New pc with vista

thedownside · 07-20-2007, 08:25 PM

so i just got a brand new pc today, and it came loaded with vista. Now when i used to run xp, i had a bunch of tweaks to make it faster and better, as well as tweak xp. anyone have any recommendations for increasing performance etc... on vista? i'm gonna try it out for a month before i decide whether to keep it or go back to xp for a while.

D-EJ915 · 07-20-2007, 08:43 PM

Switching to not-aqua will speed things up a lot, that thing sucks resources like a bitch. 23MB on mine (DWM)

I just came up with a greyscale theme as "high contrast 1" and now it only uses 1.4MB

thedownside · 07-20-2007, 08:50 PM

i'll look into that... i'm having a bitch of a time right now trying to get my home network running. i'm trying to get to my xbox and my shares on my laptop, but its not going so well

Jzbass25 · 07-20-2007, 08:51 PM

Tweaking Vista | Tom's Hardware

D-EJ915 · 07-20-2007, 08:56 PM

Oh yeah, only Aero supports transparency on the windows sidebar thingamajig.

and ditch the system restore, also in system properties you can kill some things in the performance - visual effects part, fade/sliding of menus and stuff is dumb and takes time to do, so if you want it to "feel" snappier disable those.

Jzbass25 · 07-20-2007, 09:07 PM

what are the pc system specs?

thedownside · 07-21-2007, 01:22 AM

Processor Type Intel Pentium D 925 Dual Core
Processor Speed 3.0GHz
RAM 1GB DDR2 SDRAM (Exp To 2GB)
Hard Drive 250GB SATA (7200RPM)
Optical Drives DL 16X DVD+/-RW With Lightscribe
Graphics Card Intel GMA 950 with 224MB (Shared)
Available Expansion Bays 1 x 3.5", 1 x 5.25"
Available Expansion Slots 1 x PCI, 1 x PCI-E
Cache 2 x 2MB L2
Disk Drive No
Fax/Modem 56K V.90
Sound Card High Definition, 8 Speaker Configurable
System Bus 800MHz

D-EJ915 · 07-21-2007, 01:25 AM

That's probably faster than mine (2.2GHz opteron dual core) but has some shitty ass graphics, if you want your system to run faster upgrade to a real graphics card.

Jzbass25 · 07-21-2007, 01:49 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by thedownside

Processor Type Intel Pentium D 925 Dual Core
Processor Speed 3.0GHz
RAM 1GB DDR2 SDRAM (Exp To 2GB)
Hard Drive 250GB SATA (7200RPM)
Optical Drives DL 16X DVD+/-RW With Lightscribe
Graphics Card Intel GMA 950 with 224MB (Shared)
Available Expansion Bays 1 x 3.5", 1 x 5.25"
Available Expansion Slots 1 x PCI, 1 x PCI-E
Cache 2 x 2MB L2
Disk Drive No
Fax/Modem 56K V.90
Sound Card High Definition, 8 Speaker Configurable
System Bus 800MHz

yeah upgrading the graphics card would help vista run very smoothly, other than that the system is pretty good for vista

07-20-2007, 08:25 PM	#1
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07-20-2007, 08:50 PM	#3
thedownside ss.org Regular Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: Moncton, NB, Canada Posts: 951 Main Seven: ESP Baritone 6'er Rig: Murder Weapon > MESA Thanked: 20	i'll look into that... i'm having a bitch of a time right now trying to get my home network running. i'm trying to get to my xbox and my shares on my laptop, but its not going so well

07-20-2007, 08:51 PM	#4
Jzbass25 ss.org Regular Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: Naples,Fl Posts: 63 Real Name: Joe Thanked: 0	Tweaking Vista \| Tom's Hardware

07-20-2007, 08:56 PM	#5
D-EJ915 <3's Tsukasa Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: Virginia, USA Posts: 16,925 Real Name: Kagami Main Seven: ESP MH-307 Rig: Randall RG75G2C Thanked: 206	Oh yeah, only Aero supports transparency on the windows sidebar thingamajig. and ditch the system restore, also in system properties you can kill some things in the performance - visual effects part, fade/sliding of menus and stuff is dumb and takes time to do, so if you want it to "feel" snappier disable those.

07-20-2007, 09:07 PM	#6
Jzbass25 ss.org Regular Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: Naples,Fl Posts: 63 Real Name: Joe Thanked: 0	what are the pc system specs?

07-21-2007, 01:22 AM	#7
thedownside ss.org Regular Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: Moncton, NB, Canada Posts: 951 Main Seven: ESP Baritone 6'er Rig: Murder Weapon > MESA Thanked: 20	Processor Type Intel Pentium D 925 Dual Core Processor Speed 3.0GHz RAM 1GB DDR2 SDRAM (Exp To 2GB) Hard Drive 250GB SATA (7200RPM) Optical Drives DL 16X DVD+/-RW With Lightscribe Graphics Card Intel GMA 950 with 224MB (Shared) Available Expansion Bays 1 x 3.5", 1 x 5.25" Available Expansion Slots 1 x PCI, 1 x PCI-E Cache 2 x 2MB L2 Disk Drive No Fax/Modem 56K V.90 Sound Card High Definition, 8 Speaker Configurable System Bus 800MHz

07-21-2007, 01:25 AM	#8
D-EJ915 <3's Tsukasa Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: Virginia, USA Posts: 16,925 Real Name: Kagami Main Seven: ESP MH-307 Rig: Randall RG75G2C Thanked: 206	That's probably faster than mine (2.2GHz opteron dual core) but has some shitty ass graphics, if you want your system to run faster upgrade to a real graphics card.


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