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What Driver should I use

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Smellfunny

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Here is what I have.

Gigabyte MB GA-K8NF-9 Socket 939 NVIDIA nForce4 ATX AMD Motherboard
Athlon 64 3500+ CPU
2 GB DDR400 Ram
2 Raptors RAID 0

I just purchased a 7800 GT EVGA video card and plan to format.
I have a copy of WINXP Home installed on the system now but I have a copy of PRO also but it is installed on my laptop.

1) Would I benifit from installing PRO?
2) Do I use the Nvidia video drivers or the ones made for Pro x64.
3) Since I own both copies of XP should I call Microsoft and tell them what I am doing before hand. I would install home on the laptop and put the Pro on the desktop.
4) Are there any other things I could do to get more out of my Athlon 64 or should I just install everything like a normal CPU?

Thanks in advance..
 
Depends, I have pro on all my systems, I believe it is more secure but that may just be a myth. Anywho, just use pro and youll be fine. Use the latest drivers for gfx card. No need to tell MS what you are doing, perfectly legit to me. Only thing I can think of as for the CPU, overclock it i suppose, and get rid of that stock heatsink and fan, get a nice new one.
 
Unless you really need Remote Desktop, i wouldn't worry about switching Pro & Home.

Too much hassle for really no benefit IMO...
 
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