New Rig (But not mine)

[SuicidaL]

right, after a couple of months of pestering i've finally had all the bit for my bosses new rig...

Abit IP35-Pro
Q6600
Scythe Ninja + SFlex fan
EVGA 8800GTS ACS3 640Mb
Enermax Galaxy 850w
4Gb Geil DDR2 Ultra 6400
2x Samsung Spinpoint 250Gb
2x NEC optiarc dvd-rw
TT Armor Tower case
Vista Ultimate 64


building was a small pain in the ass, the galaxy was to long to put the retention arm in the case and to long to allow the top mounted fan to be installed (but with a 250mm side fan i think this won't be an issue at all), the push pins on the ninja don't seem to have much holding force (although it is tight). finally a bit disappointed with the galaxy in regards to it being a modular psu, i only had to use 2 of the modular leads and the rest were in the pre-loom. and for £160ish psu it was a bit of a let down as it screwed up my neat looming.




right first question, how different is vista to install compared to xp (yep im still on xp) and anything to watch out for regarding 64 i.e. are drivers still a bit flakey etc.

are prime and orthos compatible with 64 so i can test it overnight.

[0iD]

Actually Vista install's a breeze & I've been using x64 ultimate for ages with very few issues. The only real one was with my X-fi.

[SuicidaL]

Actually Vista install's a breeze & I've been using x64 ultimate for ages with very few issues. The only real one was with my X-fi.

well he's going to be using the on board realtek sound (as none other was asked for) i don't see it being a problem.

[0iD]

My Quad GT uses realtek, works fine with Vista x64