO XP Mode is a big fail. I was hoping it will work better than VMware, but it wont - im talking about gaming and Direct3D acceleration. Imo if im not looking at this I prefer freeware/opensource options. Oh and my xp mode after "integration mode" cant use 32-bit color, and normal resolution. It just my opinion
Hope it helped you cuz win7 anit cheap
lapa321:
--- Quote from: Sosseres on February 18, 2010, 02:07:03 PM ---
--- Quote from: lapa321 on February 18, 2010, 10:24:30 AM ---275 vs 2850 = DX10 vs DX11
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PR40GwRtFyw
The pricing prediction for nVidia's fermie isn't looking too good.
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Watched that video and picked the cheaper dx 10 card due to not being impressed. :)
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Your choice mate :) We can only present options, it's ultimately you that decides what goes in your rig ;)
Only thing i can add is that the 5850 is one of the fastest cards out there (about 25% faster than a 275 according to several review sites), but quite a few ask "Do you really need something that fast?" ;D
Sosseres:
--- Quote from: lapa321 on February 18, 2010, 02:42:05 PM ---
Your choice mate :) We can only present options, it's ultimately you that decides what goes in your rig ;)
Only thing i can add is that the 5850 is one of the fastest cards out there (about 25% faster than a 275 according to several review sites), but quite a few ask "Do you really need something that fast?" ;D
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Yep, I post since I want those options. I even got a good tool for comparison (the video), I then went and watched a few other ones and decided it was something that didn't matter for this computer. That benchmark was moderately impressive, other sources not so much.
Sosseres:
--- Quote from: sapsa on February 18, 2010, 02:13:43 PM ---
--- Quote from: Sosseres on February 17, 2010, 04:36:54 PM ---If I buy windows 7 I was considering Premium OEM as the choice since the only other feature I want is Windows XP Mode...
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Its depends what you wana do... cuz IMO XP Mode is a big fail. I was hoping it will work better than VMware, but it wont - im talking about gaming and Direct3D acceleration. Imo if im not looking at this I prefer freeware/opensource options. Oh and my xp mode after "integration mode" cant use 32-bit color, and normal resolution. It just my opinion
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This helps a lot since it was the major feature that would make me go up a step on the ladder. Dual booting/vmware (or similar) is a better deal then, costs nothing (but time) and works as well (or better). I would mostly use it to play 16-bit or old games that are still 32-bit but won't work on newer OS/graphics cards. (That and have most things set as Japanese to get visual novels working.)
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