which os vista or mce

Hassan23 · 6 Dec 2008 at 18:01

hi i'm just about to build my first pc and i dont know which os to use, a friend recommended windows media centre edition but i dont know how it will cope with everyday tasks like browsing, gaming and word processing it seems one sided, to just be a htpc os. where as vista ultimate can do all of them things and comes with the media centre. but due to all the vista sucks threads

i'm a bit put off.

thanks Hassan

Glaucus · 6 Dec 2008 at 18:04

Vista is awesome, get Home premium it has vista media centre and is great. Make sure you get the 64bit version.

Hassan23 · 6 Dec 2008 at 18:06

home premium gotcha what about ultimate is that any good

Glaucus · 6 Dec 2008 at 18:07

Hassan23 said:
home premium gotcha what about ultimate is that any good

yes but the chances are you wont need the features so isn't worth the money.

Look here for feature comparison
http://www.microsoft.com/windows/windows-vista/compare-editions/default.aspx

Hassan23 · 6 Dec 2008 at 18:11

premium it is thanks mate

Glaucus · 6 Dec 2008 at 18:16

what's your computer spec? have you already purchased it?

Craig321 · 6 Dec 2008 at 18:25

Definitely go Vista, especially if it's a nice new PC with dual/quad core and 2-4GB RAM (I recommend 4GB to get the most out of it)

Make sure you get 64-bit as well, especially if the PC has 4GB.

Hassan23 · 6 Dec 2008 at 18:43

here is my spec
http://forums.overclockers.co.uk/showthread.php?t=17948263
i'm going to build it i'm going to pick up the os on monday can anyone recommend some more giel ram ocuk dont stock the one i chose anymore.

thanks

Glaucus · 6 Dec 2008 at 18:44

GeIL 2GB (2x1GB) PC2-8500C5 1066MHz Black Dragon DDR2 Dual Channel Kit (GB22GB8500C5DC)

Hassan23 · 6 Dec 2008 at 18:47

i was looking at this but wasnt sure because of my cpu (my friend sowing the seeds of doubt into my head arghh)

Glaucus · 6 Dec 2008 at 18:49

it's faster ram and slightly cheaper than the stuff you had specced. It will work fine with your cpu. Sounds like your friend doesn't know much at all.

Hassan23 · 6 Dec 2008 at 18:52

he's not a friend more of an aquaintance lol no he's ok he's just a confused soul lol

Memphis · 6 Dec 2008 at 20:39

Your views of XP MCE are also wildly inaccurate, however Vista is still the way to go.

Deleted member 77746 · 6 Dec 2008 at 20:58

I am confused at the question as Vista Home Premium has Vista MCE built into it anyway.

I think your question should have been 'which os to get vista home premium or xp mce 2005'.

Vista Home Premium is your answer aslong as the pc has 2GB of memory or more and has a decent CPU/Motherboard.

Teley · 6 Dec 2008 at 22:51

Personally don't see much of a reason not to go for Vista on a new PC these days, and SP2 out soon too!

swinnie · 6 Dec 2008 at 22:56

On a new PC, Vista is always my choice. Make sure it's 64-bit too.

With your processor and RAM you will be running Vista with no problems. Check out blackvipers site to shut down some services to get the most out of your processor.

Vista Home Premium is definitely the way to go. But, if you need Remote Desktop/Domain facilities, Vista Business. Ultimate is just a waste of money.

There is only one instance where I choose XP, and that is on low spec hardware, or the little netbooks.