Best OS per platform for processing?

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OzzFan Volunteer tester Send message Joined: 9 Apr 02 Posts: 15691 Credit: 84,761,841 RAC: 28	Message 917021 - Posted: 12 Jul 2009, 3:19:24 UTC - in response to Message 917015. Compaq V4020US Intel Pentium M processor 1.50GHz [x86 Family 6 Model 13 Stepping 8] Vista on a single core Centrino/M ? Gross......although you neglected to mention how much RAM and if you are running 2GB, then anything is possible I guess. ;) I had Vista Home Premium 32bit running on an old single core Pentium 4 2.53GHz with a 533MHz FSB and 1GB of RAM. It ran decent, but it helped out a bit when I upgraded to the max the motherboard supported: 2GB. ID: 917021 ·

OzzFan Volunteer tester Send message Joined: 9 Apr 02 Posts: 15691 Credit: 84,761,841 RAC: 28	Message 917023 - Posted: 12 Jul 2009, 3:20:23 UTC - in response to Message 916978. Ok I bit the $49.99 bullet and pre-ordered Win 7 upgrade from Amazon with Free Shipping, It was too good a deal to pass up, I would have ordered two, But that's more than I feel comfortable spending right now. :D I am very (im)patiently waiting for them to release Win7 via TechNet. My new 1.5GTB HDD just arrived yesterday and I'm dying to install it! :) ID: 917023 ·

HAL9000 Volunteer tester Send message Joined: 11 Sep 99 Posts: 6534 Credit: 196,805,888 RAC: 57	Message 917034 - Posted: 12 Jul 2009, 3:45:43 UTC - in response to Message 917015. Compaq V4020US Intel Pentium M processor 1.50GHz [x86 Family 6 Model 13 Stepping 8] Vista on a single core Centrino/M ? Gross......although you neglected to mention how much RAM and if you are running 2GB, then anything is possible I guess. ;) Well the machine is maxed out with ram.... at 1GB.... It is faster then my old 2.4Ghz P4 machine. Tho I'm playing around with OCing because I think it should be faster then the notebook! LOL Currently it's stable at 17% OC with stock voltage & OEM HSF. Justh ave to see if it can prove it's metal against the notebook now. SETI@home classic workunits: 93,865 CPU time: 863,447 hours Join the [url=http://tinyurl.com/8y46zvu]BP6/VP6 User Group[ ID: 917034 ·

OzzFan Volunteer tester Send message Joined: 9 Apr 02 Posts: 15691 Credit: 84,761,841 RAC: 28	Message 917038 - Posted: 12 Jul 2009, 3:50:42 UTC - in response to Message 917034. Compaq V4020US Intel Pentium M processor 1.50GHz [x86 Family 6 Model 13 Stepping 8] Vista on a single core Centrino/M ? Gross......although you neglected to mention how much RAM and if you are running 2GB, then anything is possible I guess. ;) Well the machine is maxed out with ram.... at 1GB.... It is faster then my old 2.4Ghz P4 machine. Tho I'm playing around with OCing because I think it should be faster then the notebook! LOL Currently it's stable at 17% OC with stock voltage & OEM HSF. Justh ave to see if it can prove it's metal against the notebook now. Centrino notebooks, if using a Pentium M will be far more powerful than a Pentium 4. My Pentium M 745 (1.8GHz 2MB cache) Centrino notebook can get about a 400 - 500 RAC using optimized apps running 24/7, but I don't run the laptop much anymore. ID: 917038 ·

TCP JESUS Send message Joined: 19 Jan 03 Posts: 205 Credit: 1,248,845 RAC: 0	Message 917047 - Posted: 12 Jul 2009, 4:01:57 UTC The M/Centrino is a good platform. In regards to it's standings against a P4, it has been shown time and time again that the average M/Centrino compares to a P4 at approx 2x it's clock speed on average (Centrino/M @ 1.5Ghz = P4 @ 3.0Ghz in layman's terms.) I am TCP JESUS...The Carpenter Phenom Jesus....and *HAMMERING* is what I do best! formerly known as...MC Hammer. ID: 917047 ·

HAL9000 Volunteer tester Send message Joined: 11 Sep 99 Posts: 6534 Credit: 196,805,888 RAC: 57	Message 917050 - Posted: 12 Jul 2009, 4:05:55 UTC - in response to Message 917038. Compaq V4020US Intel Pentium M processor 1.50GHz [x86 Family 6 Model 13 Stepping 8] Vista on a single core Centrino/M ? Gross......although you neglected to mention how much RAM and if you are running 2GB, then anything is possible I guess. ;) Well the machine is maxed out with ram.... at 1GB.... It is faster then my old 2.4Ghz P4 machine. Tho I'm playing around with OCing because I think it should be faster then the notebook! LOL Currently it's stable at 17% OC with stock voltage & OEM HSF. Justh ave to see if it can prove it's metal against the notebook now. Centrino notebooks, if using a Pentium M will be far more powerful than a Pentium 4. My Pentium M 745 (1.8GHz 2MB cache) Centrino notebook can get about a 400 - 500 RAC using optimized apps running 24/7, but I don't run the laptop much anymore. I always wanted to buy a 2Ghz chip for it, but I could never find one at a decent price. At this point I'm looking to upgrade it to get a notebook with HDMI out to get a better connection to my 61" TV. SETI@home classic workunits: 93,865 CPU time: 863,447 hours Join the [url=http://tinyurl.com/8y46zvu]BP6/VP6 User Group[ ID: 917050 ·

HAL9000 Volunteer tester Send message Joined: 11 Sep 99 Posts: 6534 Credit: 196,805,888 RAC: 57	Message 917051 - Posted: 12 Jul 2009, 4:08:07 UTC - in response to Message 917047. The M/Centrino is a good platform. In regards to it's standings against a P4, it has been shown time and time again that the average M/Centrino compares to a P4 at approx 2x it's clock speed on average (Centrino/M @ 1.5Ghz = P4 @ 3.0Ghz in layman's terms.) That is something I noticed right after I got the notebook. As I had a 3Ghz P4 for my main machine then. There were a lot of "no way that can't be true" and "wait... that's done already" moments. SETI@home classic workunits: 93,865 CPU time: 863,447 hours Join the [url=http://tinyurl.com/8y46zvu]BP6/VP6 User Group[ ID: 917051 ·

TCP JESUS Send message Joined: 19 Jan 03 Posts: 205 Credit: 1,248,845 RAC: 0	Message 917057 - Posted: 12 Jul 2009, 4:23:27 UTC - in response to Message 917051. The M/Centrino is a good platform. In regards to it's standings against a P4, it has been shown time and time again that the average M/Centrino compares to a P4 at approx 2x it's clock speed on average (Centrino/M @ 1.5Ghz = P4 @ 3.0Ghz in layman's terms.) That is something I noticed right after I got the notebook. As I had a 3Ghz P4 for my main machine then. There were a lot of "no way that can't be true" and "wait... that's done already" moments. Exactly. That is one of the reasons that Overclocking Socket 479 CPU's was so popular for a short time.....people were unable to get a TRUE 4.0Ghz performance on a desktop CPU, but 2+Ghz on a Banias was common ;) (giving the equivilant of about 4.0Ghz or so when compared to a Socket 478 Desktop 'Northwood' P4). I am TCP JESUS...The Carpenter Phenom Jesus....and *HAMMERING* is what I do best! formerly known as...MC Hammer. ID: 917057 ·

HAL9000 Volunteer tester Send message Joined: 11 Sep 99 Posts: 6534 Credit: 196,805,888 RAC: 57	Message 917067 - Posted: 12 Jul 2009, 4:56:33 UTC - in response to Message 917057. The M/Centrino is a good platform. In regards to it's standings against a P4, it has been shown time and time again that the average M/Centrino compares to a P4 at approx 2x it's clock speed on average (Centrino/M @ 1.5Ghz = P4 @ 3.0Ghz in layman's terms.) That is something I noticed right after I got the notebook. As I had a 3Ghz P4 for my main machine then. There were a lot of "no way that can't be true" and "wait... that's done already" moments. Exactly. That is one of the reasons that Overclocking Socket 479 CPU's was so popular for a short time.....people were unable to get a TRUE 4.0Ghz performance on a desktop CPU, but 2+Ghz on a Banias was common ;) (giving the equivilant of about 4.0Ghz or so when compared to a Socket 478 Desktop 'Northwood' P4). My home server uses a T7200 Core 2 Duo Mobile processor. About 2 years ago the MoDT platform was rather popular but seems to have died off now. It sure would be nice to upgrade that system to a T9900, but I would need a new board as the Abit il-90mv only supports a 667 bus. SETI@home classic workunits: 93,865 CPU time: 863,447 hours Join the [url=http://tinyurl.com/8y46zvu]BP6/VP6 User Group[ ID: 917067 ·

jochem Send message Joined: 12 Jul 09 Posts: 1 Credit: 14,668 RAC: 0	Message 917243 - Posted: 12 Jul 2009, 21:29:38 UTC jaunty jackalope :D crunching better than a w7 ID: 917243 ·

HAL9000 Volunteer tester Send message Joined: 11 Sep 99 Posts: 6534 Credit: 196,805,888 RAC: 57	Message 917524 - Posted: 14 Jul 2009, 5:13:08 UTC - in response to Message 917023. Ok I bit the $49.99 bullet and pre-ordered Win 7 upgrade from Amazon with Free Shipping, It was too good a deal to pass up, I would have ordered two, But that's more than I feel comfortable spending right now. :D I am very (im)patiently waiting for them to release Win7 via TechNet. My new 1.5GTB HDD just arrived yesterday and I'm dying to install it! :) On pins and needles waiting for it. Word is that Steve Balmer will be announcing at his keynote at the 14th. I also heard a nasty rumor that technet wouldn't be getting it until July 24th. I'm watching for it.... https://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/subscriptions/securedownloads/default.aspx SETI@home classic workunits: 93,865 CPU time: 863,447 hours Join the [url=http://tinyurl.com/8y46zvu]BP6/VP6 User Group[ ID: 917524 ·

OzzFan Volunteer tester Send message Joined: 9 Apr 02 Posts: 15691 Credit: 84,761,841 RAC: 28	Message 917591 - Posted: 14 Jul 2009, 13:34:00 UTC - in response to Message 917524. Ok I bit the $49.99 bullet and pre-ordered Win 7 upgrade from Amazon with Free Shipping, It was too good a deal to pass up, I would have ordered two, But that's more than I feel comfortable spending right now. :D I am very (im)patiently waiting for them to release Win7 via TechNet. My new 1.5GTB HDD just arrived yesterday and I'm dying to install it! :) On pins and needles waiting for it. Word is that Steve Balmer will be announcing at his keynote at the 14th. I also heard a nasty rumor that technet wouldn't be getting it until July 24th. I'm watching for it.... https://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/subscriptions/securedownloads/default.aspx Well that kinda sucks. I paid almost $20 extra for overnight shipping to make sure it would get here before Monday or Tuesday and now its not going to be released until Friday of next week? I could have gone with the free ground shipping. :( I'll just have to keep watching too... ID: 917591 ·

TCP JESUS Send message Joined: 19 Jan 03 Posts: 205 Credit: 1,248,845 RAC: 0	Message 917596 - Posted: 14 Jul 2009, 13:40:29 UTC I don't understand why Windows 7 is so great.....and everyone is in such a hurry to jump-ship from Vista in favour of it. I love Vista x64. I am TCP JESUS...The Carpenter Phenom Jesus....and *HAMMERING* is what I do best! formerly known as...MC Hammer. ID: 917596 ·

Lint trap Send message Joined: 30 May 03 Posts: 871 Credit: 28,092,319 RAC: 0	Message 917605 - Posted: 14 Jul 2009, 14:19:05 UTC - in response to Message 917596. I don't understand why Windows 7 is so great.....and everyone is in such a hurry to jump-ship from Vista in favour of it. I love Vista x64. "Hope springs eternal." More power to them, I say. Somebody has to be the guinea pigs for bugs and security patches ad-nauseum. I paid my dues with XP and I am staying with it, for now. Besides, what would I do with my 5 1/4 inch drives and all those floppies??? LOL! Martin ID: 917605 ·

OzzFan Volunteer tester Send message Joined: 9 Apr 02 Posts: 15691 Credit: 84,761,841 RAC: 28	Message 917618 - Posted: 14 Jul 2009, 15:28:47 UTC - in response to Message 917596. I don't understand why Windows 7 is so great.....and everyone is in such a hurry to jump-ship from Vista in favour of it. I love Vista x64. I love Vista as well. I don't think of it as "jumping ship", rather Win7 is simply Vista v6.1, so its merely a slight improvement on an already strong foundation. Not to mention there's a few features in there that I think are a real plus that can help me with my day-to-day productivity. ID: 917618 ·

OzzFan Volunteer tester Send message Joined: 9 Apr 02 Posts: 15691 Credit: 84,761,841 RAC: 28	Message 917619 - Posted: 14 Jul 2009, 15:31:29 UTC - in response to Message 917605. I don't understand why Windows 7 is so great.....and everyone is in such a hurry to jump-ship from Vista in favour of it. I love Vista x64. "Hope springs eternal." More power to them, I say. Somebody has to be the guinea pigs for bugs and security patches ad-nauseum. I paid my dues with XP and I am staying with it, for now. Besides, what would I do with my 5 1/4 inch drives and all those floppies??? LOL! Martin I paid my dues over my entire usage of the Windows Operating System, or the Windows shell program (Windows 1.0 -> Windows ME), and every copy of *nix I've ever tried and got frustrated over. I don't mind being a guinea pig, I enjoy playing around with the latest tech, which is what makes me such an excellent geek. ID: 917619 ·

HAL9000 Volunteer tester Send message Joined: 11 Sep 99 Posts: 6534 Credit: 196,805,888 RAC: 57	Message 917646 - Posted: 14 Jul 2009, 16:59:52 UTC - in response to Message 917596. I don't understand why Windows 7 is so great.....and everyone is in such a hurry to jump-ship from Vista in favour of it. I love Vista x64. for me it is actually just getting it so we can start testing our drivers at work and get things certified. Personally I don't care for Vista or Win7. I only use Vista at home for the DX 10.1 support. SETI@home classic workunits: 93,865 CPU time: 863,447 hours Join the [url=http://tinyurl.com/8y46zvu]BP6/VP6 User Group[ ID: 917646 ·

HAL9000 Volunteer tester Send message Joined: 11 Sep 99 Posts: 6534 Credit: 196,805,888 RAC: 57	Message 917648 - Posted: 14 Jul 2009, 17:01:05 UTC - in response to Message 917605. I don't understand why Windows 7 is so great.....and everyone is in such a hurry to jump-ship from Vista in favour of it. I love Vista x64. "Hope springs eternal." More power to them, I say. Somebody has to be the guinea pigs for bugs and security patches ad-nauseum. I paid my dues with XP and I am staying with it, for now. Besides, what would I do with my 5 1/4 inch drives and all those floppies??? LOL! Martin What am I suppose to do with my external 8" floppy drive? :( SETI@home classic workunits: 93,865 CPU time: 863,447 hours Join the [url=http://tinyurl.com/8y46zvu]BP6/VP6 User Group[ ID: 917648 ·

1mp0Â£173 Volunteer tester Send message Joined: 3 Apr 99 Posts: 8423 Credit: 356,897 RAC: 0	Message 917691 - Posted: 14 Jul 2009, 23:38:23 UTC - in response to Message 917648. What am I suppose to do with my external 8" floppy drive? :( Need any floppies?? ID: 917691 ·

HAL9000 Volunteer tester Send message Joined: 11 Sep 99 Posts: 6534 Credit: 196,805,888 RAC: 57	Message 917700 - Posted: 15 Jul 2009, 0:12:05 UTC - in response to Message 917691. What am I suppose to do with my external 8" floppy drive? :( Need any floppies?? Well... to be honest I took the motors out of it a long time ago. SETI@home classic workunits: 93,865 CPU time: 863,447 hours Join the [url=http://tinyurl.com/8y46zvu]BP6/VP6 User Group[ ID: 917700 ·

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