hi guys
im in the process of building a new PC
these r the specs

gigabyte GA N680sli-DQ6 mother board
Intel Q6600 core 2 Quad CPU
1000w power supply
NX8800gt graphix card
western digital 500g HDD
2 X 2gig (4gig total) DDR2 ram

im just unsure which OS to use...
i have heard from alot of people to steer clear of Vista....constant problems...get XP etc.....but on the other hand the computer shop tells me to get vista...it is better than XP etc.

which would you guys reccomend i get...
i am running XP on my current computer and have had no issues at all with it...runs well...
at the moment i am leaning more towards XP

any help would be appreciated

Well with those specs Vista should run fine. I have a laptop that runs Vista with a few bumbs, but I get over them. The compatibility is not as big of a deal as a lot of people make it sound. Also, IMHO, I think Vista is better then XP. Although, XP does have its strong points. Like taking less resources, and being compatible with almost everything. I am a programmer, software developer, and game developer, and have no issues running all my development software on Vista. It actually comes down to more of a personal opinion on what you will use it for, and what you plan on doing with it. If you are using lots of older software, and older hardware, XP would probably be the better way to go. Right now, a lot of the compatibility bugs are worked out of the software, so most of the new stuff will run good on Vista. I would say Vista. That is just my opinion.

XP For Speed, compatibility and stability
Vista for fancy graphics.

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I'd go for XP. But as erickj92 said, it comes down to what you like.

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I think ASH sum's it up nicely. If you want speed, stability and compatablity then go with XP. The only thing I believe is better in Vista than XP is the Security. But you can make XP just as secure with 3rd Party Security Aps

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You can get a bad hard drive from any manufacturer so that doesn't make them a bad buy. As for operating system I had a dual boot with XP and Vista and wasn't using XP so I got rid of it. Older programs installed on Vista can be run as XP sp2 by right clicking on the icon, selecting Properties, Compatibity and checking the box for XP.

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I have to agree western digital hard drives are not particually good, I tend to by hitachi drives now.

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I have had 2 Hitachi drives fail on me personally. However, I expect it's because they were both notebook models and I tend to move my laptop around with the drive running...

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EXACTLY ON THE POINT!!! i say that if you are doing basic computer functions ( web browsing and using standard software) then vista is fancy and makes u feel good but if you are going to be using some of the more under the table software and programs such as limewire, Styles, and other "sketchy" programs, then i say XP... because personally i like to be able to go in and edit files and folders myself and customize everything myself(which vista does not allow)... so it all come down to what ur gonna use it for man

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well i want my computer mainly to do video editing...
stuff i record on my camera.
but i also want to be able to play the odd game here and there.
i will be running programs like photoshop, itunes etc.
im thinking i might just stay with XP as i use it at the moment and i have never had a problem with it.
also thanx for the heads up with the hard drive....
i have 2 westurn digitals at the moment and havent realy had any major problems with it as of yet....but worht a look into seagate

XP is der best mann

windows XP pro of course all vista is a load of bug under a fancy cover.

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i think its all depends on what your using it for i sware buy xp but all my mate prefer vista

ive not used vista alot yet so i cant really comment on whats better
im getting my new pc this weekend and that got vista on it so ill come back on this one

I know someone who works for Qualccomm and he prefers XP.

hi, i have had Vista and wona tell u, me personaly did not like it... it's to slow on my computer plus not all the games ind programs works with it...
i would go for XP...

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