Vista vs. Windows 7

[dantrona]

So, I am building a new rig sometime in December, Christmas present to myself and my first build. And I have my hardware mostly picked out and some of it will probably change as things become available. What I need to know is if I should buy Vista Ultimate x64 and maybe later upgrade to Windows 7 Ultimate x64 once more drivers, compatability, and so on are issued. That is my main concern is compatability with my games and hardware, as well as if Win7 would be faster out of the gate than Vista would be after its been out for a few years. Just so you can look over it all, I wil post what my current rig is (I am still searching for an audio card)

Processor: Intel i7 920
Motherboard: ASUS P6T Deluxe V2
Ram: G.SKILL Trident 6GB (3 x 2GB) 240-Pin DDR3 SDRAM DDR3 1600
Video Card: ATI Radeon HD 4890 1GB (Getting two)
Hard Drive1: Western Digital VelociRaptor 300GB 10,000 RPM
Hard Drive2: Samsung 1TB 7600 RPM
Power Supply: CORSAIR CMPSU-850TX 850W
Headphones: Roccat Kave Solid 5.1 Surround Sound Gaming Headset

 

[JackNaylorPE]

Also, I have a problem with your plan for dual HD4890s. Ditch that, and rather get yourself an HD5870 2GB model with your build. You'll get equal or better performance to a GTX295, and you'll be paying much less for it. And by the way, what monitor are you buying? If its anything less than a 23", then your powerful rig goes to waste.

23" doesn't mean anything. I think you mean 1920 x 1080 or 1920 x 1200 resolution. You can have 1920 x 1200 on a 15.4 screen...or 1920 x somethin on a 17", 21.5, 22, 23, 23.6, 24, 24.6, 25.5 or 27. Personally best 1920 x 1200 image I have viewed on a monitor < $500 was on the Lenovo L220x, a 22" screen. But 1920 x 1200 looks damn fine on the 17" laptop I'm typing on now.....and it looks perty darn poor on a 27" monitor cause at 1920 x 1200 pixelation with pixels per inch in the low 80's is obvious.

 

[dantrona]

I actually have a post with specifics for a new LCD monitor on the LCD Monitor section of the forums, But for the hell of it, I'll post a quote of it here.

http://www.tomshardware.com/forum/55395-3-looking-monitor Is a link to it.

Hey there masters of the hardware! I am in the market for a new LCD monitor, I will mostly be using it for competitive gaming and would love to have a fast, big monitor to view on. Here are my requirements:

1: my range for monitors is 22-24". Wide-Screen is fine
2: my requirements for native resolution is 1920x1080 or larger
3: If at all possible, have a HDMI port so I can play with it with a game system or a cable box in the future.
4: I would like it to have a response time of 2-3ms
5: It must be at least have a refresh rate of 75Hz or higher at native resolution. 60Hz just won't do.
6: The Constrast Ratio should be at least 20000:1

LG W2453V-PF

I was looking at this monitor, it fits all my criteria of the above, I just can't find for the life of me the refresh rate for it. LG dosn't have it on their website, Newegg dosn't have it on theirs, nobody has it! And I have noticed this with a lot of LG's monitors lacking vital information.

As for budget, I think no more than the original price of the W2453V would be a good place to sit, About $350, but if you see something thats a bit more feel free to post it and I will have a look.

Thank you!

Yes.. I'm picky..

Also, I have a problem with your plan for dual HD4890s. Ditch that, and rather get yourself an HD5870 2GB model with your build. You'll get equal or better performance to a GTX295, and you'll be paying much less for it

Yeah, That build is by no reasons finished, That is simply my draw up of what I could get now if I were to buy everything now. As new things come out (like all the vid cards at the end of the month) I will be looking at them, prices, performance, and will make my selection that way. Hell, I might just bite the $50 extra and get a GTX 300 when it comes out, from what I hear its a beast of a card.

 

[rksm781]

I prefer win7 than vista. Vista has many irritating things

 

[JackNaylorPE]

I actually have a post with specifics for a new LCD monitor on the LCD Monitor section of the forums, But for the hell of it, I'll post a quote of it here.

http://www.tomshardware.com/forum/55395-3-looking-monitor Is a link to it.

Yes.. I'm picky..

Well, again, picky would eliminate any TN panel. Cheapest S-PVA panels which do a decent job with both color accuracy and response time start at about $435. The Dell 2408 WFP and the Lenovo L220x are the two best known in that category.

Also be careful of specs as many manufacturers are a bit loose with their specs. Response time for example.....white to black or gray to gray makes a big difference.

http://www.tomshardware.com/forum/250608-33-response-time-lcds-actual-grey-grey