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 Posted: Thu Nov 20, 2008 7:35 am Post subject: Re: new gaming rig |
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"Michael Pachta" <mipani@gmx.de> wrote in message
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People accuse me of being a troll or a fanboi when I claim that Vista
x64 has been largely painless.
Well, I do not have this impression. On the contrary, to me you appear
to be one of those few persons who know what they are talking about.
Can I put you down for a reference? :)
And with time 64 bit OSs will be the
systems of choice. The regular point-and-click-users won't feel any
difference anyway.
The best endorsement I can give is that my Mum is running Vista x64. If
anybody is going to screw it up, it's her.
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I'm running 64bit Vista here and loving it. Started off as an
experiment and dual booted it with my old copy of XP Pro but after a
while I realised it had been months since I'd booted to XP so I
uninstalled it and gained back the space.
Only ever had one problem(?). I 'borrowed' a printer from work years
ago so I could work from home - an old HP PSC750 all in one job. There
are no 64bit drivers you can download from HP but there is a driver for
it built into Vista. This means I can use the printer/scanner etc but I
don't have the usual HP toolbox and software etc that you normally get
as part of the driver package. TBH not having some HP bloatware on my
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Shawk
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| Posted: Thu Nov 20, 2008 7:37 am Post subject: Re: new gaming rig |
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[I'm recommending the ASUS Xoner DX2 if anyone is interested - I'll
never buy creative again!]
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Thats next on my shopping list. The reviews of the card (particularly
under Vista) are almost all outstanding. |
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CJM
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| Posted: Thu Nov 20, 2008 3:58 pm Post subject: Re: new gaming rig |
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"Shawk" <shawk@clara.co.uk.3guesses> wrote in message
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Only ever had one problem(?). I 'borrowed' a printer from work years ago
so I could work from home - an old HP PSC750 all in one job. There are no
64bit drivers you can download from HP but there is a driver for it built
into Vista. This means I can use the printer/scanner etc but I don't have
the usual HP toolbox and software etc that you normally get as part of the
driver package. TBH not having some HP bloatware on my PC is something I
can live with.
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HP were one of several (predominantly printer-) companies who decided not to
produce drivers for devices beyond a year or two old; presumeably in the
hope of selling more new stock. Thankfully Vista came with many WDDM drivers
for such devices - but like you say, you miss out on some of the nice bells
& whistles.
Still, at least your 'borrowed' printer still works! |
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CJM
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| Posted: Thu Nov 20, 2008 3:58 pm Post subject: Re: new gaming rig |
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"Shawk" <shawk@clara.co.uk.3guesses> wrote in message
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| Quote: | CJM wrote:
[I'm recommending the ASUS Xoner DX2 if anyone is interested - I'll never
buy creative again!]
Thats next on my shopping list. The reviews of the card (particularly
under Vista) are almost all outstanding
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Hey, it works... beats Creative hands down! |
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Anssi Saari
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| Posted: Thu Nov 20, 2008 11:23 pm Post subject: Re: new gaming rig |
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"CJM" <cjmnews04@example.com> writes:
| Quote: | But there is a difference in quality of sound, which is great for
atmosphere in games but also makes a difference to gameplay (if you
can clearly hear footsteps coming from behind etc).
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I've used mostly onboard sound for years. I've never noticed any
difference in quality as I only use digital outputs, toslink to
amplifier. And yes, I get satisfaction from the fact that once
expensive sound cards have been reduced to just another serial
interface...
As I understand it, reasonable quality for analog sound output is
fairly hard with a PC as it's a rather noisy environment and is
unlikely to exist in any kind of on board solution. |
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Shawk
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| Posted: Fri Nov 21, 2008 2:54 am Post subject: Re: new gaming rig |
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CJM wrote:
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"Shawk" <shawk@clara.co.uk.3guesses> wrote in message
news:1P2dnX-2hvegIrnUnZ2dnUVZ8v-dnZ2d@bt.com...
Only ever had one problem(?). I 'borrowed' a printer from work years
ago so I could work from home - an old HP PSC750 all in one job.
There are no 64bit drivers you can download from HP but there is a
driver for it built into Vista. This means I can use the
printer/scanner etc but I don't have the usual HP toolbox and software
etc that you normally get as part of the driver package. TBH not
having some HP bloatware on my PC is something I can live with.
HP were one of several (predominantly printer-) companies who decided
not to produce drivers for devices beyond a year or two old; presumeably
in the hope of selling more new stock. Thankfully Vista came with many
WDDM drivers for such devices - but like you say, you miss out on some
of the nice bells & whistles.
Still, at least your 'borrowed' printer still works!
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Works perfectly and the daughters also use it through the network (they
also have Vista)... though I have to admit that my 'procurement'
techniques have just netted a nice colour laserjet from the same source
so it will retire soon  |
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