decided its time for vista

buy_my_cookies · 4 Mar 2008 at 20:58

Im thinking of upgrading my comp, at the same time ive decided as im thinking about getting a direct 10 gfx card i mite as well get vista to go along with it just have a few questions,

At some point i will be getting 4gb of ram am i right in thinking i will need vista 64 for this? prob stick with 2gb for awile because ive herd my motherboard is not so great with 4 gb which brings me onto my next question

if i get a oem vista, does it mean that it will be tied down to the motherboard that i first install it on? im asking because i will want to get a new mobo at some point and dont want to have to buy anouther operating system along with it!

thanks for any help i get

Space Monkey · 4 Mar 2008 at 21:10

Hi buy my cookies, welcome to the forum

Vista 64 will make use of the full 4gb but you can still use Vista 32 but it will show & use less than 4gb (approx 3-3.5gig depending on the other hardware you are using?).

Vista OEM is tied to the motherboard so if you upgrade the mobo you'll need another Vista OEM dvd!

buy_my_cookies · 4 Mar 2008 at 21:15

ok thanks for quick reply, and the welcome!

so i think the way to go would be to spend a little extra and get retail vista because i would save money in the long run (wont have to buy it twice after upgrade)

Space Monkey · 4 Mar 2008 at 21:19

weigh up the price of a retail copy & the no. of copies you'll likely to use of the OEM versions, it still may be cheaper than buying the retail copy!

buy_my_cookies · 4 Mar 2008 at 21:31

ah see your point after a quick look at some prices, could neally get 3 copys of oem for cost of 1 retail, last question seen a upgrade version a lot cheaper then full retail (dont think i can say where) says i can upgrade from xp has anybody seen one of these or is anybody using one?