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How much of a difference does it make as far as performance goes on PCSX2? What about 32-bit to 64-bit?
If it's as big of a difference as I might hope to see in responses, I might have to just get a copy of Vista64 just to try PCSX2 on it.
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(06-01-2009, 01:33 AM)BlueToast Wrote: How much of a difference does it make as far as performance goes on PCSX2? What about 32-bit to 64-bit?
If it's as big of a difference as I might hope to see in responses, I might have to just get a copy of Vista64 just to try PCSX2 on it. 
32bit-64bit doesn't impart any performance benefit. But if you're looking for future-proofing and/or have >= 4GB of ram, it's a good idea to get the x64 version.
DX10 in general outperforms DX9 by a noticeable margin. Gabest is actively developing the DX10 portion of GSDX, so that gap is just going to keep on increasing.
All in all, I say go for it if you can get a copy of Vista x64 and your hardware has available drivers. If you're a student at a US university there's a good chance you can get it for a steep discount through your CS department.
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Most games get better speed with DX10. I get 10more fps on tekken5 with DX10.
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Skip Vista and get 7, you can download a free copy and use it till june 2010 I think.
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On my machine, Gsdx performance in DX9 mode is abysmal, whereas in DX10 mode I can play games at a more than decent speed.
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(06-01-2009, 10:30 PM)zero29 Wrote: (06-01-2009, 03:05 PM)kyoko Wrote: Skip Vista and get 7, you can download a free copy and use it till june 2010 I think.
yeah, but from april on you'll have to live with forced reboots every 2h 
What are you talking about?
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