Windows XP SP3 and Vista's new Service Pack 1 benchmark tests

SUBMAN1 · 11-27-07, 10:57 AM

Vista w/ SP1 still slow - latest benchmarks put XP w/ SP3 at 2x the performance.

I already knew this, but figured SP1 for Vista would be an improvement, but I guess I can keep waiting. My desktop is going to be sluggish for the wait for SP2! Ugghh! I should have never upgraded this machine!

http://www.news.com/Windows-XP-outsh...ml?tag=newsmap

-S

Skybird · 11-27-07, 11:05 AM

"Children behave, or I'll install Vista on your game PC!"

"Buhahaaaa, noooooo.... buaahahahaha... no Vista, Mum, pleeeeeease!"

Sea Demon · 11-27-07, 11:17 AM

I thought MS was giving up on Vista.

TteFAboB · 11-27-07, 11:22 AM

But Chock said you can set FSX's Auto-gen scenery to max on Vista while it's very difficult to do the same on XP.

Konovalov · 11-27-07, 11:49 AM

My copy of XP never tasted so good.

SUBMAN1 · 11-27-07, 11:54 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by TteFAboB

But Chock said you can set FSX's Auto-gen scenery to max on Vista while it's very difficult to do the same on XP.

I am detecting MS trickery on this one to sell Vista - similar to what they did to Crysis, until people learned to hack it.

-S

STEED · 11-27-07, 01:29 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Konovalov

My copy of XP never tasted so good.

Yummy Fish flavor.

Carotio · 11-27-07, 03:41 PM

This post made me search for XP SP3 and I found this page:
http://www.microsoft.com/windows/lif...vicepacks.mspx

There I could read this:
SP3 for Windows XP Home Edition is currently planned for 1H CY2008. This date is preliminary.

"1H CY2008" <- what does this mean?

antikristuseke · 11-27-07, 04:27 PM

That means fist half of (cy im guessing means church year, not to sure about that) 2008

Carotio · 11-27-07, 04:30 PM

Okay, thanks!

Just wasn't sure...
Isn't the normal way to write it is AD instead of CY ?
AD = Anno Domino (Year of the Lord)

Prof · 11-27-07, 05:37 PM

I would have thought that 'CY' meant 'Calendar Year', much like 'FY' means 'Financial Year' or 'MY', when referring to vehicles, means 'Model Year'.

The WosMan · 11-27-07, 06:12 PM

I wouldn't be surprised if SP3 for XP breaks something on XP which would force a user to consider buying Shista. I will wait it out a bit and see what I hear from SP3 users.

d@rk51d3 · 11-27-07, 06:43 PM

A mate in the industry tells me that XP will only be available for a few more months before sales and support are both canned. Last chance to grab a new XP rig, although I'm sure there will be an XP black market.

With Vista already in the recycle bin, I wonder what M$ have up their sleeves.:hmm:

SUBMAN1 · 11-27-07, 08:20 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by d@rk51d3

A mate in the industry tells me that XP will only be available for a few more months before sales and support are both canned. Last chance to grab a new XP rig, although I'm sure there will be an XP black market.

With Vista already in the recycle bin, I wonder what M$ have up their sleeves.:hmm:

Thats not true. They said the same thing about Windows 2000, yet you can still buy and get support for that.

-S

SUBMAN1 · 11-27-07, 08:22 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by The WosMan

I wouldn't be surprised if SP3 for XP breaks something on XP which would force a user to consider buying Shista. I will wait it out a bit and see what I hear from SP3 users.

Apparently it doesn't. It seems to be mostly be made of all the 200 patches that you would have to DL if installing SP2. As far as adding anything, I did hear a rumor or two, but nothing substantial. Try and install an SP2 sys these days and you will see what I am talking about. SP3 is just going to roll all those headaces up into one simple headache for you.

-S

11-27-07, 10:57 AM	#1
SUBMAN1 Rear Admiral Join Date: Apr 2005 Posts: 11,866 Downloads: 0 Uploads: 0	Windows XP SP3 and Vista's new Service Pack 1 benchmark tests Vista w/ SP1 still slow - latest benchmarks put XP w/ SP3 at 2x the performance. I already knew this, but figured SP1 for Vista would be an improvement, but I guess I can keep waiting. My desktop is going to be sluggish for the wait for SP2! Ugghh! I should have never upgraded this machine! http://www.news.com/Windows-XP-outsh...ml?tag=newsmap -S __________________

11-27-07, 11:05 AM	#2
Skybird Soaring Join Date: Sep 2001 Location: the mental asylum named Germany Posts: 42,630 Downloads: 10 Uploads: 0	"Children behave, or I'll install Vista on your game PC!" "Buhahaaaa, noooooo.... buaahahahaha... no Vista, Mum, pleeeeeease!" __________________ If you feel nuts, consult an expert.

11-27-07, 11:22 AM	#4
TteFAboB Admiral Join Date: Oct 2004 Posts: 2,247 Downloads: 4 Uploads: 0	But Chock said you can set FSX's Auto-gen scenery to max on Vista while it's very difficult to do the same on XP. __________________ "Tout ce qui est exagéré est insignifiant." ("All that is exaggerated is insignificant.") - Talleyrand

11-27-07, 11:49 AM	#5
Konovalov Ocean Warrior Join Date: Sep 2002 Location: High Wycombe, Bucks, UK Posts: 2,811 Downloads: 9 Uploads: 0	My copy of XP never tasted so good. __________________ "In a Christian context, sexuality is traditionally seen as a consequence of the Fall, but for Muslims, it is an anticipation of paradise. So I can say, I think, that I was validly converted to Islam by a teenage French Jewish nudist." Sheikh Abdul-Hakim Murad (Timothy Winter)

11-27-07, 03:41 PM	#8
Carotio Mr. Bad Wolf Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: Aabenraa, Denmark Posts: 1,488 Downloads: 47 Uploads: 0	This post made me search for XP SP3 and I found this page: http://www.microsoft.com/windows/lif...vicepacks.mspx There I could read this: SP3 for Windows XP Home Edition is currently planned for 1H CY2008. This date is preliminary. "1H CY2008" <- what does this mean? __________________ Download my mods from SHMF Follow my photography here taler dansk, speak English, spreche Deutsch, parle français, forstår svenska/norsk, comprendo castellano

11-27-07, 11:17 AM	#3
Sea Demon Ocean Warrior Join Date: Mar 2004 Location: USA Posts: 2,552 Downloads: 33 Uploads: 0	I thought MS was giving up on Vista.

11-27-07, 04:27 PM	#9
antikristuseke Silent Hunter Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: Estland Posts: 4,330 Downloads: 3 Uploads: 0	That means fist half of (cy im guessing means church year, not to sure about that) 2008

11-27-07, 04:30 PM	#10
Carotio Mr. Bad Wolf Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: Aabenraa, Denmark Posts: 1,488 Downloads: 47 Uploads: 0	Okay, thanks! Just wasn't sure... Isn't the normal way to write it is AD instead of CY ? AD = Anno Domino (Year of the Lord) __________________ Download my mods from SHMF Follow my photography here taler dansk, speak English, spreche Deutsch, parle français, forstår svenska/norsk, comprendo castellano

11-27-07, 05:37 PM	#11
Prof Medic Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: Cambridge, UK Posts: 167 Downloads: 2 Uploads: 0	I would have thought that 'CY' meant 'Calendar Year', much like 'FY' means 'Financial Year' or 'MY', when referring to vehicles, means 'Model Year'.

11-27-07, 06:12 PM	#12
The WosMan Watch Officer Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: OH Posts: 332 Downloads: 88 Uploads: 0	I wouldn't be surprised if SP3 for XP breaks something on XP which would force a user to consider buying Shista. I will wait it out a bit and see what I hear from SP3 users.

11-27-07, 06:43 PM	#13
d@rk51d3 Sea Lord Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: Adelaide, South Australia Posts: 1,952 Downloads: 207 Uploads: 0	A mate in the industry tells me that XP will only be available for a few more months before sales and support are both canned. Last chance to grab a new XP rig, although I'm sure there will be an XP black market. With Vista already in the recycle bin, I wonder what M$ have up their sleeves.:hmm: