Need advice on my next rig

Hi,

In May I will get a new built, I've searched a lot and I've come down to this built:

case: http://www.newegg.ca/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16811129058

CD/DVD burner: http://www.newegg.ca/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16827129032

HDD: http://www.newegg.ca/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16822148395

Power supply:http://www.newegg.ca/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16817371009

MB: http://www.newegg.ca/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813131359

CPU: http://www.newegg.ca/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16819115202

RAM:http://www.newegg.ca/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820145220

GPU:http://www.newegg.ca/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814130446

This builtwill be used withwindows Vista

My main problem is that I'm not sure if it's a good idea to go for vista...I have mixed feelings about how my windows XP games will going to react to vista and I'm wondering if I should built a windows XP based rig instead (with 2 gig of DDR3 1333 instead of 6 gig, an intel core 2 duo E8600 instead of core i7, and a LGA775 MB of course instead of a LGA1366 MB)...if I do that, I'm saving around 250 $ but does a 250 $ cut is enough to go for a the windows xp rig instead of the vista rig ???...as you can see, I'm messed up in my head and need help

Thanks

If you can afford it then thats a sweet rig dude!

I would take XP out of the equation, Vista would be my choice on either system. After that....I would follow the advice from AnandTech:

http://www.anandtech.com/cpuchipsets/intel/showdoc.aspx?i=3513&p=7

If I had to build a new desktop today I'd go Core i7 and think about upgrading to a 6-core version sometime next year. If I couldn't or didn't need to build today, then the thing to wait for is Lynnfield. Four cores that should deliver i7-like performance just can't be beat, and platform costs will be much cheaper by then (expect ~$100 motherboards and near price parity between DDR3 and DDR2).

I Does hope Current X58 are Prepared for 32nm or In the Worst Scenario which is probabely the one ud not like at all :D they Could make us buy 32nm Avaible motherboard with a huge sticker on the box ! support 32nm!! WESTMERE lol :1 month before cpu out in order to make sure the people who as ALREADY A X58 To have to pay A Second time a 300$ FOR A GOOd motherboard :D

Like P35 Chipset Or Intel 965 chipset To P45 Support Core 2 duo 45nm / Core 2 Quad 45nm :P

If you can afford it then thats a sweet rig dude!

Daytona_178

yep, I'll probably do this, but I'm a bit worried about my old games...anyone ever experienced xp games not working on vista ??

I Does hope Current X58 are Prepared for 32nm or In the Worst Scenario which is probabely the one ud not like at all :D they Could make us buy 32nm Avaible motherboard with a huge sticker on the box ! support 32nm!! WESTMERE lol :1 month before cpu out in order to make sure the people who as ALREADY A X58 To have to pay A Second time a 300$ FOR A GOOd motherboard :D

Like P35 Chipset Or Intel 965 chipset To P45 Support Core 2 duo 45nm / Core 2 Quad 45nm :P

marcthpro

I was worried about this at first but then I figured out that if I always wait for the new technology, I'll never get a new rig...With my next rig I'm aware that I'll probably have to change the Motherboard and the CPU in the next 2-3 years, but I can live with that.

[QUOTE="Daytona_178"]

If you can afford it then thats a sweet rig dude!

lamx30108200

yep, I'll probably do this, but I'm a bit worried about my old games...anyone ever experienced xp games not working on vista ??

wow 200 for a mid tower, u should get a full tower, much better for the hardware, gives it room to breathe, and its easyer to fit more stuff inside

wow 200 for a mid tower, u should get a full tower, much better for the hardware, gives it room to breathe, and its easyer to fit more stuff inside

riptoe222

A full tower like the twelve hundred would cost me 50$ more and with only 1GPU and 1 HDD, I don't think I'll need a bigger case

[QUOTE="Daytona_178"]

If you can afford it then thats a sweet rig dude!

lamx30108200

yep, I'll probably do this, but I'm a bit worried about my old games...anyone ever experienced xp games not working on vista ??

Any game that worked under Windows XP/2000 should work under Vista/Windows 7 in compatibility mode.

Any game that worked under Windows XP/2000 should work under Vista/Windows 7 in compatibility mode.

gigatrainer

Yeah sometimes it doesn't work, I've had failures but it rarely happened to me.

Yeah sometimes it doesn't work, I've had failures but it rarely happened to me.

gigatrainer

You went a bit too back. Vista only supports apps which support XP or 2000, it is likely to fail in 98/95 apps.

You went a bit too back. Vista only supports apps which support XP or 2000, it is likely to fail in 98/95 apps.

gigatrainer

[QUOTE="lamx30108200"]

[QUOTE="Daytona_178"]

If you can afford it then thats a sweet rig dude!

Daytona_178

yep, I'll probably do this, but I'm a bit worried about my old games...anyone ever experienced xp games not working on vista ??

Well, they are not very old games, they areXP games, like Alien vs predator 2, Battlefield 1942/vietnam/2/special forces, GTA vice city/san andreas, Far cry, COD, HAlf-life....moslty games from 2000 to 2007

[QUOTE="gigatrainer"]

You went a bit too back. Vista only supports apps which support XP or 2000, it is likely to fail in 98/95 apps.

-GeordiLaForge-

I thought about getting my core i7 rig but using xp instead of vista until Windows 7; but with my 6 gb of ram and my 1 gb of vram, I'll be screwed with xp

Yeah that why you need Vista 64 bits But you can still wait if you Wish to around September 7th which was rumour to be the Launch of Window 7 (Seven) Which should be even more compatible with old game tough i don't hear many people complain about Vista here :D only about there printer tough :D

Yeah that why you need Vista 64 bits But you can still wait if you Wish to around September 7th which was rumour to be the Launch of Window 7 (Seven) Which should be even more compatible with old game tough i don't hear many people complain about Vista here :D only about there printer tough :D

marcthpro

September is too far...I want my new rig in may, as soon as school ends so I can have all summer long to play my favorite games :D....and I've learned a lesson in the past, if you always wait for better harware/software, you'll never buy anything...that's why I'm still using my 5 years old dusty dell xps Pentium 4 with my almost dead radeon xt850xt PE

LOL Yeah haha but just telling you there will be new os afterward and it can still run on a XP Tough since ur XP Is maybe not oem it may not work So Was just letting you know marcthpro

Yeah thanks...hey by the way I saw in your sig that you are using samsung T240, this is the monitor I'm looking forward to get with my next rig...How is it ?? How's the colors, the clarity, is there any ghosting or lagging ????

thanks

Not any ghsoting or lagging that i notice the color are Seem to be Perfect for price worth how ever i just say you need to find the 160/160 perfect hangle which is like the forehead never at higher then the top of monitor the solution to see Perfect clarity / Brightness But that to all Tn panel tough
Then you can go with Brightness Tuning in the setup to see if you like more at 75% or 90% the Settings

If i could ad S-IPS i may have there soon a E-IPS 23 inch that will release i heard from 250-350$US Which is Better Then Tn panel in color and maybe Brigthness but unlike s-IPS who are top-notch monitor from like PLanar / Doublesight : but in canada was out of question way overpriced and 1-2 in stock
compare to usa About 20 in stock and half the price in canada 450-750$ Vs 1007$+
http://www.pchardwarehelp.com/guides/s-ips-lcd-list.php
But if you can't Afford s-IPS you may go interrested With E-IPS it seem the first will be a LG 23 inch
http://www.displayblog.com/2009/01/28/lg-display-lpl-23-e-ips-1080p-lcd-monitor-panel/
Display: 23″ 8-bit e-IPS (In-Plane Switching) TFT LCD
Aspect Ratio: 16:9
Pixel Format: 1920 x 1080
Brightness: 250 cd/m2
Response Time: 6ms (GTG: Gray-to-Gray)
Contrast Ratio: 1000:1
Viewing Angles: 178/178
Color Gamut: 72% of CIE1931
Price: Same as TN

i heard LordEc911 Getting one i heard so tough you may not know who he is lol it a Officer in Custom PC build union

Not any ghsoting or lagging that i notice the color are Seem to be Perfect for price worth how ever i just say you need to find the 160/160 perfect hangle which is like the forehead never at higher then the top of monitor the solution to see Perfect clarity / Brightness But that to all Tn panel tough
Then you can go with Brightness Tuning in the setup to see if you like more at 75% or 90% the Settings

If i could ad S-IPS i may have there soon a E-IPS 23 inch that will release i heard from 250-350$US Which is Better Then Tn panel in color and maybe Brigthness but unlike s-IPS who are top-notch monitor from like PLanar / Doublesight : but in canada was out of question way overpriced and 1-2 in stock
compare to usa About 20 in stock and half the price in canada 450-750$ Vs 1007$+
http://www.pchardwarehelp.com/guides/s-ips-lcd-list.php
But if you can't Afford s-IPS you may go interrested With E-IPS it seem the first will be a LG 23 inch
http://www.displayblog.com/2009/01/28/lg-display-lpl-23-e-ips-1080p-lcd-monitor-panel/
Display: 23″ 8-bit e-IPS (In-Plane Switching) TFT LCD
Aspect Ratio: 16:9
Pixel Format: 1920 x 1080
Brightness: 250 cd/m2
Response Time: 6ms (GTG: Gray-to-Gray)
Contrast Ratio: 1000:1
Viewing Angles: 178/178
Color Gamut: 72% of CIE1931
Price: Same as TN

i heard LordEc911 Getting one i heard so tough you may not know who he is lol it a Officer in Custom PC build union

marcthpro

Interesting....the other one I was looking foris: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16824005114

which is around 500 $ in canadaandI can afford it....but I may look at what you've proposed

I think you'd enjoy it id like to know what people think about it tough i'm not the best suited to recommend monitor but i do good to try to figure thing with other I'm a bit new in that domain it Require Lot of Benchmark related monitor and Review Reading and eye looking the monitor by ur self and testing with mouse at some store like Bestbuy to sometime make the Right Choice

As far I was Learn and REad that T240 is like Among the Best Tn panel and it seem to being useless to spend 200$ extra For a dell 1920x1200 24 inch instead So spend 320$ for a Samsung T240 : 24 inch : 1920x1200 Rose black while dell was like 550$ +tax +2 week of waiting to ship I heard From people that LG / SAmsung / Dell Where the top monitor choice you are given in Tn panel : the dell and samsung Looked about same but could not see dell from my eye and touch it with mouse : try it on game ect. to know if the T240 is Inferrior of Dell UltraSharp 2408WFP : i think they Equal