I noticed a few of you choose Vista

Why would someone choose Vista over Windows XP. I've spent tons of cash on hardware trying to add this and that to sqeeze out as much fps out of my 5 box setup and I also ran XP vs Vista vs Vista64.

XP Pro 32 with 4GB ram, multiple harddrives, dual monitors in span mode (3200x1200) and a single top end video card won out every time.


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OS: Vista64. There's no reason to limit yourself to ~3.2GB RAM with 32-bit or bad multi-monitor fps with XP.
You dont need more than 3.2GB RAM to 5 box and if you run spanned mode in xp its actually better fps than vistas multimonitor support.




My current Setup:

Q6700 Processor
ASUS Extreme Striker MOBO
8GB RAM (3GB Available under Windows XP)
Dual 9800 GTX (I only use one card under XP to run both monitors spanned at 3200x1200)
5 x 10k RPM Raptor Drives
1 x 500GB OS Drive
2 x NEC MultiSync LCD2070VX
Dual Boot Windows XP Pro 32 / Vista Ultimate 64


If someone thinks I should really be better off under Vista 64 please let me know what tricks im missing out on