Vista 64 bit vs. 7 32 bit

**Papewaio** · 08-18-2011, 04:36

Problem is I can't with my own machine play F3 to make a judgement call. :(

**Lemur** · 08-18-2011, 21:46

Pape, I suspect you're having some other issue, since I've been able to play F3 on a Win7 64-bit machine without problem. Potential vectors of trouble: video card and/or video driver; sound card and/or sound driver. You aren't trying to game on a Quadro, are you?

**Papewaio** · 08-19-2011, 03:27

Worse a six core.

**Lemur** · 08-19-2011, 21:18

Originally Posted by Papewaio

Worse a six core.

No, no, that's your CPU; I was referring to your GPU. The Nvidia Quadro is a CAD-certified card that isn't really meant for gaming. I was wondering if you were running something like that and wondering why you are having trouble running some titles. Just, you know, musing out loud.

**Drunk Clown** · 08-19-2011, 21:41

Quadro not Quatro.

**CrossLOPER** · 08-19-2011, 22:29

Just a follow-up:

I Installed Win7 32-bit. Works great. Much better than Vista. GPU temps went down by 10C. Boot and application startup is more consistent. Identifying drivers was a bit of a pain, but the laptop now works better than ever before.

**a completely inoffensive name** · 08-20-2011, 02:41

I am trying to upgrade my desktop's 32 bit Vista to 64 bit Windows 7. I have no idea what I am doing here.

**Papewaio** · 08-21-2011, 01:42

Originally Posted by Lemur

No, no, that's your CPU; I was referring to your GPU. The Nvidia Quadro is a CAD-certified card that isn't really meant for gaming. I was wondering if you were running something like that and wondering why you are having trouble running some titles. Just, you know, musing out loud.

Sorry, my bad. I had already tried the multi-core solution. It is essentially a mix of hardware based on the budget version of the Ars Technica guide with a few components from the medium one. Tower and hardware cost under $1k Aus (we have a bit of a markup on most goods here, so I'm sure people could have done it even cheaper in the US). I upgraded the core because there weren't any X3's or 4's available.

Video Card:
Card name: AMD Radeon HD 6800 Series
Manufacturer: ATI Technologies Inc.
Chip type: ATI display adapter (0x6739)
DAC type: Internal DAC(400MHz)
Device Key: Enum\PCI\VEN_1002&DEV_6739&SUBSYS_21F81458&REV_00
Display Memory: 751 MB
Dedicated Memory: 1008 MB
Shared Memory: 3838 MB
Current Mode: 1024 x 768 (32 bit) (85Hz)

Other Hardware:
Operating System: Windows 7 Home Premium 64-bit (6.1, Build 7601) Service Pack 1 (7601.win7sp1_gdr.110622-1506)
Language: English (Regional Setting: English)
System Manufacturer: Gigabyte Technology Co., Ltd.
System Model: GA-880GM-USB3
BIOS: Award Modular BIOS v6.00PG
Processor: AMD Phenom(tm) II X6 1090T Processor (6 CPUs), ~3.2GHz
Memory: 8192MB RAM
Available OS Memory: 8190MB RAM
Page File: 2205MB used, 14171MB available

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Runs Shogun 2 and TF2 very well... haven't updated my LCD monitor in 6 years... small but keeps it tucked away.

**Lemur** · 08-21-2011, 04:09

Okay Pape, doing some Googling, I see that others with that model video card have had driver-based gaming problems. Here's a solution that was posted at HardOCP that worked for some users:

Go here, download this:

http://www.guru3d.com/category/driversweeper/

Firstly, go to your device manager, find the display adapter listing for your card, click on it, go to the "driver" tab, and use the bottom radio button to uninstall your drivers there. It WILL bork up your display (icons may double, you'll be at godawful resolution, etc), but it's natural for that to happen.

When your drivers are uninstalled, BEFORE you reboot, also run that program. Run it twice to be sure. Make sure that you select "ATI drivers" in the menu, then click "Analyze," then "Clean/Sweep/Whatevercommandisheretoexecute."

Then reboot, cold boot preferably, ie total shutdown, wait 5 seconds, power on (clears laggy ram and capacitors). Boot up, install your drivers, reboot.

This has solved 80% of driver issues with ATI cards (and some nVidia cards) that I know of. The other 20% mostly deals with registry values and, in absolute worst case scenarios, hardware issues or a complete Windows reinstall.

**Papewaio** · 08-21-2011, 11:32

Sounds like a baby with the bathwater scenario. I'll have to give it a shot, I'm using the AMD Vision Engine Control.

Must do full backup before trying this though...