On my vista basic index score,there is one part letting my system down. Is there any software downloads to get it performing higher or it a case of new hardware.the part in question is 3D Business and gaming graphics performance 3:1.
View 9 RepliesI am getting a new gaming system and am wondering which OS people prefer for hardcore gaming. I will also be doing some DVD authoring as well. I have heard some bad things about Vista and gaming and was wondering if alot of the bugs have been fixed. Also, if you do recommed Vista over XP, which version do you recommend 32 or 64. Below is my system specs.
View 9 Replies View Related1) how does ready boost work?
2) I have a 2 gig usb drive that im using with ready boost but I havent noticed a memor difference in my graphics applications.
3) Can I add more usb drives and use more ready boost to up my ram?
Im a noivce to Vista.. I am runing 2 gigs of ram on my laptop a dell (hell) and I have running - 3d max 7, photoshop cs3 extended and usually either IE or flock running to upload my images to the web. I have a 2 gig usb drive hooked up using ready boost - it is allways flashing.. any way to add another usb drive to use as ram? or overclock the 2gig usb stick?
I get the option to "Speed up my system using Readyboost" when i put a (4g) SD card into my computer, but then when i click it, there is no readyboost tab. It is my understanding that I have to enable this in the systems.sfc,buuuut.... I have tried cmd prompting sfc/scannow, and it tells me "You must be an administrator running a console session in order to use the sfc utility." Note: I am not trying to remote connect. I am trying to enable this locally on this laptop on this administrator account. Operating system: Windows Vista Home Premium 32bit
View 9 Replies View RelatedCan anyone recommend an SD card ( 4GB) for use in Vista Ready Boost ?
View 9 Replies View RelatedI have a laptop with 2Gb, Vista Ultimate, and an SD slot I use for ReadyBoost. I currently have a fast 4Gb SD card, but noticed the price on 16Gb SD cards has gone way down. Would there be any benefit to replacing my 4Gb with a 16Gb, given that I only have 2Gb of RAM? Could ReadyBoost make use of it all? Would I notice any difference?
View 9 Replies View RelatedHow do I know if windows readyboost is working. i have 4gig flash drive and it even says enhanced for readyboost on package, but when I get to windows task manager it still only shows I have 2 gigs of ram. and I have all 4 gigs of flash drive used for ready boost.
View 9 Replies View Relatedmy computer, running windows vista 32 bit, will not use ready boost properly, as i have a 1 gigabyte jumpdrive plugged into your standard USB 2.0 slot. Every time, however, i go to use ready boost on the formatted lank drive, it pops up this device will not work as a ready boost device, or something along those lines.
View 9 Replies View Relatedhow ready boost works,what it does,and how well it works
View 4 Replies View RelatedI have a flash drive that is enhanced for readyboost. When I plug it in to the USB port on my PCI card Vista says it does not meet the requirements. Is the drive the problem or does Vista require that the USB port be off the motherboard?
View 4 Replies View RelatedI have recently inherited two very old computers. I there anything useful I could use them for? For Example, it was suggested to me that I boost the HDD capacity,connect it to the tv and turn one into some kind of media server for my home where i could store videos,music, etc... What can old,slow computers be used for in general ?
View 4 Replies View RelatedReadyBoost helps your computer by giving it more high-speed memory. If your computer is running low on RAM then it has to kick a lot of applications out of high-speed physical memory to the paging file on your hard drive. This usually results in a big hit in performance and increased activity on your hard drive. ReadyBoost helps this situation by giving Windows an alternative to having to stick data into the slow paging file on your hard drive. Instead, ReadyBoost uses a USB storage device that is faster than a hard disk. This results in a performance boost because Windows will have a high speed alternative than using the slow paging file on your hard drive....
View 0 Replies View RelatedCan someone post the regedit for enabling mic boost for vista ultimate x64? I had it before but then reformatted and lost the directions.
View 6 Replies View RelatedI installed Vista after my XP became corrupt (long story...). Have noticed that it's using 510-560 MB RAM at idle! I have a total of 1024 RAM. If I get a 4GB ready boost compatible USB/flash card will it make a difference or is it a waste of money and only to be used if Vista is chewing up more than 1024 MB?
View 7 Replies View RelatedHas anyone had any luck using a Memory Stick ( 2GB and up ) in Vista ReadyBoost ?
View 6 Replies View RelatedWhen i upgraded my windows xp to vista about 5 days ago it somehow screwed up my computer. My graphics are so bad that i can't play simple games and i know that my graphics card used to work perfectly. I just need to know if it is vista that has changed my graphics card and if it did how can i fix it. Also for Hardware Acceleration, i can not turn it on because i do not have the troubleshoot option in my display settings. My nero will not burn any dvd disc's due to that.
View 6 Replies View RelatedRecently, after varying times of general computer usage (internet, e-mail) ranging from 5 minutes to an hour, I'll get a BSOD, with the above title. I'll attach the dump files, and include the code from it below. I've tried some troubleshooting of my own. I've run memtest86+ on each of my 4 1-gig RAM modules, all clean. I've run Prime95, clean. I've installed new video drivers. I've run a diskcheck, and used Western Digital's diagnostic utility, clean. The culprit always is ntfs.sys. Should I try to repair my windows, or replace the ntfs.sys with a new one?. Also, I don't have any readboost of USB storage devices plugged in.
Code: PAGE_FAULT_IN_NONPAGED_AREA (50) Invalid system memory was referenced. This cannot be protected by try-except, it must be protected by a Probe. Typically the address is just plain bad or it is pointing at freed memory. Arguments:
Arg1: fffffa610b3a9ff8, memory referenced.
Arg2: 0000000000000000, value 0 = read operation, 1 = write operation.
Arg3: fffffa6001219130, If non-zero, the instruction address which referenced the bad memory address.
Arg4: 0000000000000005, (reserved) ............
My understanding is that a ready boost drive is a usb drive that vista uses to dump data to, rather than a hard disk as the readyboost drive is considered to be faster than the hard disk. So if my comment above is true, and I can now buy a 32gb readyboost drive for $70, is it a good idea to install games such as FsX onto a readyboost drive, and get better performance than using a HDD...
View 4 Replies View RelatedHave you ever heard the expretion "Oh my...Country kids going to town". Well...Country kid is here! I am very new to all this and kinda nurves. Hope I am doing this right. I have a laptop with Vista...recently got me a little virus "360"? or one of those Trojan dudes came over play without mom's permission. Got in lots of trouble!!! Anyway, I think I've got it all off but I am thinking that it needs to be defragged. Yes? No? Last night I decided to go ahead and start defragging. This morning it was still on the screen looking just like it did last night. I thought well stupid! did you click start? So I started it again...not sure what its doing? Know thinking maybe 360 or Trojan didn't go home like I asked them tooooo. Maybe?? I have ran all the disk clean ups and I use McAfee, they say the coast is clear. Here's were you guys come in...I was reading about installing Auslogics Disk Defrag and Auslogics Boost Speed. Do you thing this is something I should do or need?
View 9 Replies View RelatedVista 32 or Vista 64 for Better Gaming and Why? Please when you reply be specific and state 5-6 reasons if possible.
View 8 Replies View RelatedThat darn 32 vs 64. I currently have a 32 bit computer with the specs of...---4Gb Ram---Nvida 8700 512mb---Core 2 Duo T9300 2.50Ghz--- Would/could i get better fps or even a quicker computer by installing Vista as 64bit? I read somewhere that all 4gb is being used but its just not adressed by windows? or something to that effect
View 9 Replies View Relatedwhat would be better for my gaming system 32bit or 64bit vista currently i run vista ultimate x64.People say 64 is slower, but cant be by that much at all can it?ive just got world in conflict which should run semi good but i get 8 frames per second during a nuclear strike which sucks, average of 23-30
my specs are:
OS: Vista Ultimate X64
CPU: AMD Athlon 64 6000+ Dual Core
Motherboard: ASUS M2N-Sli Deluxe
RAM: 2x512mb Corsair DDR2 800mhz (CAS 5.0)
RAM: 2x1024mb Corsair DDR2 800mhz (CAS 4.0)
Video Card: XFX Nvidia Geforce 8800GTS 320mb
DVD: 1x Light Scribe ASUS DVD Burner SATA
Hard Drive: 1x 160Gig Western Digital SATA (OS Drive)
Hard Drive: 1x 320Gig Western Digital SATA (Games & Media)
Hard Drive: 1x 500Gig Western Digital SATA (More media)
I am looking for a new gaming mouse, but I have no idea what to get. So far I have narrowed it down to a Logitech G5 or a Microsoft Sidewinder. I currently have a Logitech G7, however to get a new one is out of my price range. ($50-$70 Canadian). Any other suggestions out there? Leave a note of what you use personally as I am open to any opinions
View 9 Replies View RelatedOne game I tried recently was Callof Juarez. A friend brought it over to try and see if it would work after I told him I have trouble getting games to work. I can only find generic Aspire manuals online, nothing specific to my model.
I have tried to see what kind of video card is installed but in my device manager, under sound, audio controllers it only describes the audio cards, no mention of video card. I therefore assume it is a generic card that probably is not capable of gaming, BUT Acer did give me a nice screen saver that shows a clip on gaming, (b-astard-o's)...........
Which tv is better for gaming?
Plasma or Lcd?
I have Ati Radeon 3870 1080p with hdmi max resolution 1920x1080
Vista Sp1 DirectX10
OK i will get a 42''lcd
Which brand is better?
Just wondering if anyone has had any issues and/or problems since SP1 was released today.I know it may be too early to tell what with the manufacturers rushing to create drivers that will actually take advantage of the over 550 hotfixes incorperated into SP1, but so far for me at least I have seen at least a 20% increase in overall gaming performance and system response. One main thing I've seen that has not improved is any source games. It seems the source engine is either not a fan of vista, or the 8800 series cards. But as for games such as World of Warcraft and Unreal Tournament III, all seem to have an increase in FPS and load times.If anyone has a positive or negative comments for SP1, please let me know; very curious to see what Microsoft has accomplished/screwed up.
View 5 Replies View RelatedI have heard mixed things about this so I want to ask you guys what is your experience with it. All my specs are there but I want to ask the following. There is a guy selling me 1 EVGA 8800GT at a very good price (I have 1 ECS 8800GT), my questions are:
1.- Would I be able to run both on SLI?
2.- Would I really be doing my gaming gameplay any good or not much.
I'm going to be building my new pc on the weekend, i have the following system specs; mb: asus rampage 2 extreme intel x58 chipset cpu: intel core i7 965 3.20ghz (new nehalem) rams: kingston 6gig pc3 14400c8 hyperx intel xmp gfxs: 2x geforce gtx 280 1gig memory gddr3 sound: creative sound blaster xfi elite pro 7.1 hd's: 2x intel x25-e extreme 32gb 2.5" / seagate barracuda 7200.11 1.5tb 32mb cache psu: corsair hx 1000w atx2.2 case: zalman lq1000 hybrid liquid cooled monitors: 2x 30" nec multisync lcd 3090wqxi os: vista ultimate x64
will be getting the lastest razer keyboard,mouse,mouse mat,headphones cant wait to get it built up & running... will get piccys soon!first game i will play is crysis
The progression of software and gaming technology:
As times goes on, technology inevitably advances. Back in the 1980s, words like megabyte were considered to represent a large amount of space on a hard drive or in total system ram. In the mid 1990s, we began to see megabytes in mass numbers when it came to RAM. At present, we are in the midst of the first decade in the 21st century: Hard drives are just now begining to be meassured in terabytes and ram is being meassured in multiple gigs.
With the increase in horsepower and ranchspace that fuels PCs as they advance, software becomes hungrier and hungrier of these resources. If you try to run Windows XP on a PC built for Windows 95, you will note that the entire system may come to a hault. Likewise, if you attempt to run Windows Vista and DirectX10 games on a machine built for Windows XP, you will encounter similar results!
This means that with each new installment of Windows that there is a new set of standards for system requirements to run the operating system. Windows Vista is more hungry than Windows XP when it comes to your system's resources. Everything you run will run slower on Vista due to the simple fact that Vista uses more of your system, so, do not post your frame rates and ask us, "why are they lower!?".
Windows XP was designed to run with a reccomended 512mb of ram and an optimal 2gb of ram for gaming. If you disagree with me, try running Battlefield 2142 in Titan Game Mode on a 64 person server with maximum detail if you think windows XP doesn't want 2gb of ram for optimal performance. When converting to windows vista it is important to note, Vista uses more of your base system, so, your system should be proportionately stronger in order to strong the performance dip!..................
Basically im quite upset and angry at the fact i just bought a beautiful new machine, thinking ill be able to finally game propelly, to only find that.. I get these 2-5seconds where my gaming ( World of Warcraft ) freezes completely. Basically from what i've read its something to do with Vistas wireless that searches for a new and better connection every 60seconds. My computer is NOT connected to the router, it has a 3/5 signal strength and my ping is OK. Its just these lag spikes that are killing me. I've tried VISTA Anti-LAg and the WLAN optimizer. Nothing works at all. Anyone have ANY other suggestions as to what i can do to get rid of these 2-5second lag spike/freezes with my gaming? Im running VISTA Premium x64bit...
View 9 Replies View RelatedSYSTEM COLOURAluminum with Clearcoat ChassisCOOLING OPTIONCopper base Heat Sink with aluminum finsMEMORY3GB Tri-Channel DDR3 at 1066MHZ (3x1GB DIMM)HARD DRIVE640GB - SATA-II, 3GB/S, 7200RPM, 16MB CacheGRAPHICS CARDSLi, Dual nVidia GeForce 9800GT 512MBOPTICAL DRIVESingle Drive: 16X CD/DVD burner (DVD+/-RW) w/double layer write capabilityMONITORNo Monitor
LabelsWindows Vista™ PremiumComponentsPROCESSORIntel® Core™ i7-920 (2.66GHz, 8MB cache)OPERATING SYSTEMGenuine Windows Vista® Home Premium (English) Service Pack1 64-bitPRODUCTIVITY SOFTWAREMicrosoft® Works 9