Archive for the 'Performance' Category
Testing Vistas different memory configurations
Wednesday, December 6th, 2006WE WANTED to find out about what happens when you upgrade your memory amount with Vista. Everyone knows that Vista needs more memory and we tried a few scenarios to discover the difference between certain memory setups. This is just the first part of the memory testing that we plan to conduct in the few [...]
Windows Vista is big for Microsofts bottom line. Its also really big.
Thursday, November 30th, 2006On Thursday, the software giant will launch the long-awaited, newest version of its operating system, Vista, for business customers. They’ll also release new corporate versions of their Office products, like Word and Excel, and their Exchange e-mail server software. Chief Executive Steve Ballmer will speak at a launch event Thursday morning in New York, and [...]
Gaming Post-Vista: Myths and Realities
Sunday, November 19th, 2006With the PC primed to be the primary distribution platform for gaming categories (like MMORPGs in particular) for many years to come, it’s important to know exactly what we’re getting into when Vista rolls out worldwide on January 30, 2007. While it’s a little early to see how “Live Anywhere” will affect the Massively Multiplayer [...]
Vista System Memory Concerns
Saturday, November 18th, 2006As Vista positions itself for an upcoming release date, many consumers are showing concerns over the required systems resources needed to give Vista the power it needs to wow and dazzle.
The word on the street is that you should be fine with a gigabyte of RAM, but those of us who are familiar with the [...]
Processing Vista: Is Your CPU Up To The Task?
Thursday, November 9th, 2006Vista’s coming — and whatever you think of Microsoft’s new operating environment there’s one thing you can put money on: Vista will put more strain on your computer than anything else you’ve probably ever seen before.
Most of the emphasis in the scramble to adjust to these new hardware needs has centered on memory. For example, [...]
Dell recommends 2 GB of memory for Vista
Wednesday, November 1st, 2006After Samsung, Dell is the second major company that tells its customers that Vista may need more system memory than what Microsoft is listing in its system requirements. According to a report in the Seattle Post Intelligencer (SPI), chief executive officer Kevin Rollins promoted an upgrade to 2 GB.
Vista flexes its power
Friday, October 20th, 2006With Windows Vista, Microsoft plans to put machines to sleep after an hour of inactivity. While businesses and consumers can change that setting, the software maker said that they would be smart to let their computers nod off.
Microsoft estimates that allowing a PC to go to sleep during off hours, as compared with leaving it [...]
Memory upgrade slows Microsoft Vista right down
Tuesday, October 17th, 2006VISTA has rather an illogical performance rating tool. It tests some of your computer subsystems and gives you a total score that can give you an indication whether or not your machine is fit for Vista. It gives you a "score" called Windows Experience Index (WEI). If we were on the planet Vulcan someone would [...]
The Windows Vista Interface
Sunday, October 8th, 2006Whenever Microsoft releases a new operating system, the one thing anyone seems to want to talk about is the new interface. What does it look like? Is it cool? Can I run it? On the surface this seems superficial because, after all, Windows is and should be more than just a pretty interface. Don’t things [...]
Vista Network stack to speed up your torrents
Wednesday, October 4th, 2006Windows Vista has a brand new Network Stack. According to tests conducted on both Windows XP and Vista, the new stack might actually speed up BitTorrent transfers by an estimated 10%. We’ve been hearing a lot about how Windows Vista has a brand new ‘Network Stack‘. As I understand it, a Network or Protocol Stack [...]
