17-10-2006, 10:10 PM
Mirinee Wrote:Yes, jarl, but the new computers today are supposed to be able to handle having more system resources taken up.
just because something can doesnt mean it should. vista being such a resource consuming program (1Ghz and 512 mb RAM min- the min specs. of most 6 month old games) means that quite a lot of people would have to upgrade their current computers to run it. Also, just because a new computer can handle the increased workload, doesnt mean it should. Thats like saying 'oh, you can carry 50 kilograms in a backpack if you have to. At the moment you're carrying 5 around, which is acceptable, but now im going to make you carry round 20 KG, which means if you need to, you can only carry another 30, instead of another 45'. The idea of an operating system is that it runs quitely, unnoticed in the background. i fail to see how such a resource hogger is either unnoticed or in the background of a computer- unless you have a fairly modern computer, in fact, vista will probably take up more resources than any other program you run.