Okay so right now i'm on a silly Asus P5LD2, Pentium 4 @3.0, Nvidia 7800GT.
Read my question regarding the 64 bit issue below..............................
And being i decided to go on a spending binge, i decided to replace the essentials, plus a few other things..
replacing: motherboard, cpu/hs, memory, video card, case, power supply
possibly: sound card, new internal dvd-rw's or another internal hdd
anyway, i do a few things on my pc: myspace, music, gaming and some picture/video editing etc. i don't need to be tip top of the **** line when it comes to computers, but i think these essentials will suffice for the next 1.5-2 years:
(links are to newegg, i in no way represent that company. i've been using them for years and it's just easier for me to link to the parts im buying so people can analyze the specifications and it saves me from having to copy/paste everything here.)
Motherboard:
Here
CPU:
Here
Memory:
Here
Vid Card:
Here
So needless to say, not a bad system.
Now the next step - which operating system. I planned on using my current internal HDD and XP Pro (32bit) and just be cool. Now i'm hearing 64 bit is now recommended for gamers, faster computing, etc... now about vista... i work phone tech support for comcast cable (digital voice, broadband internet, video).... and i deal with Vista troubleshooting a lot... it's very pretty, but from what i've seen....and heard...i really would rather stick with XP.
But.... then comes the direct X 10 compatibility issue, shader model 4, etc for gaming.
Now, for what i want to do...game and run your normal programs like your winamps, limewires, firewalls, antiviruses, spyware scanners, music applications, etc... will moving to 64 bit cause a lot of problems with that for me?
So what should i do? Move to XP Pro X64 or should i go to Vista xxx X64?
