Comments on: A note from Microsoft on Vista… http://www.relicrank.com/bloggo/2007/08/03/a-note-from-microsoft-on-vista/ The personal blog of Buggo, a.k.a Allie Henze, Relic Community Manager. Fri, 21 Nov 2008 03:06:29 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.0.5 by: NovaBurn http://www.relicrank.com/bloggo/2007/08/03/a-note-from-microsoft-on-vista/#comment-9613 Wed, 15 Aug 2007 22:15:47 +0000 http://www.relicrank.com/bloggo/2007/08/03/a-note-from-microsoft-on-vista/#comment-9613 I installed the hotfix as well, much improved performance in CoH. The game doesn't seem to shutter or stutter as much as it used to if at all. Performance test was everything on High/Ultra with the Textures being at High. AMD64 X2 4200+ / 3GB DDR400 / ATi x1950Pro 256mb. my minimum FPS didn't drop below 24 FPS and capped out at the 60fps for my LCD. CPU usage and memory usage per my G15 keyboard at their highest were around 85% CPU and maybe 76% for the RAM. I installed the hotfix as well, much improved performance in CoH. The game doesn’t seem to shutter or stutter as much as it used to if at all. Performance test was everything on High/Ultra with the Textures being at High. AMD64 X2 4200+ / 3GB DDR400 / ATi x1950Pro 256mb. my minimum FPS didn’t drop below 24 FPS and capped out at the 60fps for my LCD. CPU usage and memory usage per my G15 keyboard at their highest were around 85% CPU and maybe 76% for the RAM.

]]> by: fldash http://www.relicrank.com/bloggo/2007/08/03/a-note-from-microsoft-on-vista/#comment-8955 Tue, 07 Aug 2007 16:01:36 +0000 http://www.relicrank.com/bloggo/2007/08/03/a-note-from-microsoft-on-vista/#comment-8955 All I know is I installed the fix and played on DirectX 10 to much improved performance, I have a e6600, 4GB DDR800, and 8800GTS 640MB. Before I was unimpressed with DX10 performance so I chose to use DX9. Now I can finally play with DX10. All I know is I installed the fix and played on DirectX 10 to much improved performance, I have a e6600, 4GB DDR800, and 8800GTS 640MB. Before I was unimpressed with DX10 performance so I chose to use DX9. Now I can finally play with DX10.

]]> by: jtacey http://www.relicrank.com/bloggo/2007/08/03/a-note-from-microsoft-on-vista/#comment-8913 Tue, 07 Aug 2007 01:31:26 +0000 http://www.relicrank.com/bloggo/2007/08/03/a-note-from-microsoft-on-vista/#comment-8913 Some misinformation here: Basically what this does is under Vista and any game that runs under DX9 or earlier (99% of games) the program makes a copy of the video memory in virtual memory. So for example if you have a card that has 1GB of memory (NV 7950gx2) that means when you start the game you have already used 1GB of virtual address space, never mind how much virtual memory is going to be used by the program itself. So this changes so that the program uses a lot less virtual memory for the video card. So it takes longer to get to the 2GB barrier and crap out. Some misinformation here:

Basically what this does is under Vista and any game that runs under DX9 or earlier (99% of games) the program makes a copy of the video memory in virtual memory. So for example if you have a card that has 1GB of memory (NV 7950gx2) that means when you start the game you have already used 1GB of virtual address space, never mind how much virtual memory is going to be used by the program itself. So this changes so that the program uses a lot less virtual memory for the video card. So it takes longer to get to the 2GB barrier and crap out.

]]> by: fldash http://www.relicrank.com/bloggo/2007/08/03/a-note-from-microsoft-on-vista/#comment-8866 Mon, 06 Aug 2007 13:14:48 +0000 http://www.relicrank.com/bloggo/2007/08/03/a-note-from-microsoft-on-vista/#comment-8866 JaDz, thanks bro. Wasn't looking forward to having to call PSS. JaDz, thanks bro. Wasn’t looking forward to having to call PSS.

]]> by: Davidson "Faltnor" Pedersen http://www.relicrank.com/bloggo/2007/08/03/a-note-from-microsoft-on-vista/#comment-8850 Mon, 06 Aug 2007 07:29:26 +0000 http://www.relicrank.com/bloggo/2007/08/03/a-note-from-microsoft-on-vista/#comment-8850 Ill stick with my reliable Xp for a few my years I think Ill stick with my reliable Xp for a few my years I think

]]> by: JaDz http://www.relicrank.com/bloggo/2007/08/03/a-note-from-microsoft-on-vista/#comment-8767 Sat, 04 Aug 2007 22:48:37 +0000 http://www.relicrank.com/bloggo/2007/08/03/a-note-from-microsoft-on-vista/#comment-8767 32-bit: http://thehotfixshare.net/board/index.php?automodule=downloads&showfile=2830 32-bit: http://thehotfixshare.net/board/index.php?automodule=downloads&showfile=2830

]]> by: ACPureRage http://www.relicrank.com/bloggo/2007/08/03/a-note-from-microsoft-on-vista/#comment-8765 Sat, 04 Aug 2007 21:15:26 +0000 http://www.relicrank.com/bloggo/2007/08/03/a-note-from-microsoft-on-vista/#comment-8765 Oh - @ Camo: the Quick Fix isn't available yet. Oh - @ Camo: the Quick Fix isn’t available yet.

]]> by: ACPureRage http://www.relicrank.com/bloggo/2007/08/03/a-note-from-microsoft-on-vista/#comment-8764 Sat, 04 Aug 2007 21:14:56 +0000 http://www.relicrank.com/bloggo/2007/08/03/a-note-from-microsoft-on-vista/#comment-8764 2 GB RAM. Video memory and RAM are interrelated somehow, and IIRC, VRAM and RAM are interrelated. The more VRAM you have, the more RAM it uses. 32-bit versions of Vista apparently do not use over 2GB of RAM - hence the "2GB barrier". 2 GB RAM. Video memory and RAM are interrelated somehow, and IIRC, VRAM and RAM are interrelated. The more VRAM you have, the more RAM it uses. 32-bit versions of Vista apparently do not use over 2GB of RAM - hence the “2GB barrier”.

]]> by: Camo http://www.relicrank.com/bloggo/2007/08/03/a-note-from-microsoft-on-vista/#comment-8763 Sat, 04 Aug 2007 19:52:10 +0000 http://www.relicrank.com/bloggo/2007/08/03/a-note-from-microsoft-on-vista/#comment-8763 wats weird is wen u go to this page, http://support.microsoft.com/kb/940105, da fix isnt there and theres a bunch of stuff dat has no relevance to wat ur lookn for wats weird is wen u go to this page, http://support.microsoft.com/kb/940105, da fix isnt there and theres a bunch of stuff dat has no relevance to wat ur lookn for

]]> by: Camo http://www.relicrank.com/bloggo/2007/08/03/a-note-from-microsoft-on-vista/#comment-8762 Sat, 04 Aug 2007 19:51:16 +0000 http://www.relicrank.com/bloggo/2007/08/03/a-note-from-microsoft-on-vista/#comment-8762 lol i think 0.1% is still a big number. hardly ANYONE has a 2gb graphic card lol i think 0.1% is still a big number. hardly ANYONE has a 2gb graphic card

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