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Gaming in Vista & Windows 7

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onlytanmoy Original post #1
Jul 22, 2009 at 7:03 PM
Hi guys,

Got 2 questions -

1. Games will run more smooth in Vista or in XP ? I think, the obvious answer is XP as it is less resource hungry than Vista. But still wanted to clear my understanding..wat u all say?

2. Say a particular game is working fine in Vista. Is it guaranteed that it will also run on Windows 7? I never got a chance to test this. Anybody?

Thanks in advance,
Troy.
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Jul 22, 2009 at 7:21 PM
1. If you want performance then XP but if you need eye candy Vista is for you. Although, I'd recommend Windows 7 above both.

2. Every game that works on Vista works on Windows 7. Even some games that don't game on Vista (the old games) seem to be working on Windows 7.
furious_gamer
Jul 22, 2009 at 7:31 PM
@Sunny1211993

Well Said.

@onlytanmoy

1 . A Friend of mine told me that he clearly see the difference in eye-candy in Vista, compared to XP. So a well tweaked Vista is better in games than a XP IMO.

2 . AFAIK Windows 7 is the great product from Microsoft in Windows series. Best in compatibility, driver support, easy to use . I never regret to use the Windows 7 anl over all, i am waiting for it. I got some problem running NFS2 with Vista x64, but get it worked in Windows 7. What other to say about it? Nothing. Simply superb.
O
Jul 22, 2009 at 7:59 PM
Thanks a lot Sunny & Raj..

I got it. Windows 7 is the answer.
Nithu
Nithu #5
Jul 22, 2009 at 7:59 PM
Ya.. true... all games are running fine on Windows 7.
vamsi_krishna
Jul 22, 2009 at 8:10 PM
windows 7 is the best invention of the man after he invented fire. go for it. Nothing beats it...

BTW, vista is the best thing the man has discovered after toilet tissue paper. Go for it on your own risk.
O
Jul 22, 2009 at 8:20 PM
thanks for the confirmation Nithu.

windows 7 is the best invention of the man after he invented fire. go for it. Nothing beats it...

BTW, vista is the best thing the man has discovered after toilet tissue paper. Go for it on your own risk.

lol...i like the statement...thanks vamsi :)
amitash
amitash #8
Jul 22, 2009 at 8:23 PM
^vista is great if you have a ton of ram and fast computer....but obviously windows 7 is the answer here.
asingh
asingh #9
Jul 22, 2009 at 10:46 PM
^vista is great if you have a ton of ram and fast computer....but obviously windows 7 is the answer here.

How much resource does Windows 7 take as compared to XP...?

Will I have a loss of FPS if I migrate to Windows 7, and keep the same setup...?

When does the official version come out...?...Also is it true that the Windows 7 release candidates expire after 60 days...?
desiibond
desiibond #10
Jul 23, 2009 at 8:24 AM
I felt that games like DiRT were a bit slower in Vista than on XP but windows 7 certainly rocks and is "The OS" now :)
O
Jul 23, 2009 at 11:52 AM
thanks bond...time to try my hands on "Windows Se7en" :)
furious_gamer
Jul 23, 2009 at 4:05 PM
How much resource does Windows 7 take as compared to XP...?
It consumes less resource than XP does.

Will I have a loss of FPS if I migrate to Windows 7, and keep the same setup...?
Not at all. Even if its so, the difference is meagre.

When does the official version come out...?...Also is it true that the Windows 7 release candidates expire after 60 days...?

It'll be release by October 22, 2009 (Source : *en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Windows_7).

The RC Version of Windows 7 expires by end of August 2009.

By this all, go for Windows 7. The next best thing after XP.8)
vamsi_krishna
Jul 23, 2009 at 4:59 PM
^vista is great if you have a ton of ram and fast computer....but obviously windows 7 is the answer here.

I have not said that to hurt your feelings amaitash. Vista just eats the memory like meet balls.

I admit that i don't have enough memory. But why the people all over the world who have quarcores and dualcores and tones of ram complain about vista?

It's just the way it works. Vista is a bad product. remember what MS official said when a journalist asked that "Why people are saying that vista is not good". He said "I would advice people to learn about vista." LOL, he thinks that people are illiterates
amitash
amitash #15
Jul 23, 2009 at 7:22 PM
^my feelings are not hurt, lol...yes vista has a ton of bugs, but i never seem to have any problems with it...although i do have a few problems on some older comps...thats y i said its good if you have a ton of resources
desiibond
desiibond #16
Jul 23, 2009 at 8:03 PM
@vamsi and amitash, I had two different experineces with Vista.

1) It was butter smooth on my Athlon 64+2gig ram+HD2600XT rig
2) It made be pull my hair out when I tested my office's builds for day-to-day office work.

All in all, it did lot of good to h/w market and laid a perfect foundation for windows 7.
O
Jul 24, 2009 at 11:27 AM
All in all, it did lot of good to h/w market and laid a perfect foundation for windows 7.
thats so true bond, vista did render a economical helping hand to the H/W market & laid a perfect foundation for Win 7.