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[AVGWarhawk]

I'm building a gaming rig. My question is, does Windows Vista Home support DX10?

[Thomen]

Originally Posted by AVGWarhawk

I'm building a gaming rig. My question is, does Windows Vista Home support DX10?

Yes, it does. =)

http://www.microsoft.com/windows/win...abid=2&catid=1

Why not put up some more bucks and get Vista Ultimate 64bit?

[CaptainHaplo]

Definitely go Ultimate 64 if you can afford it - if your building a rig you should get oem pricing.

If not - then at least make sure you get the 64 bit version of whatever OS you get - you will see an average of 15% improvement just due to that. Then visit black viper to tweak your OS.

I run 64bit ultimate and have it tweaked - and I am faster now than I was with XP.

[FIREWALL]

Dual boot and have Vista and XP.

[AVGWarhawk]

I can get the 64 bit but overall, is it worth it? I hear there are issues getting drivers, etc. Is that in fact true? All I have really seen is 64 allows the use of over 4 gig RAM. What other benefits will 64 give me?

Also, crossfire motherboard or SLI? I like Asus for motherboards.

Is two Nvidia 9400 better than one Nvidia 9800?

Also, I'm a AMD fan. I'm looking a AMD X2 6000+ cpu. Certainly fast, no?


I have so many options and can go so many ways with my build. I'm having a bit of trouble making up my mind for the best bang for the buck.

[ReallyDedPoet]

I like the dual boot option mentioned, still not a big fan of Vista.
Getting there ( my wife has it on her laptop ), but not just yet.


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[Thomen]

Originally Posted by AVGWarhawk

I can get the 64 bit but overall, is it worth it? I hear there are issues getting drivers, etc. Is that in fact true? All I have really seen is 64 allows the use of over 4 gig RAM. What other benefits will 64 give me?

I like it. Never had a serious problem. Some programs might run a bit hinky and crash every once in a while. But running them in compatibility mode usually fixed that for me.
As far as the drivers go, I did not have any problems at all and some of the stuff still runs on the 32bit drivers, like my Matrox Triplehead2Go.
It even runs Dosbox without a problem.

Also, crossfire motherboard or SLI? I like Asus for motherboards.

Is two Nvidia 9400 better than one Nvidia 9800?

If you want Dual Nvidia cards you will need a SLI board. Crossfire is for ATI cards.

I have so many options and can go so many ways with my build. I'm having a bit of trouble making up my mind for the best bang for the buck.

I would check Tiger Direct or Newegg for Barebone kits. You might have to add a HDD or DVD Drive or a fan to it, but if you are like me, and salvage your old PC it can get quite cheap to buy a new machine. =)

[Zachstar]

Originally Posted by FIREWALL

Dual boot and have Vista and XP.

At this point that is useless.

Frankly you have to go vista these days for gaming. For the big effects devs are going the lazy route directly to DX10 for DX9 effects.