Hi everyone. I recently built a new computer - Gigabyte P35-DS4 (Rev 2.1), Intel Quad Q660 SLACR, PCP&C Silencer 610, 2 x 1GB G.SKILL PC6400, Thermalright Ultra 120E, Windows XP Home (SP2), Diamond Viper X1650 Pro 512MB PCI-E, Lite-On SATA DVD burner, and a Seagate 320GB SATA HD.
I want to play Assassin's Creed on my new system and so I went to the game site and ran their "tester" to see how my system stacked up. The only thing I need to upgrade is the graphics card, which I was planning on doing anyway since I'm not a big fan of ATI cards. The Diamond I bought for my PC was on a ridiculous sale which is why I bought it. The card I'm thinking of upgrading to is this one here, which has a Shader Model 4.0 and will handle most anything I throw at it.
Now my question is should I also upgrade to Vista? Or will I be able to play something like this fine on XP Home? I've been reading up on the XBox 360 controller for Windows and most of the sites recommend having Vista.
Another thing it seems I'll need is an XBox controller (for PC) and the wireless receiver. This device gets a mixed bag on reviews so I figure it's probably a gamble on that. If anyone here owns one I would appreciate your input on this as well.
Thanks in advance for your replies.
I want to play Assassin's Creed on my new system and so I went to the game site and ran their "tester" to see how my system stacked up. The only thing I need to upgrade is the graphics card, which I was planning on doing anyway since I'm not a big fan of ATI cards. The Diamond I bought for my PC was on a ridiculous sale which is why I bought it. The card I'm thinking of upgrading to is this one here, which has a Shader Model 4.0 and will handle most anything I throw at it.
Now my question is should I also upgrade to Vista? Or will I be able to play something like this fine on XP Home? I've been reading up on the XBox 360 controller for Windows and most of the sites recommend having Vista.
Another thing it seems I'll need is an XBox controller (for PC) and the wireless receiver. This device gets a mixed bag on reviews so I figure it's probably a gamble on that. If anyone here owns one I would appreciate your input on this as well.
Thanks in advance for your replies.
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