it off and how to turn off the nag that tells you you turned it off. Nvidia drivers do seem to be a little unstable on some systems still. Although on recent benchmarks Vista has equaled or surpassed XP on newer, demanding games. Hard to say, your symptoms...

has anyone done a RECENT benchmark xp vs vista?. if so, can you direct me to it? because i've been consistently hearing that vista is "getting better" without actually seeing any hard numbers to compare to XP, and I want to do some hypothesising to work out...

New Gaming Computer. Vista or XP?. Hey folks. I could really use some advice. I am making a new gaming computer. (And really, I am mostly using it for gaming and music). I have to purchase a new OS anyway, should I upgrade to Vista or Stick with XP. Is DX...

had a 10-20% performance decrease under Vista which is why I stuck with XP. Now that the OS has been out for a while longer, how do the two compare performance-wise? Are there any recent benchmarks out comparing this? I'd really like to give Vista a shot,...

most out of your 4870. Without DX10 you aren't plain and simple. there is no performance hit from Vista, there were recent benchmarks done, and they've been 1 fps off for either Operating. The thing is that DX 10 gives a performance hit to Vista, but you...

Windows XP vs. Vista: The Benchmark Rundown. We already know that Windows Vista offers tremendous improvements in usability, but isn't that good a choice for gaming - at least not yet. How is its application performance compared to Windows XP?. for n00bing...

true or not but they are far more believable than anything so far. Has Nvidia sorted out their sli drivers yet for the 88xx series?? i somehow doubt the authenticity of this benchmark.... For Vista I have no idea. For XP they are perfect 8) If that...

wanting to "move on", its about wanting something that is actually better. Something Vista clearly isn't, and a few gimmicks do not make it so. But I digress, this is not the save Vista thread, and considering XP has more than 10 times as many users as Vista,...