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Not quite yet, but very soon I will be installing Morrowind + Expansions and a number of community mods that really enhance game play. When I attempted to play this game 5 years ago I didn't get it. But now I am intrigued again I understand the games parameters a whole lot better.

The Face in the Frost - John Bellairs; he can say more in a 100 pagesthan some writers can say in a 1,000. Nifft the Lean - Michael Shea; weird, mesmorizing, a so very different than any writer I have read. I think he captures in essence a protagonist that is Chaotic Neutral at best, and a...

I am in full agreement with drothgery. The CPU will limit any upgrade that is being considered. Something tells me it is a Socket 478 Northwood which in its day was a decent enough chip, but with games being not only GPU intensive but CPU intensive as well, the money saved for a true upgrade...

So, if I am reading you correctly, a correct amount of RAM is important, but if my video card and cpu begin to bottle neck because the demands I place on them is greater than they can handle in information transfer, then all the RAM in the world can't help because the CPU and the GPU can't...

Command & Conquer 3 is here and it is Christmas in March for me. Over at Gamespot they had a pretty indepth article concerning system performance and this game. Here is a link: http://www.gamespot.com/features/6168067/index.html?om_act=convert&om_clk=multimodule&tag=multimodule;picks;title;2...

Thanks for the link. I am adding that to my favorites. Good stuff. And I think you are correct about seeing future benefits with SLi taking advantage of dual core chips but as you rightly point out by that time the DX10 will be fully realized! A few questions, XCorvis, about the Antec 180...

Thanks, XCorvis, nice info there. It is amazing how many different points of view there are about this subject and what is the wisest course. Some didn't even know about either patch and they upgraded from a single core to a dual core without a "burp." I just want to make sure i do the right...

Now that is interesting. It makes sense about 32 bit program's limitation under a 64 bit OS. So if I am reading you correctly, Redrobes, the Vista 64 is backwards compatible but limited to running a 32 bit app to 32 bit parameters. Right? Also, I will be upgrading from an Athlon 64 3200+...

One thing I have noticed in my reading in various forums in the 'net is that the 32 bit version of Vista will not recognize no more than 3 Gigs even though a person may have 4 gigs in their motherboard. I think a number of people thought, oh its Vista therefore I can take advantage of 4 Gigs...

I second this. In fact, I would say that mediation may be what is needed here for a consensual agreement. An outside party may be just the thing you need to help iron out the issues. If not, Steel Wind has got the right idea.

How much RAM do you have installed? I know someone who has the same cpu, Vista 64 and 2 gigs of memory (PC 3200) and he has had no issues with lag in gaming or other applications.

Exactly. Your version is pre-Sunbelt Software appropriation of Kerio. I have gone through 3 versions and they have caused BSoDs each and every one. Now they have version 744 and you should see all the various crashes they had to fix from several different angles. I am keeping my fingers...

Now this should prove to be interesting; look forward on reading your review.

before you load Vista, check out this thread: http://forums.anandtech.com/messageview.aspx?catid=32&threadid=2022849&enterthread=y

Thanks for helping clear that up. If you Google "MS Dual Core Patch" and "AMD Dual Core Optimizer" that should get you there. And you are correct, I will not be changing my motherboard. My EPoX 9NPA+Ultra is really rock solid. So I'll get the X2 3800+; I wish I could afford higher though.

So are you saying then that a Dual Core CPU is not as good a buy as led to believe?

From what has been told to me it is an XP issue, i.e., the need to patch.. But is this correct?

I checked Yes, Definitely because at first it was basically only Truth Seeker finding "the dead" and reporting it. But now it seems like there are several posters running over each other trying to be the first to report another death. Creepy/ You decide... :eek:

Thanks to everyone who has replied. It really helped. Steel_Wind, my main reason for a dual core with my socket 939 is to keep it relevant as possible. It is a good solid system but I realize that for this to be a longer term use machine, especially if [when] I upgrade to Vista, I believe the...

I will be upgrading from my Athlon 64 3200+ to an X2 3800+ Manchester. My question is how do older games such as Morrowind, Comand & Conquer, etc., do with the newer dual core processors? For those who utilize dual core and play these older games is there anything to be aware of? Any known...