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Dell Studio XPS "Freezes" while gaming..

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shirazhansen
shirazhansen Original post #1
Apr 22, 2009 at 11:33 AM
Hi all,

One of my frns recently bought a dell studio xps 15" with ati 4570 graphics. (The rest of the config is standard with 3gb ram and a c2d procy.. forgot which one though..)

We tried playin GRID on it, but halfway through a race, everything just freezes for 10-20 seconds, and then the game continues where it left off.. Is this becoz i hv Vista premium? Coz i've heard tht apart frm vista ultimate, all other Vista versions have trouble with gaming.. If that is the case, can i install XP on it?

Are there any known issues with installing xp on dell laptops?

Pls help me out, i'm trying to decide whether or not to buy this lappie for my younger brother, and he's into gaming.. nothing heavy though.. mostly FIFA and GRID kinda stuff..
rajhot
rajhot #2
Apr 22, 2009 at 12:02 PM
You can install XP on it.
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Just check the drivers support for XP, other than that there shouldn't be any issues
shirazhansen
Apr 23, 2009 at 11:49 PM
Ok... Thanks mate.. :)