Decent CPU/Mainboard Combo for WoW? - Page 2

jeprscreprs · January 09, 2008, 09:11 AM

I got vista home basic for one, mainly because I don't care about those extra features. Some might call it a glorified XP, but I am fine with that. Just in case I had XP that I could install, but I didn’t need to. As for customization, I immediately removed ALL non windows start up options with the exception of obvious MS and nvidia ones. Any widget, etc. for removed from the list. That cr*p brings back bad memories of IE 4.0 active desktop anyway. The job of an OS is to interact the hardware and software to run my apps, I don’t care about windows features.

I then went to the manufacturer websites and got the most up to date drivers for all of my hardware. I then checked the web. I have been using this site in the past, you can do some of the stuff in vista as well:

http://www.tweakxp.com/performance_tweaks.aspx

for vista, http://www.tweakvista.com has served me well.

That, and with 2 GB of memory minimum, vista isn’t bad once you strip out the useless cr*p. If you buy an OEM pc, I’d highly recommend a clean install of the OS only, NO extra software like the trial cr*p that comes pre-loaded (equivalent of electronic ****roaches).

Software wise, if you see anything from Norton remove it immediately! I had Norton 360 hose my old computer, all ran OK, but when I emptied a 15 GB recycle bin nothing ran right, no matter what I did. Sad thing is I still have a subscription to it that should be expiring in a few months.

Spyware? Antivirus?

http://free.grisoft.com/ - avg is nice because it’s setup and forget about, which I like. I dislike McAfee as well because of their bloatware.

Windows defender seems OK, but I heave been using this for years: http://www.safer-networking.org/en/index.html spybot is excellent.

Lastly, get winzip. Even uncompressing lttle wow mods take forever. The built in ZIP app vista uses is slow and inefficient.

Absalom · January 09, 2008, 09:50 AM

I recently helped my girlfriend update her machine. I think an intel chipset, dual core processor and a nice PCIe video card is the way to go. I am so jealous of her system now.

As far as Vista... yeah, stick with XP if you can. I am currently testing the release candidate for Vista's first service pack (should be out in a month or so i think) and even with its "fixes" its incredibly slow. I really dont see a reason to move from XP to Vista at this point... especially with XP getting service pack 3 around the same time Vista gets SP1.

Just my thoughts.

January 09, 2008, 09:11 AM	#11 (permalink)
jeprscreprs Member Character Info jeprscreprs 70 Orc Warlock Ysera US PvE Guild: Anam Cara Talent Spec: 45/5/11	Re: Decent CPU/Mainboard Combo for WoW? I got vista home basic for one, mainly because I don't care about those extra features. Some might call it a glorified XP, but I am fine with that. Just in case I had XP that I could install, but I didn’t need to. As for customization, I immediately removed ALL non windows start up options with the exception of obvious MS and nvidia ones. Any widget, etc. for removed from the list. That crp brings back bad memories of IE 4.0 active desktop anyway. The job of an OS is to interact the hardware and software to run my apps, I don’t care about windows features. I then went to the manufacturer websites and got the most up to date drivers for all of my hardware. I then checked the web. I have been using this site in the past, you can do some of the stuff in vista as well: http://www.tweakxp.com/performance_tweaks.aspx for vista, http://www.tweakvista.com has served me well. That, and with 2 GB of memory minimum, vista isn’t bad once you strip out the useless crp. If you buy an OEM pc, I’d highly recommend a clean install of the OS only, NO extra software like the trial crp that comes pre-loaded (equivalent of electronic ***roaches). Software wise, if you see anything from Norton remove it immediately! I had Norton 360 hose my old computer, all ran OK, but when I emptied a 15 GB recycle bin nothing ran right, no matter what I did. Sad thing is I still have a subscription to it that should be expiring in a few months. Spyware? Antivirus? http://free.grisoft.com/ - avg is nice because it’s setup and forget about, which I like. I dislike McAfee as well because of their bloatware. Windows defender seems OK, but I heave been using this for years: http://www.safer-networking.org/en/index.html spybot is excellent. Lastly, get winzip. Even uncompressing lttle wow mods take forever. The built in ZIP app vista uses is slow and inefficient.

January 09, 2008, 09:50 AM	#12 (permalink)
Absalom Destruction Warlock Character Info Lavath 80 Blood Elf Warlock Shadow Council US RP Guild: Syk Profile: Blizzard Armory Talent Spec: 0/14/47	Re: Decent CPU/Mainboard Combo for WoW? I recently helped my girlfriend update her machine. I think an intel chipset, dual core processor and a nice PCIe video card is the way to go. I am so jealous of her system now. As far as Vista... yeah, stick with XP if you can. I am currently testing the release candidate for Vista's first service pack (should be out in a month or so i think) and even with its "fixes" its incredibly slow. I really dont see a reason to move from XP to Vista at this point... especially with XP getting service pack 3 around the same time Vista gets SP1. Just my thoughts.