Which Vista?

**SCHUMI_4EVER** · September 6th, 2008, 21:28

One again I am thinking further on building a new PC and I need to make a dicision on the OS, now I know Xp is better, but I would like to be able to take full advantage of any beefy card I may get so I need Vista.
Also I am fairly certain that 64bit is the way of the future...so I will have to run a virtual machine for older apps and my choice has to be a 64 bit OS.

I am just not sure whether it should be Home Premium, Buinsness Premium or Ultimate?

Any thoughts as to which one I should go for? I know Ultimate offers the most but do I really need everything it offers?

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Kaizen · September 6th, 2008, 21:32

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Originally Posted by SCHUMI-4-EVA

One again I am thinking further on building a new PC and I need to make a dicision on the OS, now I know Xp is better, but I would like to be able to take full advantage of any beefy card I may get so I need Vista.
Also I am fairly certain that 64bit is the way of the future...so I will have to run a virtual machine for older apps and my choice has to be a 64 bit OS.

I am just not sure whether it should be Home Premium, Buinsness Premium or Ultimate?

Any thoughts as to which one I should go for? I know Ultimate offers the most but do I really need everything it offers?

home premium offers everything you need, business really isn't tailored to a home user.
Ultimate is a high jump in price for two new sound themes and bitlocker

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**SCHUMI_4EVER** · September 6th, 2008, 21:39

Just curious but what are Volume Shadow Copy and Rights Management Services? As I see Home Premium does not have them (thanks a lot of the chart btw).

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Kaizen · September 6th, 2008, 21:48

Quote:

Originally Posted by SCHUMI-4-EVA

Just curious but what are Volume Shadow Copy and Rights Management Services? As I see Home Premium does not have them (thanks a lot of the chart btw).

Quote:

Windows Vista includes a useful innovation to help you protect your data: Shadow Copy.

this feature automatically creates point-in-time copies of files as you work, so you can quickly and easily retrieve versions of a document you may have accidentally deleted.

Basically, I can right click on a document and revert it to a version from a few days ago like an essay or spreadsheet

Rights Management Services is basically drm for all files,
you can stop people from opening files and companies can stop you from accessing their property with it

(like 30 day trials for programs being RMS vista locked)

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**SCHUMI_4EVER** · September 6th, 2008, 21:53

Ahh I see. Entirely uneccessary stuff then. Thanks. So Home Premium it will be.

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Fadingz · September 6th, 2008, 22:05

I can get a copy of Vista Business for free xD
and I got my ultimate for $100

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MT · September 6th, 2008, 23:38

Home Premium sounds like the best choice if you don't want all the eye-candy stuff from Ultimate.

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**SCHUMI_4EVER** · September 6th, 2008, 23:40

What eye candy is missing?

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MT · September 7th, 2008, 00:23

Dreamscene (moving wallpapers), Media Center and other minor things... but I guess you can live without that. ;p

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**SCHUMI_4EVER** · September 7th, 2008, 00:30

Yeah I won't need the media center as I will have the PVR software of my TV card for that.

Dreamscene sounds nifty though...but not R1000 extra nifty (like 120 USD extra).

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MT · September 7th, 2008, 00:36

Indeed, and actually it is nothing new. VLC and BSplayer can display videos on your desktop like they were wallpapers, just like Dreamscene.

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Fadingz · September 7th, 2008, 00:52

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Originally Posted by MiretanK

Indeed, and actually it is nothing new. VLC and BSplayer can display videos on your desktop like they were wallpapers, just like Dreamscene.

Idle CPU, GPU, and RAM eater though

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**SCHUMI_4EVER** · September 7th, 2008, 00:54

youch, that's quite the performance waste.

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Fadingz · September 7th, 2008, 00:57

Quote:

Originally Posted by SCHUMI-4-EVA

youch, that's quite the performance waste.

It used 3% of my RAM and CPU I think, dunno what it's doing to my GPU lol...

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**SCHUMI_4EVER** · September 7th, 2008, 00:59

What's causing that 30% core usage though?

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Fadingz · September 7th, 2008, 01:02

Quote:

Originally Posted by SCHUMI-4-EVA

What's causing that 30% core usage though?

Adobe Photoshop for RAM and windows media player for the CPU.
oh and something I was running in the bg

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MT · September 7th, 2008, 01:21

but remember fadz' pc is a mainframe XD hahaha

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Kaizen · September 7th, 2008, 01:59

Quote:

Originally Posted by Fadingz

Idle CPU, GPU, and RAM eater though

maybe it's better suited for future pc use
Nehalem or up where spare cpu resources are aplenty at little heat/energy cost

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Fadingz · September 7th, 2008, 02:06

Quote:

Originally Posted by John Aiton

maybe it's better suited for future pc use
Nehalem or up where spare cpu resources are aplenty at little heat/energy cost

Yeah, perhaps they should dedicate a core out of eight of the Nehalem to do background and system programs, and leave the 7 cores to active programs.

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**Hard core Rikki** · September 7th, 2008, 03:33

The general gamer would find Home Premium the cheapest yet satisfying one (Basic is too crippled for the price).

If I was coerced into picking one, it'd be Business edition (best allaround set for home-biz use alike) or Ultimate.

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SCHUMI_4EVER Hackin 'n Slashin Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Most-expensive-Internet-on-the-Planet Land : South Africa Posts: 26,660	Which Vista? One again I am thinking further on building a new PC and I need to make a dicision on the OS, now I know Xp is better, but I would like to be able to take full advantage of any beefy card I may get so I need Vista. Also I am fairly certain that 64bit is the way of the future...so I will have to run a virtual machine for older apps and my choice has to be a 64 bit OS. I am just not sure whether it should be Home Premium, Buinsness Premium or Ultimate? Any thoughts as to which one I should go for? I know Ultimate offers the most but do I really need everything it offers? __________________ Intel Core2Quad Q9550 (2.83Ghz stock) \| ASUS P5Q \| 2x2GB Transcend JetRam DDR2-800 \| ASUS ENGTX260\HDTP\896M \| Windows Vista Home Premium 64bit SP1 The Champ has retired but may his Legacy live on FOREVER !!!! No$GBA DS FAQ 2.0 Get it right fools! The glass is HALF-EMPTY, not half-full!!! !!! WARNING: Emulation requires a brain !!! WARNING: Emulation =/= Piracy !!!

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September 6th, 2008, 21:39	#3
SCHUMI_4EVER Hackin 'n Slashin Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Most-expensive-Internet-on-the-Planet Land : South Africa Posts: 26,660	Just curious but what are Volume Shadow Copy and Rights Management Services? As I see Home Premium does not have them (thanks a lot of the chart btw). __________________ Intel Core2Quad Q9550 (2.83Ghz stock) \| ASUS P5Q \| 2x2GB Transcend JetRam DDR2-800 \| ASUS ENGTX260\HDTP\896M \| Windows Vista Home Premium 64bit SP1 The Champ has retired but may his Legacy live on FOREVER !!!! No$GBA DS FAQ 2.0 Get it right fools! The glass is HALF-EMPTY, not half-full!!! !!! WARNING: Emulation requires a brain !!! WARNING: Emulation =/= Piracy !!!

September 6th, 2008, 21:53	#5
SCHUMI_4EVER Hackin 'n Slashin Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Most-expensive-Internet-on-the-Planet Land : South Africa Posts: 26,660	Ahh I see. Entirely uneccessary stuff then. Thanks. So Home Premium it will be. __________________ Intel Core2Quad Q9550 (2.83Ghz stock) \| ASUS P5Q \| 2x2GB Transcend JetRam DDR2-800 \| ASUS ENGTX260\HDTP\896M \| Windows Vista Home Premium 64bit SP1 The Champ has retired but may his Legacy live on FOREVER !!!! No$GBA DS FAQ 2.0 Get it right fools! The glass is HALF-EMPTY, not half-full!!! !!! WARNING: Emulation requires a brain !!! WARNING: Emulation =/= Piracy !!!

September 6th, 2008, 22:05	#6
Fadingz 代言人 Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: 應許之地 Posts: 7,057	I can get a copy of Vista Business for free xD and I got my ultimate for $100 __________________

September 6th, 2008, 23:38	#7
MT Totally crazy Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: Brazil Posts: 3,200	Home Premium sounds like the best choice if you don't want all the eye-candy stuff from Ultimate. __________________ I do flash and photoshop... stuff.

September 6th, 2008, 23:40	#8
SCHUMI_4EVER Hackin 'n Slashin Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Most-expensive-Internet-on-the-Planet Land : South Africa Posts: 26,660	What eye candy is missing? __________________ Intel Core2Quad Q9550 (2.83Ghz stock) \| ASUS P5Q \| 2x2GB Transcend JetRam DDR2-800 \| ASUS ENGTX260\HDTP\896M \| Windows Vista Home Premium 64bit SP1 The Champ has retired but may his Legacy live on FOREVER !!!! No$GBA DS FAQ 2.0 Get it right fools! The glass is HALF-EMPTY, not half-full!!! !!! WARNING: Emulation requires a brain !!! WARNING: Emulation =/= Piracy !!!

September 7th, 2008, 00:23	#9
MT Totally crazy Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: Brazil Posts: 3,200	Dreamscene (moving wallpapers), Media Center and other minor things... but I guess you can live without that. ;p __________________ I do flash and photoshop... stuff.

September 7th, 2008, 00:30	#10
SCHUMI_4EVER Hackin 'n Slashin Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Most-expensive-Internet-on-the-Planet Land : South Africa Posts: 26,660	Yeah I won't need the media center as I will have the PVR software of my TV card for that. Dreamscene sounds nifty though...but not R1000 extra nifty (like 120 USD extra). __________________ Intel Core2Quad Q9550 (2.83Ghz stock) \| ASUS P5Q \| 2x2GB Transcend JetRam DDR2-800 \| ASUS ENGTX260\HDTP\896M \| Windows Vista Home Premium 64bit SP1 The Champ has retired but may his Legacy live on FOREVER !!!! No$GBA DS FAQ 2.0 Get it right fools! The glass is HALF-EMPTY, not half-full!!! !!! WARNING: Emulation requires a brain !!! WARNING: Emulation =/= Piracy !!!

September 7th, 2008, 00:36	#11
MT Totally crazy Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: Brazil Posts: 3,200	Indeed, and actually it is nothing new. VLC and BSplayer can display videos on your desktop like they were wallpapers, just like Dreamscene. __________________ I do flash and photoshop... stuff.

September 7th, 2008, 00:54	#13
SCHUMI_4EVER Hackin 'n Slashin Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Most-expensive-Internet-on-the-Planet Land : South Africa Posts: 26,660	youch, that's quite the performance waste. __________________ Intel Core2Quad Q9550 (2.83Ghz stock) \| ASUS P5Q \| 2x2GB Transcend JetRam DDR2-800 \| ASUS ENGTX260\HDTP\896M \| Windows Vista Home Premium 64bit SP1 The Champ has retired but may his Legacy live on FOREVER !!!! No$GBA DS FAQ 2.0 Get it right fools! The glass is HALF-EMPTY, not half-full!!! !!! WARNING: Emulation requires a brain !!! WARNING: Emulation =/= Piracy !!!

September 7th, 2008, 00:59	#15
SCHUMI_4EVER Hackin 'n Slashin Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Most-expensive-Internet-on-the-Planet Land : South Africa Posts: 26,660	What's causing that 30% core usage though? __________________ Intel Core2Quad Q9550 (2.83Ghz stock) \| ASUS P5Q \| 2x2GB Transcend JetRam DDR2-800 \| ASUS ENGTX260\HDTP\896M \| Windows Vista Home Premium 64bit SP1 The Champ has retired but may his Legacy live on FOREVER !!!! No$GBA DS FAQ 2.0 Get it right fools! The glass is HALF-EMPTY, not half-full!!! !!! WARNING: Emulation requires a brain !!! WARNING: Emulation =/= Piracy !!!

September 7th, 2008, 01:21	#17
MT Totally crazy Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: Brazil Posts: 3,200	but remember fadz' pc is a mainframe XD hahaha __________________ I do flash and photoshop... stuff.

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