extremetech.com— Feature: Windows Vista uses an image-based approach to installation, so an upgrade should perform like a clean installation. We put that theory to the test.
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All of those numbers are suspect since he writes "the motherboard manufacturer doesn't offer Vista chipset drivers". You wouldn't run any motherboard for high performance comparisons without proper chipset drivers. Some can function in a limited capacity without them, some not at all properly.
If you're really pushing your computers performance in gaming or media creation it may very well not be worth it to you at this point to upgrade. The performance decreases we're currently seeing aren't likely to slow the average computer user down more than a few seconds a day though--if they can find their document quicker or figure out what they need to do faster they're going to come out ahead. I find that the search functionality alone saves me a couple minutes a day on average. I've tried the search applications from Yahoo, Google, and Microsoft for XP and was never impressed. I haven't noticed any slowdowns at all, but I did put it on a brand new Core 2 Duo machine. I'll be testing on older hardware soon so we'll see how that goes.
"the only changes we made to the new OS were updating it with all of the latest patches, downloading and installing sound card and graphics drivers"Patches plural? Already? Sorry but that's pathetic.
i have tested the crap out of vista (paid to do so) and of course it is slow, to get the performance that microsoft promises you need a really high end computer that not only empties your bank account and would have very little use of. All vista is, is XP with a few more desktop features, and a few security features. there are more user security features, but all they do is cause popups that bug you every time you open a window. all in all, do go out and upgrade to vista, keep Xp, because there will be tonnes of compatibility issues with vista and current programs.
Hey, that would be a really good marketing line, certainly worth the $5 billion dev cost plus $500m is launch marketing..."Vista is so awesome, It's only a little bt slower than Window XP!':-)
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All of those numbers are suspect since he writes "the motherboard manufacturer doesn't offer Vista chipset drivers". You wouldn't run any motherboard for high performance comparisons without proper chipset drivers. Some can function in a limited capacity without them, some not at all properly.
Closed AccountFeb 6, 2007
That website is not credited at all!
ethergnatFeb 6, 2007
If you're really pushing your computers performance in gaming or media creation it may very well not be worth it to you at this point to upgrade. The performance decreases we're currently seeing aren't likely to slow the average computer user down more than a few seconds a day though--if they can find their document quicker or figure out what they need to do faster they're going to come out ahead. I find that the search functionality alone saves me a couple minutes a day on average. I've tried the search applications from Yahoo, Google, and Microsoft for XP and was never impressed. I haven't noticed any slowdowns at all, but I did put it on a brand new Core 2 Duo machine. I'll be testing on older hardware soon so we'll see how that goes.
stockjonesFeb 6, 2007
I'll see what you say about that in several months after driver updates, the first service pack and Crysis.
huntertvFeb 6, 2007
"the only changes we made to the new OS were updating it with all of the latest patches, downloading and installing sound card and graphics drivers"Patches plural? Already? Sorry but that's pathetic.
demonmrdrFeb 6, 2007
i have tested the crap out of vista (paid to do so) and of course it is slow, to get the performance that microsoft promises you need a really high end computer that not only empties your bank account and would have very little use of. All vista is, is XP with a few more desktop features, and a few security features. there are more user security features, but all they do is cause popups that bug you every time you open a window. all in all, do go out and upgrade to vista, keep Xp, because there will be tonnes of compatibility issues with vista and current programs.
fearlessfrogFeb 6, 2007
Hey, that would be a really good marketing line, certainly worth the $5 billion dev cost plus $500m is launch marketing..."Vista is so awesome, It's only a little bt slower than Window XP!':-)