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    Vista and gaming

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    by wescrock ·

    I know that for games that come out that are compatible with Windows Vista will run alot smoother than some current games because Vista shuts down all GUI stuff when entering a game and thus freeing up TONS of system resources.

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    Will this still be the case with older games (world of warcraft, Warcraft 3 and Battlefield 2.) I’d imagine that big game companies such as Blizzard and (whoever makes BF2) will release a patch for it if it doesnt automatically do it.

    I ask this cause my system (although capable now) may not be so capable later… 2gigs ram (dual channel), AMD 3500+, 300gb hdd (250 SATA and 45 PATA), EVGA Nvidea 7800GT (256mb Vram)

    thanks all

    Wes

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      by wescrock ·

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      NO Vista itself will most likely be unable to do this.

      by hal 9000 ·

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      It will require a rewrite of the code from the game maker to run in that manner.

      However if you must be on the [b]Bleeding Edge[/b] and be one of the first to go with Vista your current hardware should suffice for the time being as it’s all above the specs required for a Vista ready System though I’m not sure about the Video Card, that may need changing in the short term but everything else should be OK for a few years.

      Col

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