I have built my PC today, what OS should I use??

[jabbers]

here is my specz lol

GIGABYTE GA-EP45-UD3R LGA 775 Intel P45 ATX Intel Motherboard
Intel Core 2 Duo E8400 Wolfdale 3.0GHz LGA 775 65W
Antec 550W PSU
ATI 4870 vapor-x 1g PCIe
4gb DDR2-800 samsung
MASSCOOL 8WA741 BALL CPU COOLER

I am familiar with windows xp, in fact that's all I ever had, but I don't know if this system would be better suited for a newer OS? and whats this about overclocking? I am noob at this but at least I got everything in the box and it didn't catch fire when I powered on...good day. please answer this questions folks cuz I want to play Aion soon >_< ~

[Kezemz]

Go for Windows 7 - Its Vista but more stable...

[DotCom]

I suggest Vista 64bit with service pack 1. Works great on mine.

[poehalcho]

smartest would probably be to use windows 7, it's more stable than vista and apparantly has full support for everything that was on XP.

also just a warning. keep an eye on your RAM. everything we've ever bought from Samsung turned out to be crap. right now everyon is watching a tv with a huge dark spot on the left made out of semi-dead pixels.

[Hellraider]

I would go for vista or win7 64bit, to make good use of the 4gb ram

[dom]

direct x 10000000000000000

[[SD]Master_Wong]

windows 7 or xp, dont listen to the **** tards saying vista

[dom]

vista

[[SD]Master_Wong]

vista

its shit tho

[asusi]

Ubuntu

[maxietheboss]

dual boot ubuntu and windows 7.
ubuntu for day to day use and productivity, 7 for gaming and win. only apps

[dom]

vista

its shit tho

How?

Stability - ok, no problems with it
Drivers - ok, no problems with them
Compatibility - ok, no issued with it
Performance - tested on XP and Vista, no difference between the two for this build

[jabbers]

ok is unbuntu free where can i get that one? sound like some back alley voodoo witch doctor stuff lulz

[[SD]Master_Wong]

vista

its shit tho

How?

Stability - ok, no problems with it
Drivers - ok, no problems with them
Compatibility - ok, no issued with it
Performance - tested on XP and Vista, no difference between the two for this build

what about my ram? where the **** did all that go, oh wait i installed vista thats where its gone, ofc you can turn all the fancy shit off by which point you just got a phunky looking xp where you cant find half the setting because apprently trying to make it idiot proof just fucks all those who have been using windows for years

dx10 only has like 1/2 games that need it to work rest work fine on dx9

there is absolutelly no reason why you should get vista

not to mention xp is more stable then vista, just because you have no problems with vista dont mean its any where as stable as xp

if you give me one good reason why i should use vista il drop my arguement, but xp is a better os albiet older but stil better

[jabbers]

windows 7 x64 ....otw!

[Squirt]

Windows 7

I have to ask whats with the Avatar dude?

[cezzy]

windows 7 x64 ....otw!

+1

[asusi]

ok is unbuntu free where can i get that one? sound like some back alley voodoo witch doctor stuff lulz

Ubuntu is completely free.
My suggestions: Windows 7 or Ubuntu
personally i use both. its up to you

[.AWAKE.]

vista

^^this

if you got skillz, you can free your ramz

[BlackFox898]

WINDOWS 7 64-BIT!! you ca still get a key from Microsoft and i have a download for it, pm me if you want info!

[Hellraider]

meh, i got vista 64bit with 4gb ram, there is almost no way in hell you are able to slow it down, it's really fast and never crashes, never had compatibility problems yet, drivers are easy to find and it has some good features which i kinda miss in XP.

As for the most annoying feature about Vista, the UAC, you can just turn it off no more having to choose run as administrator and "are you sure you want to run this program" "are you really really sure?"

[Divination]

Windows 7 and/or Kubuntu.

Linux OS (such as redhat, suse, ubuntu) is free and more stable than Windows, but the problem is it doesn't support a lot of programs (such as games, photoshop, etc.). Though for most programs there's a good surrogate, except for games.

If you want to play Aion you'll need a Windows.

[[SD]Master_Wong]

who dares use dante besides me i demand you change your sig mr new guy...or il bully you into changing it i bite....ask any mod

[woutR]

vista

its shit tho

How?

Stability - ok, no problems with it
Drivers - ok, no problems with them
Compatibility - ok, no issued with it
Performance - tested on XP and Vista, no difference between the two for this build

Plus ever since I started using the Aero appearance stuff I get to press a button and all my screens go in a cool row. How did I ever get by without that?
*Pressing it again, can't help myself!*

[XemnasXD]

vista

its shit tho

How?

Stability - ok, no problems with it
Drivers - ok, no problems with them
Compatibility - ok, no issued with it
Performance - tested on XP and Vista, no difference between the two for this build

but 7 is just vista perfected...don't be thick about this...

[asusi]

but 7 is just vista perfected...don't be thick about this...

its same core but they removed allllloottt shit out it, they made the core small as possible,, style is same, but engine is renewed otherwise they just could name it service pack 2 or something,,, but its totally new windows.

[*BlackFox]

just don't use.. vista! xD

[PR0METHEUS]

dual boot ubuntu and windows 7.
ubuntu for day to day use and productivity, 7 for gaming and win. only apps

Or go Ubuntu only. No dual boot. Ubuntu for day to day use and productivity. Wine (under Ubuntu) for gaming and windows-only apps. Not all games will work, but check http://appdb.winehq.org for compatibility. Aion is "garbage" on their appdb, but it's quite a new game. I'm sure it will be better supported in the future in wine. Wine does support other games like SRO and WoW for example.

Ubuntu

[Kirkaldi]

Windows 7 or XP

[XemnasXD]

but 7 is just vista perfected...don't be thick about this...

its same core but they removed allllloottt shit out it, they made the core small as possible,, style is same, but engine is renewed otherwise they just could name it service pack 2 or something,,, but its totally new windows.

Windows 7 runs faster
Windows 7 uses less RAM
Windows 7 is less intrusive
Windows 7 adapts to older programs better
Windows 7 looks better

My friends go to tech schools. They've replaced ALL vista OS on all computers on campus with Windows 7 and gave all the students a free upgrade because of how much better it is. Its clearly much better than vista in every possible way and even if you think its just a service pack its an essential service pack. Have i ever had problems with Vista, none that i can think of. Will i upgrade to 7, i'd be a fool not too. Despite not having problems with vista it the OS was flawed in several ways and everybody knows it. Windows 7 is what Vista should've been, simple as that. Theres no use sticking with the "beta" when you can get the final release.