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    CS:Source in Vista x64

    Discussion in 'Gaming (Software and Graphics Cards)' started by Meetloaf13, Jan 2, 2008.

  1. Meetloaf13

    Meetloaf13 fear the MONKEY!!!

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    Wondering if anyone has Source running in Vista x64 on a Vostro 1500?

    Are you running Steam x64?
    Do you notice any drop in performance?
    What specs are you running?
    Drivers?
    OC'd?
    CS:S Video Settings?
    Any tweaks?

    Thanks a million nice times
     
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    koo Notebook Consultant

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    I'm play CS:S on Vista Ultimate 64bit edition.

    I am not running a special version of steam - I just downloaded it from the website and it works.

    I can't tell you if I get performance drops because I have nothing to compare it to - but everything is running nice. I get 70-100FPS with my settings. I have my card OCed to 550 / 777

    See my specs in signature.

    Latest ForceWare drivers.

    CS:S see screenshot
     

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    Curious, I have my AF at 8x & my AA off. You have a better hard drive, & slightly better processor than I do, twice the RAM, and OC'd a bit higher (of course I need to load it up in Vista to really compare)...

    When I turn AA on (even 2x), it takes a noticeable hit to my system. Do you know which of your "better" specs allow you to run it at 4x & 16x? (Is AA/AF tied more to processor speeds, GPU clock speeds, RAM, HD speeds [probably not]?)

    Thanks
     
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    koo Notebook Consultant

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    I'm not 100% sure but I'd take a guess by saying the GPU...I have the DDR3 version of the 8600MGT
     
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    very nice, you've got a sweet setup then!
     
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    Patrick Formerly beat spamers with stiks

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    Let's all hope Valve brings back the 64 bit version of HL2 and CS:S. It was wonderful...
     
    Patrick, Jan 3, 2008
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