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Microsoft Windows Vista Home Premium Edition Full Version OEM

$114.00 Est. at Amazon

from www.tigerdirect.com
for example it would not support my ati all in wonder 9200 video card.
from www.tigerdirect.com
better frames in gaming!
from www.newegg.com
other thoughts: i was hesitant to put vista 64 on my new system, but if you game your going to need it fairly soon to take advantage of dx-10 or dx-10.1 after everything is said and done i have no
from www.amazon.com
i do video and photo editing as well as game playing (like bioshock) so i wanted a system that could handle it all.
from www.newegg.com
still working on support for a lot of programs and games but it gets better with every update released.

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Positives: Easy To Install, Stable, Good Performance, Full Version

2 RECOMMENDED by 9 people for GAMING

Xandros Desktop Home Edition Premium Full Version

$46.00 Est. at Amazon

from jay_butterfield@hotmail.com from New Port Richey, FL, clickfrom.buy.com
the only room for improvement on this product i see is making it more usable for online games.
from www.tigerdirect.com
i'm using xandros for everything but windows games now.
from www.newegg.com
useful, thick manual.cons: still haven't figured out how to install without issues on systems with an ati radeon video card...other thoughts: i've lked this variant on debian since it was called
from www.newegg.com
has a bunch of great programs and its a very secure system.cons: limited games come with system and even though you are able to intergrate many windows files games can not be installed.
from www.newegg.com
you get free updates, and you can download tons of games & programs for free!cons: noneother thoughts: save your activation # they send you (email) just in case you need to re-do your system at any

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Positives: Easy To Install, Easy To Use, Full Version,Full Version, Platform: PC

3 RECOMMENDED by 8 people for GAMING

Microsoft Windows XP Professional Edition

$150.00 Est. at Amazon

from www.newegg.com
i had to build a new system when i realized how old my other system was when it wouldn't run my kids computer games.
from www.newegg.com
oem packaging had everything needed and no problems at all so far.cons: as others have stated, it's windows (too bad so many games won't work with linux).other thoughts: excellent deal, much better
from www.newegg.com
it plays games listen to music and other things in everyday life.cons: the made part is that windows gets so many updates.
from www.newegg.com
it also uses more memory, and is definately not a choice fr building gaming systems at this point.
from www.newegg.com
efficiently uses system resources, which is great for gaming.

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Positives: Easy To Install, Good Performance, Stable, Full Version

4 RECOMMENDED by 21 people for GAMING

Microsoft Windows XP Professional x64 Edition

$155.00 Est. at Amazon

from bvrev.compusa.com
i used the core 2 duo x6800 intel chip, nvidia 680i sli ready motherboard and one nvidia 8800gtx video card, 4 gigs of corsair ddr2 1088mhz ram and the windows xp64 pro os.
from www.newegg.com
customizing a system and hunting for drivers don't bother but if you don't mind about 10 minutes looking around and you know what your mobo chipset video card and sound has it is more than worth it.
from www.newegg.com
entertainment (games etc.)works great.
from www.newegg.com
the os is rock stable, very fast, and very good for games and any other tasks.
from www.newegg.com
for those with programs and games that won't install, try splitting your hdd in half and running xp pro and xp64.

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Positives: Stable, Great Security Features, Full Version, Platform: PC

5 RECOMMENDED by 28 people for GAMING

Microsoft Windows XP Home Edition

$185.00 Est. at Amazon

from www.newegg.com
if you want to play pc games, it is either xp or vista, and vista is still too new for relilable gaming, especially with older games.
from www.newegg.com
no problems, use it to play games and run any other programs i wouldn't be able to on my mac.
from www.newegg.com
it's a solid os, only limitation i don't care for is the ram mem, but i don't need more than 2 gigs at the moment anyways, as do most people don't, just gamers maybe.
from www.newegg.com
if it wasn't for games, i'd be running ubuntu desktop for sure.
from www.newegg.com
prefer 2k for stability, but xp better for games.

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Positives: Easy To Install, Excellent Performance, Stable, Full Version

Microsoft Windows Vista Business Edition Full Version OEM

$181.00 Est. at Amazon

from www.newegg.com
i have large video files that i work with and it tried to cache one!
from www.newegg.com
bottom line: i like vista and use it daily for all but video editing with premier pro 1.0.
from www.newegg.com
and a ati x850 video card with 256 meg of memory.
from www.newegg.com
if your a gamer then you won't be dissapointed with dx10.
from www.newegg.com
directx 10 makes games like bioshock look great.

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Positives: Easy To Install, Stable, Good Security Features, Full Version

Microsoft Windows XP Media Center Edition 2005 Full Version OEM

$357.00 Est. at Amazon

from labaster, www.shopping.com
pros: automatically download guide, easy to set recording of series, nice ui cons: audio of recordings disappears when we use video conferencing software
from the_nvidia_guy, www.shopping.com
pros: can record tv, good interface cons: records to dvd in dvr-ms format, not dvd vob, total system price is high the bottom line: it much better than a dvd recorder, so if you have the

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Positives: Easy To Use, Nice Performance, Easy To Install, Full Version

Microsoft Windows XP Professional

$205.00 Est. at Amazon

from www.pricegrabber.com
next windows can run every comeputer applacation out there including games, can linix, or mac?
from www.pricegrabber.com
turn video setting to best performance 11.
from www.amazon.com
even nt users found more stability in windows 2000, 98 users mostly gamers or downloaders, seeing the blue screen of death often, while win 2k users doing something a little more software intensive
from www.amazon.com
windows xp will by default find most drivers for video card sound cards, network cards, etc.
from www.pricegrabber.com
until then all my games and other software will cater to the majority which is microsoft software.

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Positives: Excellent Security Features, Easy To Install, Nice Performance, Upgrade Version

Microsoft Windows Vista Business Edition Full Version

$208.00 Est. at Amazon

from www.tigerdirect.com
it runs good on this setup but no windows areo becsaue of the onboard video.
from www.newegg.com
i use my system primarily as a gaming system.
from www.newegg.com
people keep whining about the driver support and incompatible games..but i've had no problems with any of my games or drivers.
from www.amazon.com
other than that i play solitaire, watch videos and, of course, use both explorer and firefox when i go online.
from www.amazon.com
fact: are you a gamer?

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Positives: Easy To Use, Full Version, Platform: PC, License Category: Standard

Microsoft Windows XP Home Edition English

$86.00 Est. at Amazon

from www.amazon.com
if you surf sites that have losts of video and the like when you view it, it gets stored on your hard drive whether you know it or not.
from www.newegg.com
this is the best possible operating system for a budget gamer like me.
from www.amazon.com
even nt users found more stability in windows 2000, 98 users mostly gamers or downloaders, seeing the blue screen of death often, while win 2k users doing something a little more software intensive
from www.amazon.com
xp is compatible with all previous software i tried - including very old-fashioned games that used to run under ms-dos.
from www.amazon.com
gaming - hmm...a bit tricky here.

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Positives: Easy To Install, Great Performance, Stable, Upgrade Version

Propellerhead Reason 4.0

$270.00 Est. at Amazon

from www.amazon.com
one final note: if the geniuses at propellerheads give reason 5.0 the power to include live instrument recording and native support for audio tracks it might be "game-over" for the competition.
from www.amazon.com
i've always been into music, from the days when i did pause recording with a double deck to mix songs, to mixing records and cd players, right up to video editing involving the laying down of audio

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Positives: Easy To Use, Upgrade Version, Platform: PC, Mac, Required CPU Class (PC): Intel Pentium 4

Microsoft Windows Vista Ultimate Edition Full Version OEM

$730.00 Est. at Amazon

from www.newegg.com
gaming and graphic use.
from www.newegg.com
i even installed it on my gaming rig (amd athlon x2 6000+, nvidia 8800 gtx, 4 gigs of ram) and it still took an hour to download the patch and finally get elder scrolls 4: oblivion to start up.
from Bruce Banner, www.newegg.com
great for gaming.
from www.newegg.com
cons: i have noticed a slight drop in gaming performance but i believe this is due to the graphics drivers currently available from ati and not do to vista!

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Positives: Full Version, Platform: PC

Adobe PHOTOSHOP ELEMENTS V6 WIN CROMRET 1U Full Version

$78.00 Est. at Amazon

from www.amazon.com
i'd add that a good video card is advisable; if your system is more than 3 years old, it may bog down if you don't have enough video memory on board and i can't speak to what is required, as this is
from www.amazon.com
i basically use pse6 for minor color cast revision due to scanning where the scanner adds a slight color cast, for minor sharpening, for resizing and for printing.
from www.amazon.com
in the photo and video world of many choices, adobe photoshop elements is straightforward and easy to use.
from www.amazon.com
but no manual so you have to learn from youtube which has many helpful videos
from www.amazon.com
(i don't know what my video card is; whatever came with the computer.) i would have to agree with another reviewer who said that any problems people experience with elements 6.0 is most likely due to

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Positives: Easy To Use, Easy To Install, Stable, Full Version

Microsoft Windows XP Professional Edition

$123.00 Est. at Amazon

from www.amazon.com
even nt users found more stability in windows 2000, 98 users mostly gamers or downloaders, seeing the blue screen of death often, while win 2k users doing something a little more software intensive
from www.amazon.com
windows xp will by default find most drivers for video card sound cards, network cards, etc.
from www.amazon.com
the most annoying problem i've had is that after you make a certain number of hardware changes (let's say you replace a video card, a hard drive and add some memory) all within a certain period of

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Positives: Good Performance, Stable, Upgrade Version, Platform: PC,PC

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Best Operating Systems for Gaming

Microsoft Windows Vista Home Premium Edition Full Version OEM

Xandros Desktop Home Edition Premium Full Version

Microsoft Windows XP Professional Edition

Microsoft Windows XP Professional x64 Edition

Microsoft Windows XP Home Edition

Microsoft Windows Vista Business Edition Full Version OEM

Microsoft Windows XP Media Center Edition 2005 Full Version OEM

Microsoft Windows XP Professional

Microsoft Windows Vista Business Edition Full Version

Microsoft Windows XP Home Edition English

Propellerhead Reason 4.0

Microsoft Windows Vista Ultimate Edition Full Version OEM

Adobe PHOTOSHOP ELEMENTS V6 WIN CROMRET 1U Full Version

Microsoft Windows XP Professional Edition

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