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Hello,
I just put a new system together with an quad core extreem duo processor,
NVIDIA 8800 GPX Video card, 2 Gigs of Domniator DDR2 Ram, and an NVIDIA 680i
Mother board. I also have a SATA 250 GB drive for my OS and a SATA 500 GB
drive for software. A pretty good system for right now I'd say. I'm not
overclocking anything and have more fans in this chassi than I ever thought
possible.
I purchased Vista Home Premium (Full version) and installed it fine. It was
very easy to set up and looks great.
I have noticed that I can't install FEAR at all, and had to install
Battleground 2 in safe mode. That stuff dosen't bother me as much as the
ongoing lock up problems I have that have no rhyme or reason. It will lock
up at idle at times, other times it will lock up during any application. All
lock ups are un-announced and undiagnosed by Vista. I have to do a hard reset
and Vista asks me upon my next start up if I'd like to start in safe mode.
Most of the time I don't, but when I do, there are no drivers loaded to do
anything practical.
I also have one outstanding update that will not instal from Microsoft.
Every time it fails to install.
I did install the 680i driver update that corrected an issue with SATA
drives on Vista with their mother boards.
Does anyone else have this problem, and does anyone have any suggestions on
how to fix it? I'm not slamming Vista; I figure that it is just the usual
bugs that happen on any new release.
BTW, I sent off for the 64 bit OS version and will get it in a few days....I
hope that helps. That is one thing I think is bogus - I paid $240 @ best buy
and you'd think for that kind of money you'd get both versions - had to pay
$10 more for the 64 bit, and wiat for the mail to get it.
I just put a new system together with an quad core extreem duo processor,
NVIDIA 8800 GPX Video card, 2 Gigs of Domniator DDR2 Ram, and an NVIDIA 680i
Mother board. I also have a SATA 250 GB drive for my OS and a SATA 500 GB
drive for software. A pretty good system for right now I'd say. I'm not
overclocking anything and have more fans in this chassi than I ever thought
possible.
I purchased Vista Home Premium (Full version) and installed it fine. It was
very easy to set up and looks great.
I have noticed that I can't install FEAR at all, and had to install
Battleground 2 in safe mode. That stuff dosen't bother me as much as the
ongoing lock up problems I have that have no rhyme or reason. It will lock
up at idle at times, other times it will lock up during any application. All
lock ups are un-announced and undiagnosed by Vista. I have to do a hard reset
and Vista asks me upon my next start up if I'd like to start in safe mode.
Most of the time I don't, but when I do, there are no drivers loaded to do
anything practical.
I also have one outstanding update that will not instal from Microsoft.
Every time it fails to install.
I did install the 680i driver update that corrected an issue with SATA
drives on Vista with their mother boards.
Does anyone else have this problem, and does anyone have any suggestions on
how to fix it? I'm not slamming Vista; I figure that it is just the usual
bugs that happen on any new release.
BTW, I sent off for the 64 bit OS version and will get it in a few days....I
hope that helps. That is one thing I think is bogus - I paid $240 @ best buy
and you'd think for that kind of money you'd get both versions - had to pay
$10 more for the 64 bit, and wiat for the mail to get it.