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    xp faster than Vista for now...

    Discussion in 'Windows OS and Software' started by jpagel, Jan 30, 2007.

  1. jpagel

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    No surprise. I don't plan to upgrade to the 32-bit version of vista via the express upgrade.
     
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    I dont plan on doing the uppgrade until around mid june when the amd x4's are released & DDR3, then I'll upgrade to the x64 Business -
     
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    "...the lack of support for the OpenGL graphics library under Windows Vista." :eek: :eek: :eek:

    Holy ****, Vista doesn't support OpenGL?
     
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    At least for now, XP will be faster. XP has had the time to mature in many ways - updates, fixes, drivers (from others, and native), etc.
     
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    "This week the Khronos group, which is responsible for developing and maintaining OpenGL, has released a report indicating that OpenGL support will now be natively supported in Vista without layering over Direct3D."
     
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    your right good catch - openGL layer'd ontop of D3D would cause a performance hit, skimmed through amongst doing other things - my bad
     
    jpagel, Jan 31, 2007
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