does Vista degrade in performance as XP?

[aekaraole]

Hi , i just got rid my old hard disk and I was wondering whether Vista degrades in performance as fast as xp. I want to build a new gaming rig? and then 32 or 64?

What should I put? I hate when windows xp does not clean all the junk and I have to do it!
I hate when after 6 months I need to reformat (if only macs had good games).

The pc will be used for gaming only. What should I do?

it is:

qx 9770 3.6
790 ultra
2gig of ram (can upgrade for 64 )
memoright drive 64gb for boot velociraptor for data

To help you help me:

1. I hate reformating my drive because the backup process takes ages (settings, outlook express etc) The most important reason to choose between xp and vista is whether the pc loses in performance after a while.

I use a lot of demos and uninstall junk/install

2. Dont care about direct x 10 since there is not a huge difference

3. Security stuff I know the dangers dont need UAC

4. The PC is fast, will be able to run vista with no probs. Dont care if I loose 5fps in Crysis due to vista

5. It will be clean install with no crap from hp, dell etc

6. I play some old games not many though like UFO series (bought it from steam)

7. I heard before that vista had a problem with sounds... Does it still exist?

Does vista clean up the programm junk better? Does it work better after long periods of time??? Should I get the 64 version???



THX

APostolos

 

[13Gigatons]

I've had Vista installed since Jan 07 and it does not have that same slow down issue that xp had.

 

[Nothinman]

The creation date on the Windows directory in my XP VM is from Apr '07 and it hasn't slowed down since then.

I use a lot of demos and uninstall junk/install

Then be smart about it and try the software in a VM, use system restore, take an image and restore it afterwards, etc.

 

[Griffinhart]

Vista is at its slowest for the first week after it has been installed. Once it has finished it's self tuning, and learning your usage patterns it runs pretty consistentlytly for a long time.

My current installation is going on a year old soon. It's still booting up in 45 seconds with loads of hardware and software installed. Everything is snappy and running extremely well.

So far Vista has proven to not get bogged down over time like XP did for me.

That said, I am pretty meticulous about keeping my startup clean. I only allow things I absolutely need to start at boot. I use Quicktime alternative rather than Quicktime etc...