Best OS for gaming right now...

[FrozenYak]

well, i understand that win 98 se doesnt allow me to use more than 512 megs, or at least not every efficiently

So which current OS is the best for online games (like lineage 2) and just gaming in general? nothing linux related please

 

[spyordie007]

XP Pro.

All recent games are written specifically to be run under it.

 

[Blayze]

XP

 

[Abos]

Originally posted by: Blayze
XP

 

[Amused]

Originally posted by: Abos

Originally posted by: Blayze
XP

 

[MDE]

Originally posted by: Amused

Originally posted by: Abos

Originally posted by: Blayze
XP

 

[jdogg707]

XP Pro

 

[GhettoFob]

Originally posted by: MDE

Originally posted by: Amused

Originally posted by: Abos

Originally posted by: Blayze
XP

 

[THUGSROOK]

if you wanna play all games including old games ~ win98se

 

[Budman]

Originally posted by: THUGSROOK
if you wanna play all games including old games ~ win98se

He said "Best OS for gaming right now..." not back then ....

 

[CTho9305]

Originally posted by: jdogg707
XP Pro

Yeah, because remote desktop and filesystem encryption are so critical for gamers

 

[spyordie007]

Originally posted by: CTho9305

Originally posted by: jdogg707
XP Pro

Yeah, because remote desktop and filesystem encryption are so critical for gamers

Yes, but stability and better support for new hardware are

 

[MDE]

Originally posted by: spyordie007

Originally posted by: CTho9305

Originally posted by: jdogg707
XP Pro

Yeah, because remote desktop and filesystem encryption are so critical for gamers

Yes, but stability and better support for new hardware are

For just running games it doesn't matter if you run Home Edition or Pro.

 

[Schadenfroh]

Originally posted by: spyordie007

Originally posted by: CTho9305

Originally posted by: jdogg707
XP Pro

Yeah, because remote desktop and filesystem encryption are so critical for gamers

Yes, but stability and better support for new hardware are

how is xp pro more stable than home?

 

[spyordie007]

how is xp pro more stable than home?

It's not

 

[shiftomnimega]

Originally posted by: spyordie007

how is xp pro more stable than home?

It's not

Concur I do.

 

[THUGSROOK]

Originally posted by: Budman

Originally posted by: THUGSROOK
if you wanna play all games including old games ~ win98se

He said "Best OS for gaming right now..." not back then ....

but, i do play old games right now

....new games run just fine on 98se too, no problems here.

 

[Abos]

Originally posted by: shiftomnimega

Originally posted by: spyordie007

how is xp pro more stable than home?

It's not

Concur I do.

I agree with Yoda...

 

[spyordie007]

An oldy but a goody:
http://www.tomshardware.com/consumer/20020930/os_comparison-04.html

Conclusion

The tests show that there's no reason today to use Windows 98/ME in a new system. In many of the benchmarks, XP and 2000 are ahead - albeit only by a small margin. The biggest advantage of 2000 and XP, however, is in the more modern architecture, which, thanks to the increased stability and safety from crashes, allows for a much more relaxed work environment - and, of course, increased demands on the hardware as well.

 

[XBoxLPU]

Windows 3.1 or Linux

 

[MDE]

Originally posted by: XBoxLPU
Windows 3.1 or Linux

MacOS 8.1 0wnz Windoze 3.1, 3.11 on the other hand...

 

[jhu]

it's really a tie between "windows server 2003" and "windows 2000 datacenter server"

 

[Sunner]

Originally posted by: THUGSROOK

Originally posted by: Budman

Originally posted by: THUGSROOK
if you wanna play all games including old games ~ win98se

He said "Best OS for gaming right now..." not back then ....

but, i do play old games right now

....new games run just fine on 98se too, no problems here.

Just what do you play that requires you to use a hopelessly out of date OS such as 9x?
The oldest game I play(not counting NES/SEGA MS emulators) is Doom.

 

[Megatomic]

WinXP compatibility mode works. Anyone using Win9x to run any apps should really check into using this feature.

 

[Abos]

Originally posted by: Megatomic
WinXP compatibility mode works. Anyone using Win9x to run any apps should really check into using this feature.

No it doesn't...