http://www.howtogeek.com/forum/ How-To Geek Forums Topic: Gaming in Vista en Fri, 09 Jan 2009 08:50:01 +0000 http://www.howtogeek.com/forum/topic/gaming-in-vista#post-29499 Wed, 18 Jun 2008 14:07:06 +0000 Eek 29499@http://www.howtogeek.com/forum/ <p>Im having issues playing a simple game like Fable for the pc. As far as gaming is concerned...im terribly dissapointed in Vista's capabilities. I have great system specs on my laptop (yes laptops are fragile little doves:D) and it runs like crap. One moment everything runs smoothly and well. The next, it starts lagging and getting choppy.</p> <p>I have no idea what is doing it, since i have it set on the lowest and least graphic intesive setting. </p> http://www.howtogeek.com/forum/topic/gaming-in-vista#post-29435 Wed, 18 Jun 2008 05:17:41 +0000 jack7h3r1pp3r 29435@http://www.howtogeek.com/forum/ <p>haha lol ok</p> <p>#include &lt;iostream&gt;<br /> using namespace std;</p> <p>int main() {<br /> cout &lt;&lt; "Crysis is a great game and every one should have it.\n";<br /> cin.get();<br /> cin.ignore();</p> <p> return 0;<br /> }</p> <p>simple yet still serves a point :) </p> http://www.howtogeek.com/forum/topic/gaming-in-vista#post-27501 Wed, 04 Jun 2008 18:33:32 +0000 Aleeve 27501@http://www.howtogeek.com/forum/ <p>that was an answer i guess you did not hesitate about! </p> http://www.howtogeek.com/forum/topic/gaming-in-vista#post-27488 Wed, 04 Jun 2008 16:43:46 +0000 Lighthouse 27488@http://www.howtogeek.com/forum/ <p>No </p> http://www.howtogeek.com/forum/topic/gaming-in-vista#post-27485 Wed, 04 Jun 2008 16:40:12 +0000 Aleeve 27485@http://www.howtogeek.com/forum/ <p>sorry lighthouse, over-ruled<br /> gaming is more fun (and easier) than programming! u should get into it - go and buy call of duty 4 on pc! </p> http://www.howtogeek.com/forum/topic/gaming-in-vista#post-27482 Wed, 04 Jun 2008 16:38:38 +0000 Lighthouse 27482@http://www.howtogeek.com/forum/ <p>Stop playing, and start programming. </p> http://www.howtogeek.com/forum/topic/gaming-in-vista#post-27476 Wed, 04 Jun 2008 16:33:50 +0000 Aleeve 27476@http://www.howtogeek.com/forum/ <p>yeah<br /> crysis's anti-aliasing engine is what makes it such a high spec game<br /> brilliant graphics on a good neought computer though! </p> http://www.howtogeek.com/forum/topic/gaming-in-vista#post-27472 Wed, 04 Jun 2008 15:41:04 +0000 jack7h3r1pp3r 27472@http://www.howtogeek.com/forum/ <p>and crysis is hard to play on high settings even on a 8800 highest fps i have seen for it is two 9800's sli on max at around 60-70 fps </p> http://www.howtogeek.com/forum/topic/gaming-in-vista#post-27456 Wed, 04 Jun 2008 15:09:09 +0000 Aleeve 27456@http://www.howtogeek.com/forum/ <p>my laptop cost £600! (coz im cheap :D) </p> http://www.howtogeek.com/forum/topic/gaming-in-vista#post-27387 Wed, 04 Jun 2008 09:48:36 +0000 ScottW 27387@http://www.howtogeek.com/forum/ <p>Aleeve, they should put that info in the requirements:<br /> <code><br /> OS - Windows XP / Vista<br /> Processor - Intel Core 2 Duo or AMD Athlon 64 X2<br /> Memory - 2.0 GB RAM<br /> Laptop costing at least £1500 (1900€, $3000)<br /> </code><br /> EDIT: Doh! I mixed up my currencies. All three amounts are supposed to be roughly the same. </p> http://www.howtogeek.com/forum/topic/gaming-in-vista#post-27371 Wed, 04 Jun 2008 07:01:41 +0000 Aleeve 27371@http://www.howtogeek.com/forum/ <p>Crysis is DirectX 10<br /> sadly, my laptop wasnt expensive enought to be able to play it! </p> http://www.howtogeek.com/forum/topic/gaming-in-vista#post-27360 Wed, 04 Jun 2008 00:46:44 +0000 ScottW 27360@http://www.howtogeek.com/forum/ <p>Thanks for the replies everyone. </p> http://www.howtogeek.com/forum/topic/gaming-in-vista#post-27350 Tue, 03 Jun 2008 23:23:33 +0000 jd2066 27350@http://www.howtogeek.com/forum/ <p>I have Vista 32-bit and most games I have work just fine on it. Like Need for Speed Carbon/ProStreet, DiRT, Frogger2, Midtown/Motocross Madness 1/2.<br /> The only one I've found that has some issues is "Who Wants To Be A Millionaire" 1st edition. Though it's not the great of a game anyways.<br /> Thinking of older games I have some 16-bit games from 1995 (<a href='http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/BOWEP'>BOWEP</a>, <a href='http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Microsoft_Arcade'>Arcade</a>) that still work. Though that is more because the 16-bit subsystem didn't change that much if at all in Vista.</p> <p>Edit: One more thing to add. DirectX 10 is exclusive to Windows Vista. So DirectX 10 only games will only run on Windows Vista. Though there aren't that many of those at the moment. </p> http://www.howtogeek.com/forum/topic/gaming-in-vista#post-27336 Tue, 03 Jun 2008 21:11:12 +0000 Aleeve 27336@http://www.howtogeek.com/forum/ <p>My vista 32-bit runs fine with games! I play call of duty 4 all the time! (a new game for anybody who doesn't know!) </p> http://www.howtogeek.com/forum/topic/gaming-in-vista#post-27329 Tue, 03 Jun 2008 20:49:21 +0000 The Geek 27329@http://www.howtogeek.com/forum/ <p>Compatibility is still a giant issue for gamers... many (especially older) games have issues on Vista. </p> <p>Typically the solutions are always:</p> <p>1) Run the game in compatibility mode, disable desktop composition, etc<br /> 2) Check with the vendor to see if they have a patch (many do even for old games)<br /> 3) Google it. </p> http://www.howtogeek.com/forum/topic/gaming-in-vista#post-27328 Tue, 03 Jun 2008 20:39:56 +0000 ScottW 27328@http://www.howtogeek.com/forum/ <p>I saw this article from Ed Bott about gaming in XP vs Vista:<br /> <a href='http://blogs.zdnet.com/Bott/?p=458'>http://blogs.zdnet.com/Bott/?p=458</a></p> <p>So I was wondering if anyone who does PC gaming uses Vista and does it still have a rep for being a poor gaming OS? Is compatibility still an issue with Vista 32-bit, or do all the latest games run on Vista? I like to know this so I can advise clients who are into gaming.</p> <p>For me, I do my gaming on an Xbox 360 these days, though I used to play PC games a lot. I keep telling myself that one of these days I should grab up a PC game and try it myself, but it hasn't happened yet. </p>