Chiaha Posted August 22, 2008 Report Share Posted August 22, 2008 I bought a new pc right after Vista came out, and needless to say it has a Vista OS on it. I am going to post the basic specs and processor I have and would love if someone could tell me which Windows OS is best for it. This Vista locks up, slows it down to a lag, and if I try to game or even do simple things it just locks up. It has been an ongoing battle and I really just want to be able to effectivly use my pc. Some people have said to get a better version of Vista and others say to drop back to XP. Basically I just need HELP!!! LOL. Any and all suggestions are appreciated, thank you all in advance.This is the pc model I have: http://support.gateway.com/s/PC/FX530_Seri...009295sp3.shtmlThis is the processor: Core 2 Duo E6700 (2.66 GHz, 1066 MHz FSB, 4 MB cache, non-HT, Conroe LGA775, EM64T, XD, EIST, VT) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Boris Posted August 22, 2008 Report Share Posted August 22, 2008 This should run any of the four O/S that Gateway offer with that modelMicrosoft® Windows® XP Professional Edition (SP2) Microsoft Windows XP Home Edition (SP2) Microsoft Windows XP Media Center Edition Microsoft Vista™ (32- and 64-bit) Home Basic, Home Premium, and Ultimatewith no problem !Which of the 4 Video cards they offer does it have ? ....... and how much RAM is fitted ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scarecrow Man Posted August 22, 2008 Report Share Posted August 22, 2008 I suggest Linux :) Failing that, XP is less resource intensive than Vista. If your only choice is Vista, the home editions (basic or premium) will provide what you need without the extra bells and whistles that Ultimate comes packaged with. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Seshomaru Samma Posted August 23, 2008 Report Share Posted August 23, 2008 XPwould run faster and offers anything that vista doesvista is supposedly more secure but if you follow the suggestions in this forum you will be fine with XP (especially this) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chiaha Posted August 23, 2008 Author Report Share Posted August 23, 2008 Which version of XP would be better, and a 32 or 64 bit (I have no idea what either is). I do play some games, and do photo and video editing (these are the things which lock vista up) and use messengers. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Seshomaru Samma Posted August 24, 2008 Report Share Posted August 24, 2008 If you play graphic intensive games (like 3D) you might want to consider a good graphic card ,if you get the latest nVidia card you should be fine with any game. As for editing photos and that, as long as you get a good processor and enough memory you should be fine. Look at the guide section in this forum , there is a good HOWTO explaining how to run XP faster. Apart from that , I think it doesn't really matter whether it's home pro or media (I could be wrong because I rarely use XP home and never used XP media) , I would go with whatever is cheaper.Read here about 32 vs 64 bit Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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