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WinXP 25 89.29%
Win2K 3 10.71%
Win Server 2003 0 0%
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Old 08-19-2003, 08:24 PM   #1 (permalink)
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What OS To Use????
I do nothing but game really. I would like to know what os will give me the best gameing performance. I can get any one from my boss for free

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Abit nf7-s nforce mobo
amd barton 2500+
fsb @ 215mhz
1gb pc3200 ram@ 430mhz
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Old 08-19-2003, 08:26 PM   #2 (permalink)
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win xp would probably be the best one for gaming
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Old 08-19-2003, 08:34 PM   #3 (permalink)
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IMHO, definitely XP if you're gaming!

Which OS is best for gaming? Click here for the answer!
The above link came from this thread:
http://www.techimo.com/forum/showthr...xp+2000+gaming


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Old 08-19-2003, 08:39 PM   #4 (permalink)
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win2k3 is not designed for gaming in mind, its designed for heavy serving

since we narrowed it down to two read this thread
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Old 08-19-2003, 10:49 PM   #5 (permalink)
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Man, I really wonder about those guys at MS sometimes. Sounds just like the same crap is going on there as in so many offices around the country. Someone asks someone else to get something done this way, and that someone else says "I can't do it that way". And sometimes they are too stupid and really can't do it, but most of the time it's just dam laziness.

No wonder our economy balloons, then pops...we have lazy b@$trds everywhere. And the moment they're called upon...POP

Sorry...off topic. I say either. I have an XP & 2KPro system, and neither has given me any specific problems...though both do not like me using two [or more] of the old "gameport" versions of the 10-button sidewinder pad. Never could get that one to work reliably in either OS.
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Old 08-19-2003, 10:56 PM   #6 (permalink)
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Search around the forums, there's at least 20 threads about it. GZ's is a good start.

As noted above stay far away from 2003 for gaming.
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Old 08-19-2003, 11:21 PM   #7 (permalink)
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I've had better results with Xp than 2k, in terms of gaming if it means anything to you.
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Old 08-20-2003, 01:30 AM   #8 (permalink)
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Tom's Hardware did a test of operating systems and games. XP was the fastest but it only beat 2k by a very small amount... usualy like 1-2 frames per second difference. 1-2 frames is essentialy nothing.

XP and 2k are both great
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I would have to say WinXP too. and as stated already, xp would be the best for gaming
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Old 08-22-2003, 11:33 PM   #10 (permalink)
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Thanks for the help everyone. I figured that i better just stay with win xp. I have disabled a ton of stuff. Now it even looks like win 2k
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