OS for Gaming PCs
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People are buying tons of expensive hardware just so they can enjoy their games to the fullest extent (and the prices of games nowadays ain’t peanuts either, with the dollar sinking ever so fast). However, as with most things, people often forget tweaking with their software just so their gaming experience would become better than before.
Actually, you don’t need to pay lots of money just so you can get the latest operating system. Actually, new doesn’t always mean it’s the best. One of the newest operating systems out there is the Windows Vista, and so far, not many people are happy regarding the usage of Vista on their gaming units.
One of the best operating systems out there for your PC is the Windows XP, and is also quite cheaper than the latest Windows release out there. Not harmful to the pocket too. But since Microsoft is really trying their best to wipe out this stable system, people are having problems trying to find a good replacement, since most stores only carry Vista nowadays.
Just remember to close any open programs that might cause lag or crashes (sorry Yahoo! Messenger), and if worse comes to worst remove extra software that might be taking up too much space.
Well, we’re not removing Vista for an option when it comes to gaming needs. However, after researching quite a bit (and even trying to run a couple of games, both new and old on Vista), it just doesn’t perform well enough for it’s price.
Vista is probably a prodigy in the making, but it might also be a flop (when it comes to gaming, respectively) like the Iron Man movie, thanks to GTA IV’s release.
So for people looking for an answer if it’s time to update their systems or not, sorry guys, we can’t say anything definite.
But if you’re not ready to let go of your XP yet, we think its ok to hold on a bit longer.
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May 16th, 2008 at 6:30 am
I tried vista and its ok
June 15th, 2008 at 12:40 pm
I have vista ultimate 64bit and its amazing. Far more stable than XP ever was to me. All vista requires for games is that your computer is up to date, and don’t bother getting the 32bit version, The more RAM you have for vista the better.
CRYSIS DX10 64bit - all settings high, except texture; shaders and post processing, which are on very high gets 20 - 30fps
AMD Athlon X2 4800+
BFG 8800GT OC2
2 x 2 gig of DDR2 ram (800mhz)
Crappy MSI motherboard
£18 ASUS case
Vista is a lot better than everyone says…it has just worked flawlessly for me since day one!
June 16th, 2008 at 6:38 pm
Yeah… Vista sux for gaming especially with all the virus crap… why don’t some people out there go and buy a Windows XP Boot Disc and convert it to XP… like me!
December 30th, 2008 at 6:13 pm
best gaming os is xp x64 lil bit unstable compaired to xp 32 bit but for gaming great compaired to all others such as vista very lght os and driver, software comatability is sometimes a prob but for gaming i wud say the best so far no point changing to vista for win 7 is suppose to be fast boot up and all round speed.
January 30th, 2009 at 7:18 am
Vista x64. or if you are torrent savvy, Windows Server 2008 x64. Both of these have tested to preform faster than XP. Server is 10-15% faster than Vista.
May 6th, 2009 at 8:29 pm
RAM and vista…
vista is most likely the largest ram hog to date
the deal is, to actually do any thing performance-wise you would need more than 3 gigs of 800+ MHz RAM, completely diminishing the use of 32 bit vista
16 core Nehalem mac pro, and loving it