Choosing The Best Operating System for...

[Tsuchigo]

I bought a new computer recently and I want to make sure I get the right operating system for it, right now I have windows xp home, but I dont know if thats taking full advantage of my hardware. Specs are as follows:

Motherboard: A8N32-SLI Deluxe
CPU: AMD Athlon 64 X2 3800+ Manchester 2.0GHz
RAM: OCZ 2GB (2 x 1GB) 184-Pin DDR SDRAM DDR 400
GPU: Geforce 7900GT x2

Aaaand other crap I dont think is too relevant. So Yea, any input would be great. Thanks

-Tsuchigo

 

[lxskllr]

XP Home is fine. You could get Vista if you're so inclined, but I'd stick with Home for the time being.

 

[bigdaddy51]

go with XP PRO wih the free upgrade coupon. for 1 thing PRO is gonna have at least 5 years support ,while Home is only 2 yr after Vista launch. Besides, the upgrade is amlost free wih PRO, and costs at least $49 with Home. buying PRO or MCE2005, is the best wayto go. MCE005 gets you a free upgrade ($(20) shipping and handling) to VISTA HOME PREMIUM media rich, and PRO gets you Vista Bus.

 

[bigdaddy51]

www. club it .com has an excellent compariso chart at the top of thier home page. along with the deals on the free uprade software

 

[greylica]

Kubuntu 6.10 is very indicated. Much better than limited Oses.

 

[lxskllr]

Originally posted by: bigdaddy51
go with XP PRO wih the free upgrade coupon. for 1 thing PRO is gonna have at least 5 years support ,while Home is only 2 yr after Vista launch. Besides, the upgrade is amlost free wih PRO, and costs at least $49 with Home. buying PRO or MCE2005, is the best wayto go. MCE005 gets you a free upgrade ($(20) shipping and handling) to VISTA HOME PREMIUM media rich, and PRO gets you Vista Bus.

Doesn't that just give you an oem upgrade though? If you buy into Vista early I think it would be better to get retail. That way you can move it to a new machine when it's time to upgrade. I have the feeling MS won't be as accommodating moving around oem licenses with Vista as they were with XP.

 

[Noema]

Originally posted by: greylica
Kubuntu 6.10 is very indicated. Much better than limited Oses.

(K)Ubuntu is great but I suspect his rig was built with gaming in mind and as such, he'd better keep a version of Windows installed, even if he also is to use Linux.

 

[IamDavid]

Originally posted by: greylica
Kubuntu 6.10 is very indicated. Much better than limited Oses.