Vista's Gaming Performance Issues

Ok so I've tried everything to get my games to run smoothly on Vista, and
nothing seems to work very well. Its not so much as my computer sucks, cause
when I downgraded to XP, just to try it out, my games were running perfectly
smooth. And don't say, "Just stick with XP then!" cause I love Vista in its
many other ways.

The only reason I can come up with as to why my games run much slower on
Vista is because Vista is a DirectX10 supported OS, but has a DirectX9
"emulator". And since all my games, and video card are DX9 compatible, it
runs in the emulated mode. Now we all know running emulators makes our
computers run a bit slower, so thats the only solution I can come up with.

Well I know alot of others have had this problem, and Microsoft knows its a
problem, so they have said, and I've been told that Vista SP1 would fix that.
Well I downloaded SP1 RC Refresh, yet nothing seems to have changed at all...

So heres my questions - Do you guys feel that because its a DX10 supported
OS, and im running DX9 software/hardware, that thats a reason why my games
run slower? Also what do you guys think on Vista SP1 RC Refresh? Also any
info on why Vista has such gaming performance issues would be great.

"Ver!tas" <Ver!> wrote in message
news:EF1EB445-5F10-41FF-8CF9-...
> Ok so I've tried everything to get my games to run smoothly on Vista, and
> nothing seems to work very well. Its not so much as my computer sucks,
> cause
> when I downgraded to XP, just to try it out, my games were running
> perfectly
> smooth. And don't say, "Just stick with XP then!" cause I love Vista in
> its
> many other ways.
>
> The only reason I can come up with as to why my games run much slower on
> Vista is because Vista is a DirectX10 supported OS, but has a DirectX9
> "emulator". And since all my games, and video card are DX9 compatible, it
> runs in the emulated mode. Now we all know running emulators makes our
> computers run a bit slower, so thats the only solution I can come up with.
>
> Well I know alot of others have had this problem, and Microsoft knows its
> a
> problem, so they have said, and I've been told that Vista SP1 would fix
> that.
> Well I downloaded SP1 RC Refresh, yet nothing seems to have changed at
> all...
>
> So heres my questions - Do you guys feel that because its a DX10 supported
> OS, and im running DX9 software/hardware, that thats a reason why my games
> run slower? Also what do you guys think on Vista SP1 RC Refresh? Also any
> info on why Vista has such gaming performance issues would be great.


Run the download from this website..

http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/d...displaylang=en

It improved my DX9 gaming experience no end. If it works for you too, please
come back to this thread and tell us, or tell us that it didn't do
anything.. ok?

--
Mike Hall - MVP
http://msmvps.com/blogs/mikehall/default.aspx

That is a crock...I have been running Vista for at least a yr and all of my
games are fast and smooth..Most settings are at max (1920 x 1200resolution &
maxed antialiasing)..Most of my games are at least 3 yrs old...I run several
simulators (either flight or racing)..I believe the only time DX10 is
utilized is if a game and or your graphics card supports it..What kind of
hardware are you running ?? processor power ? Ram amount ?? Graphics card
??.....just my 3 cents

Vista business X86
Intel core duo 6600
4gigs DDR800 Kingston HyperX
Twin Ati 3870s in a crossfire
Twin 160gig Seagate Barracuda's
Thermaltake's Armor case
Saitek's X52 flight system
Logitech's G25 wheel,shifter and pedal combo
Logitech's z5300e 5.1 system
Dell 24" digital flat panel
Razer's death adder mouse
Saitek's gamer keyboard


"Ver!tas" <Ver!> wrote in message
news:EF1EB445-5F10-41FF-8CF9-...
> Ok so I've tried everything to get my games to run smoothly on Vista, and
> nothing seems to work very well. Its not so much as my computer sucks,
> cause
> when I downgraded to XP, just to try it out, my games were running
> perfectly
> smooth. And don't say, "Just stick with XP then!" cause I love Vista in
> its
> many other ways.
>
> The only reason I can come up with as to why my games run much slower on
> Vista is because Vista is a DirectX10 supported OS, but has a DirectX9
> "emulator". And since all my games, and video card are DX9 compatible, it
> runs in the emulated mode. Now we all know running emulators makes our
> computers run a bit slower, so thats the only solution I can come up with.
>
> Well I know alot of others have had this problem, and Microsoft knows its
> a
> problem, so they have said, and I've been told that Vista SP1 would fix
> that.
> Well I downloaded SP1 RC Refresh, yet nothing seems to have changed at
> all...
>
> So heres my questions - Do you guys feel that because its a DX10 supported
> OS, and im running DX9 software/hardware, that thats a reason why my games
> run slower? Also what do you guys think on Vista SP1 RC Refresh? Also any
> info on why Vista has such gaming performance issues would be great.

Dear Drew,

I don't know what it is about newsgroups that brings out this response,
"Mine works... you don't know what your talking about." Some machines just
have trouble. Most everything I try on mine works just fine, but
occasionally, I get a few glitches, or poor performance when the emulated
DX9 is required and the game is set to "High" on everything. So far, the
download has been a help to me. (That would be 3 cents change.)



"Drew" <> wrote in message
news:5512CEBD-4346-4C59-8210-...
> That is a crock...I have been running Vista for at least a yr and all of
> my games are fast and smooth..Most settings are at max (1920 x
> 1200resolution & maxed antialiasing)..Most of my games are at least 3 yrs
> old...I run several simulators (either flight or racing)..I believe the
> only time DX10 is utilized is if a game and or your graphics card supports
> it..What kind of hardware are you running ?? processor power ? Ram amount
> ?? Graphics card ??.....just my 3 cents
>
> Vista business X86
> Intel core duo 6600
> 4gigs DDR800 Kingston HyperX
> Twin Ati 3870s in a crossfire
> Twin 160gig Seagate Barracuda's
> Thermaltake's Armor case
> Saitek's X52 flight system
> Logitech's G25 wheel,shifter and pedal combo
> Logitech's z5300e 5.1 system
> Dell 24" digital flat panel
> Razer's death adder mouse
> Saitek's gamer keyboard
>
>
> "Ver!tas" <Ver!> wrote in message
> news:EF1EB445-5F10-41FF-8CF9-...
>> Ok so I've tried everything to get my games to run smoothly on Vista, and
>> nothing seems to work very well. Its not so much as my computer sucks,
>> cause
>> when I downgraded to XP, just to try it out, my games were running
>> perfectly
>> smooth. And don't say, "Just stick with XP then!" cause I love Vista in
>> its
>> many other ways.
>>
>> The only reason I can come up with as to why my games run much slower on
>> Vista is because Vista is a DirectX10 supported OS, but has a DirectX9
>> "emulator". And since all my games, and video card are DX9 compatible, it
>> runs in the emulated mode. Now we all know running emulators makes our
>> computers run a bit slower, so thats the only solution I can come up
>> with.
>>
>> Well I know alot of others have had this problem, and Microsoft knows its
>> a
>> problem, so they have said, and I've been told that Vista SP1 would fix
>> that.
>> Well I downloaded SP1 RC Refresh, yet nothing seems to have changed at
>> all...
>>
>> So heres my questions - Do you guys feel that because its a DX10
>> supported
>> OS, and im running DX9 software/hardware, that thats a reason why my
>> games
>> run slower? Also what do you guys think on Vista SP1 RC Refresh? Also any
>> info on why Vista has such gaming performance issues would be great.
>

Well I DL'ed that, but nothing seems to have changed at all ;(. What im going
to consider is that Vista is just built for more higher end PCs than the one
I am running on, and if I want to be able to play my games to their fullest
potential, then I will either A: have to upgrade to a better PC, or B:
Downgrade to XP. I really don't like the thought of downgrading, and I really
do not have the $80+ to spend on a downgrade. I really wish I could have had
the option of XP or Vista :/

"Mike Hall - MVP" wrote:

> "Ver!tas" <Ver!> wrote in message
> news:EF1EB445-5F10-41FF-8CF9-...
> > Ok so I've tried everything to get my games to run smoothly on Vista, and
> > nothing seems to work very well. Its not so much as my computer sucks,
> > cause
> > when I downgraded to XP, just to try it out, my games were running
> > perfectly
> > smooth. And don't say, "Just stick with XP then!" cause I love Vista in
> > its
> > many other ways.
> >
> > The only reason I can come up with as to why my games run much slower on
> > Vista is because Vista is a DirectX10 supported OS, but has a DirectX9
> > "emulator". And since all my games, and video card are DX9 compatible, it
> > runs in the emulated mode. Now we all know running emulators makes our
> > computers run a bit slower, so thats the only solution I can come up with.
> >
> > Well I know alot of others have had this problem, and Microsoft knows its
> > a
> > problem, so they have said, and I've been told that Vista SP1 would fix
> > that.
> > Well I downloaded SP1 RC Refresh, yet nothing seems to have changed at
> > all...
> >
> > So heres my questions - Do you guys feel that because its a DX10 supported
> > OS, and im running DX9 software/hardware, that thats a reason why my games
> > run slower? Also what do you guys think on Vista SP1 RC Refresh? Also any
> > info on why Vista has such gaming performance issues would be great.
>
>
> Run the download from this website..
>
> http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/d...displaylang=en
>
> It improved my DX9 gaming experience no end. If it works for you too, please
> come back to this thread and tell us, or tell us that it didn't do
> anything.. ok?
>
> --
> Mike Hall - MVP
> http://msmvps.com/blogs/mikehall/default.aspx
>
>
>
>
>

Well I did what you suggested and it still runs the same as before. Im just
gonna conclude that Vista is made for more higher end PCs that what I have,
and if I want to use my PC to its fullest potential, then I will need to
downgrade to Xp to do that..Im not sure whats more sad though, forking out
$80+ for a downgrade, or that I need to downgrade in order to upgrade, Lol!
Well thanks for the help.

"Mike Hall - MVP" wrote:

> "Ver!tas" <Ver!> wrote in message
> news:EF1EB445-5F10-41FF-8CF9-...
> > Ok so I've tried everything to get my games to run smoothly on Vista, and
> > nothing seems to work very well. Its not so much as my computer sucks,
> > cause
> > when I downgraded to XP, just to try it out, my games were running
> > perfectly
> > smooth. And don't say, "Just stick with XP then!" cause I love Vista in
> > its
> > many other ways.
> >
> > The only reason I can come up with as to why my games run much slower on
> > Vista is because Vista is a DirectX10 supported OS, but has a DirectX9
> > "emulator". And since all my games, and video card are DX9 compatible, it
> > runs in the emulated mode. Now we all know running emulators makes our
> > computers run a bit slower, so thats the only solution I can come up with.
> >
> > Well I know alot of others have had this problem, and Microsoft knows its
> > a
> > problem, so they have said, and I've been told that Vista SP1 would fix
> > that.
> > Well I downloaded SP1 RC Refresh, yet nothing seems to have changed at
> > all...
> >
> > So heres my questions - Do you guys feel that because its a DX10 supported
> > OS, and im running DX9 software/hardware, that thats a reason why my games
> > run slower? Also what do you guys think on Vista SP1 RC Refresh? Also any
> > info on why Vista has such gaming performance issues would be great.
>
>
> Run the download from this website..
>
> http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/d...displaylang=en
>
> It improved my DX9 gaming experience no end. If it works for you too, please
> come back to this thread and tell us, or tell us that it didn't do
> anything.. ok?
>
> --
> Mike Hall - MVP
> http://msmvps.com/blogs/mikehall/default.aspx
>
>
>
>
>

Mark...I am not just talking about my own system although it does look that
way...My point was more aimed at the "It is a DX10 system" argument...I also
have that download and I am sure it might have made a improvement but since
I have been keeping up with the available DX runtime updates since February
07 than maybe that has something to do with it...I had just been reading
various posts and had about had it with people blaming Vista when it was not
necessarily that which caused the problem....I probably jumped a little
harder than I should...Once again just my 3 cents !!
"Mark" <> wrote in message
news:%23$...
> Dear Drew,
>
> I don't know what it is about newsgroups that brings out this response,
> "Mine works... you don't know what your talking about." Some machines just
> have trouble. Most everything I try on mine works just fine, but
> occasionally, I get a few glitches, or poor performance when the emulated
> DX9 is required and the game is set to "High" on everything. So far, the
> download has been a help to me. (That would be 3 cents change.)
>
>
>
> "Drew" <> wrote in message
> news:5512CEBD-4346-4C59-8210-...
>> That is a crock...I have been running Vista for at least a yr and all of
>> my games are fast and smooth..Most settings are at max (1920 x
>> 1200resolution & maxed antialiasing)..Most of my games are at least 3 yrs
>> old...I run several simulators (either flight or racing)..I believe the
>> only time DX10 is utilized is if a game and or your graphics card
>> supports it..What kind of hardware are you running ?? processor power ?
>> Ram amount ?? Graphics card ??.....just my 3 cents
>>
>> Vista business X86
>> Intel core duo 6600
>> 4gigs DDR800 Kingston HyperX
>> Twin Ati 3870s in a crossfire
>> Twin 160gig Seagate Barracuda's
>> Thermaltake's Armor case
>> Saitek's X52 flight system
>> Logitech's G25 wheel,shifter and pedal combo
>> Logitech's z5300e 5.1 system
>> Dell 24" digital flat panel
>> Razer's death adder mouse
>> Saitek's gamer keyboard
>>
>>
>> "Ver!tas" <Ver!> wrote in message
>> news:EF1EB445-5F10-41FF-8CF9-...
>>> Ok so I've tried everything to get my games to run smoothly on Vista,
>>> and
>>> nothing seems to work very well. Its not so much as my computer sucks,
>>> cause
>>> when I downgraded to XP, just to try it out, my games were running
>>> perfectly
>>> smooth. And don't say, "Just stick with XP then!" cause I love Vista in
>>> its
>>> many other ways.
>>>
>>> The only reason I can come up with as to why my games run much slower on
>>> Vista is because Vista is a DirectX10 supported OS, but has a DirectX9
>>> "emulator". And since all my games, and video card are DX9 compatible,
>>> it
>>> runs in the emulated mode. Now we all know running emulators makes our
>>> computers run a bit slower, so thats the only solution I can come up
>>> with.
>>>
>>> Well I know alot of others have had this problem, and Microsoft knows
>>> its a
>>> problem, so they have said, and I've been told that Vista SP1 would fix
>>> that.
>>> Well I downloaded SP1 RC Refresh, yet nothing seems to have changed at
>>> all...
>>>
>>> So heres my questions - Do you guys feel that because its a DX10
>>> supported
>>> OS, and im running DX9 software/hardware, that thats a reason why my
>>> games
>>> run slower? Also what do you guys think on Vista SP1 RC Refresh? Also
>>> any
>>> info on why Vista has such gaming performance issues would be great.
>>
>

To Drew: The system I am running is perfectly fine for the games I run. I
posted above that all of my video games ran perfectly smooth with graphics
turned all the way up when I had XP installed. So then in my second post I
concluded for myself that Vista is just an OS that requires more power.

To Mark: I wish that download helped me out, but it didn't. Maybe I should
just wait for Vista SP1 to have its final release before I just toss Vista
out the window.

To Everyone Else: Please do not post your system specs to show off what you
have, and tell me "Well maybe your system sucks" before you actually read
what I have posted. That does not help me nor does it help anything else.
Please post actuall ideas and not an ego.

"Drew" wrote:

> That is a crock...I have been running Vista for at least a yr and all of my
> games are fast and smooth..Most settings are at max (1920 x 1200resolution &
> maxed antialiasing)..Most of my games are at least 3 yrs old...I run several
> simulators (either flight or racing)..I believe the only time DX10 is
> utilized is if a game and or your graphics card supports it..What kind of
> hardware are you running ?? processor power ? Ram amount ?? Graphics card
> ??.....just my 3 cents
>
> Vista business X86
> Intel core duo 6600
> 4gigs DDR800 Kingston HyperX
> Twin Ati 3870s in a crossfire
> Twin 160gig Seagate Barracuda's
> Thermaltake's Armor case
> Saitek's X52 flight system
> Logitech's G25 wheel,shifter and pedal combo
> Logitech's z5300e 5.1 system
> Dell 24" digital flat panel
> Razer's death adder mouse
> Saitek's gamer keyboard
>
>
> "Ver!tas" <Ver!> wrote in message
> news:EF1EB445-5F10-41FF-8CF9-...
> > Ok so I've tried everything to get my games to run smoothly on Vista, and
> > nothing seems to work very well. Its not so much as my computer sucks,
> > cause
> > when I downgraded to XP, just to try it out, my games were running
> > perfectly
> > smooth. And don't say, "Just stick with XP then!" cause I love Vista in
> > its
> > many other ways.
> >
> > The only reason I can come up with as to why my games run much slower on
> > Vista is because Vista is a DirectX10 supported OS, but has a DirectX9
> > "emulator". And since all my games, and video card are DX9 compatible, it
> > runs in the emulated mode. Now we all know running emulators makes our
> > computers run a bit slower, so thats the only solution I can come up with.
> >
> > Well I know alot of others have had this problem, and Microsoft knows its
> > a
> > problem, so they have said, and I've been told that Vista SP1 would fix
> > that.
> > Well I downloaded SP1 RC Refresh, yet nothing seems to have changed at
> > all...
> >
> > So heres my questions - Do you guys feel that because its a DX10 supported
> > OS, and im running DX9 software/hardware, that thats a reason why my games
> > run slower? Also what do you guys think on Vista SP1 RC Refresh? Also any
> > info on why Vista has such gaming performance issues would be great.
>

It was not my intention to as you stated "show off"..nor was it my intention
to take a "shot" at you for your post..I simply stated what I believe and
that is DX10 should not interfere with your games as you stated...I have no
idea what you are running for a system and for all I know your system might
make mine look lame !! It does help to post your specs as this clearly helps
others help you..Apologies if you were offended by my posted response !!


"Ver!tas" <> wrote in message
news:CD08C755-2777-4A90-9AB3-...
> To Drew: The system I am running is perfectly fine for the games I run. I
> posted above that all of my video games ran perfectly smooth with graphics
> turned all the way up when I had XP installed. So then in my second post I
> concluded for myself that Vista is just an OS that requires more power.
>
> To Mark: I wish that download helped me out, but it didn't. Maybe I should
> just wait for Vista SP1 to have its final release before I just toss Vista
> out the window.
>
> To Everyone Else: Please do not post your system specs to show off what
> you
> have, and tell me "Well maybe your system sucks" before you actually read
> what I have posted. That does not help me nor does it help anything else.
> Please post actuall ideas and not an ego.
>
> "Drew" wrote:
>
>> That is a crock...I have been running Vista for at least a yr and all of
>> my
>> games are fast and smooth..Most settings are at max (1920 x
>> 1200resolution &
>> maxed antialiasing)..Most of my games are at least 3 yrs old...I run
>> several
>> simulators (either flight or racing)..I believe the only time DX10 is
>> utilized is if a game and or your graphics card supports it..What kind
>> of
>> hardware are you running ?? processor power ? Ram amount ?? Graphics card
>> ??.....just my 3 cents
>>
>> >>
>>
>> "Ver!tas" <Ver!> wrote in message
>> news:EF1EB445-5F10-41FF-8CF9-...
>> > Ok so I've tried everything to get my games to run smoothly on Vista,
>> > and
>> > nothing seems to work very well. Its not so much as my computer sucks,
>> > cause
>> > when I downgraded to XP, just to try it out, my games were running
>> > perfectly
>> > smooth. And don't say, "Just stick with XP then!" cause I love Vista in
>> > its
>> > many other ways.
>> >
>> > The only reason I can come up with as to why my games run much slower
>> > on
>> > Vista is because Vista is a DirectX10 supported OS, but has a DirectX9
>> > "emulator". And since all my games, and video card are DX9 compatible,
>> > it
>> > runs in the emulated mode. Now we all know running emulators makes our
>> > computers run a bit slower, so thats the only solution I can come up
>> > with.
>> >
>> > Well I know alot of others have had this problem, and Microsoft knows
>> > its
>> > a
>> > problem, so they have said, and I've been told that Vista SP1 would fix
>> > that.
>> > Well I downloaded SP1 RC Refresh, yet nothing seems to have changed at
>> > all...
>> >
>> > So heres my questions - Do you guys feel that because its a DX10
>> > supported
>> > OS, and im running DX9 software/hardware, that thats a reason why my
>> > games
>> > run slower? Also what do you guys think on Vista SP1 RC Refresh? Also
>> > any
>> > info on why Vista has such gaming performance issues would be great.
>>

That, I would agree with.
While I too get tired of the Vista this, Vista that ranting, I do believe
that the DX9 that is contained with the installation of Vista is a scaled
down version of the original DX9. Emulation? Maybe. But, performance issues
abound. Some games actually refuse to run due to the lack of files (and/or
functionality) in this version of DX9 that are sought by those programs and
the vendors, including MS simply call it compatibility issues. When the full
DX9 files are put in place, the games run just fine. (It's not a
compatibility issue with these games and Vista... it appears to be a failure
to incorporate all the DX9 functionality from the original.) I would have to
state this is a Vista issue that the download seems to fix. Those few games
that make use of the new DX10 functions usually have the same performance
issues not because of the DX10 functions, but due to the same missing DX9
functions. So, there's my 2 cents (which brings us to a plug nickel.)

That said, I rarely see any performance glitches since I installed the full
DX9 files about one year ago. The only game I've played that seems to have
an issue is Guitar Hero III for the PC, but then it specifically states on
the specs that it's not supported with x64 or Nvidia 8600. (Which I have
both and it does lag occasionally when everything is set to high. But, I
believe this is because: They didn't even try to make it compatible for the
PC. It runs a full Xbox emulator, which as stated before, "emulators" are
typically performance hogs.) I wonder what it would be like without the DX9
files?


"Drew" <> wrote in message
news:%...
> Mark...I am not just talking about my own system although it does look
> that way...My point was more aimed at the "It is a DX10 system"
> argument...I also have that download and I am sure it might have made a
> improvement but since I have been keeping up with the available DX runtime
> updates since February 07 than maybe that has something to do with it...I
> had just been reading various posts and had about had it with people
> blaming Vista when it was not necessarily that which caused the
> problem....I probably jumped a little harder than I should...Once again
> just my 3 cents !!
> "Mark" <> wrote in message
> news:%23$...
>> Dear Drew,
>>
>> I don't know what it is about newsgroups that brings out this
>> response, "Mine works... you don't know what your talking about." Some
>> machines just have trouble. Most everything I try on mine works just
>> fine, but occasionally, I get a few glitches, or poor performance when
>> the emulated DX9 is required and the game is set to "High" on everything.
>> So far, the download has been a help to me. (That would be 3 cents
>> change.)
>>
>>
>>
>> "Drew" <> wrote in message
>> news:5512CEBD-4346-4C59-8210-...
>>> That is a crock...I have been running Vista for at least a yr and all of
>>> my games are fast and smooth..Most settings are at max (1920 x
>>> 1200resolution & maxed antialiasing)..Most of my games are at least 3
>>> yrs old...I run several simulators (either flight or racing)..I believe
>>> the only time DX10 is utilized is if a game and or your graphics card
>>> supports it..What kind of hardware are you running ?? processor power ?
>>> Ram amount ?? Graphics card ??.....just my 3 cents
>>>
>>> Vista business X86
>>> Intel core duo 6600
>>> 4gigs DDR800 Kingston HyperX
>>> Twin Ati 3870s in a crossfire
>>> Twin 160gig Seagate Barracuda's
>>> Thermaltake's Armor case
>>> Saitek's X52 flight system
>>> Logitech's G25 wheel,shifter and pedal combo
>>> Logitech's z5300e 5.1 system
>>> Dell 24" digital flat panel
>>> Razer's death adder mouse
>>> Saitek's gamer keyboard
>>>
>>>
>>> "Ver!tas" <Ver!> wrote in message
>>> news:EF1EB445-5F10-41FF-8CF9-...
>>>> Ok so I've tried everything to get my games to run smoothly on Vista,
>>>> and
>>>> nothing seems to work very well. Its not so much as my computer sucks,
>>>> cause
>>>> when I downgraded to XP, just to try it out, my games were running
>>>> perfectly
>>>> smooth. And don't say, "Just stick with XP then!" cause I love Vista in
>>>> its
>>>> many other ways.
>>>>
>>>> The only reason I can come up with as to why my games run much slower
>>>> on
>>>> Vista is because Vista is a DirectX10 supported OS, but has a DirectX9
>>>> "emulator". And since all my games, and video card are DX9 compatible,
>>>> it
>>>> runs in the emulated mode. Now we all know running emulators makes our
>>>> computers run a bit slower, so thats the only solution I can come up
>>>> with.
>>>>
>>>> Well I know alot of others have had this problem, and Microsoft knows
>>>> its a
>>>> problem, so they have said, and I've been told that Vista SP1 would fix
>>>> that.
>>>> Well I downloaded SP1 RC Refresh, yet nothing seems to have changed at
>>>> all...
>>>>
>>>> So heres my questions - Do you guys feel that because its a DX10
>>>> supported
>>>> OS, and im running DX9 software/hardware, that thats a reason why my
>>>> games
>>>> run slower? Also what do you guys think on Vista SP1 RC Refresh? Also
>>>> any
>>>> info on why Vista has such gaming performance issues would be great.
>>>
>>
>