Build a Windows Vista System Today! - ' To Wait' (
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The question of whether to wait or not is actually a two part question:
Do I wait to upgrade or install Vista until it shakes out a bit?
If I decide to take the plunge, should I bring my current system up to snuff, build a new one—or wait?
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It's likely that many users will simply take a wait and see attitude about Vista. After all, Microsoft has already announced that many of the features in Vista, such as Internet Explorer 7, Windows Media Player 11, and some parts of the graphics subsystem—will be back-ported to Windows XP. And XP's system requirements won't be as stiff.
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If you are intrigued by Vista, then it may be worth planning your upgrade cycle carefully. For example, if you've been eyeing a new graphics card but already have fairly capable hardware, maybe you should wait until GPUs that support DirectX 10 come out, most likely later this year. Or maybe you can get along without that new hard drive, and wait for the hybrid drives to arrive on the scene.
What is clear is that you can build a system today, with existing available parts, that will do a bang-up job of running Windows Vista. Even if you're not convinced enough to make the plunge on launch day, upgrading your system so that it's Vista-capable will pay dividends in better performance with today's applications.
This article was originally published on extremetech.com.
