Which One Better For Games?

[g3cK0]

Please clarify me on this. :huh:

Thanks!!!

[balamm*]

Windows XP Minimum Recommended
Operating System Windows XP Windows XP
Processor Pentium® or Equivalent 300 Mhz or faster Pentium II or Equivalent 400 Mhz or faster
Memory 128MB 128MB
Free Disk 100MB 300MB
CD-ROM Yes Yes
Network Interface USB port or installed 10 BASE-T Ethernet NIC*. BellSouth recommends installing your modem using an Ethernet connection. USB port or installed 10 BASE-T Ethernet NIC*. BellSouth recommends installing your modem using an Ethernet connection.




Windows ME Minimum Recommended
Operating System Windows ME Windows ME
Processor Pentium or Equivalent 166 Mhz or faster Pentium II or Equivalent 233 Mhz or faster
Memory 32MB 64MB
Free Disk 50MB 300MB
CD-ROM Yes Yes
Network Interface USB port or installed 10 BASE-T Ethernet NIC*. BellSouth recommends installing your modem using an Ethernet connection. USB port or installed 10 BASE-T Ethernet NIC*. BellSouth recommends installing your modem using an Ethernet connection.




Windows 2000 Minimum Recommended
Operating System Windows 2000 (Service Pack 1 or higher) Windows 2000 (Service Pack 2)
Processor Pentium or Equivalent 166 Mhz or faster Pentium II or Equivalent 300 Mhz or faster
Memory 64MB 128MB
Free Disk 50MB 300MB
CD-ROM Yes Yes
Network Interface USB port or installed 10 BASE-T Ethernet NIC* USB port or installed 10 BASE-T Ethernet NIC

Based on the resources these OS's need - ram, diskpace, performance,

Excluding ME as a little weak,

Looks like win2k is the winner. The next question is- Can you get the drivers to make it perform at peak. You can, but it can take some trial and error.
the good thing about win2k is if you try a game and it doesn't work well or has startup errors, It doesn't hide the program and get buggy like XP does and crash.

[Twigboy]

Mac OS - No just kidding. :lol:

[Lamsey]

Windows 98 SE is actually a little faster for gaming than any other Windows OS.

However, its lead is slowly diminishing due to continuing optimisations for Windows XP. WinXP is probably the best way to go for future-proofing.

[ilw]

I've heard that 2000 has problems running qutie a few games

[Somebody1234]

Originally posted by ilw@16 June 2003 - 09:28
I've heard that 2000 has problems running qutie a few games
Same here. Window XP is the choice here.

[Nunpoom]

If you like playing older games or classic games, then you should keep as Win98, but if you want to be more like future proof then you must get WinXP for sure.

:)

[Acecool]

win2000 is the best gaming os, if your game crashes you can just load it back up, on winme 98 etc you have to reboot...

windows 2000 also doesnt have the graphics glitch that winxp has, example on XP playing VICE CITY the data doesnt always load and you ram a wall, then 5 seconds later it appears, on 2000 it works perfectly...

[MetroStars]

I have 2 back XP up here it works great for all types of games....



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[ObiWan]

for older games use 98SE, for newer games use XP

[ultimatejester]

xp works great with most of the games. it depends on the system 2

[bulio]

xp, no doubt

[balamm*]

Win2K Vs WinXP

And here's a comparison of Win2K Vs WinXP in the VIA Arena Quake III map (which is by the way available for download here). These benchmarks are not surprising as we see very little performance difference between the two operating systems. The reason is, we are using the same drivers on both operating systems. I installed the 4.35 4in1 drivers on Win2K after installing service pack 2. Windows XP has the same drivers built in. The 4.35 4in1 drivers do, however fix some ACPI power management issues with XP and they also contain a silent install of the 686b/Sound Blaster Live patch for XP. These benchmarks were not run on the Xtreme Machine but on my test bed with a 1.7GHz P4 and a VIA P4X266 reference board. http://www.viaarena.com/htmlimages/xmq32kvsxp.gif



Windows 2K wins by a nose:
http://www.viaarena.com/htmlimages/3dkmark2k17.jpg

....over WinXP:

http://www.viaarena.com/htmlimages/3dmarkxp1.7.jpg

[sparsely]

I just realized that if I place my ear just above the rim of my glass, you get the seashell
sound effect.

You should use XP. 2000, like NT, was really never designed for home use. Many games
don't work with 2K, those that do usually have to have extra patches. But it's a stable
and clean OS (mostly). I use 2000 at work and XP Pro at home.

[super_science_monkey]

i used win2000 on my old comp and had no probs with compatiably or stability.