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<< NTFS is shown to be faster and safer. >>
I'd like to see the proof.
Faster is a a bit of a sweeping generalization. NTFS uses more system resources with its added features -- built-in security, disk compression, file encryption, etc. -- and so for gaming purposes, I would opt for FAT32. However, if you feel that you will benefit from any of the features that NTFS offers, use it. When it comes to speed, FAT32 and NTFS are about the same. Obviously, for a large volume greater than 32GB, NTFS is the only option to go.
And if you ever decide to multi-boot OSes, FAT32 will make things more easy. >>
Ive seen benchmarks (dont remember where, sorry) that showed NTFS faster during some situations and FAT32 faster during others. For gaming, why bother with XP? Win98se should be just fine, and faster in general. Dualbooting with other OSes is probably the only good reason to use FAT32. >>
Well I've seen benchmarks comparing games (such as Quake 3 Arena) in 98SE and XP and the performance is almost identical (according to the FiringSquad Benchmark Test that I saw). I'd like the extra stability provided with XP though. My system is also capable of handling XP very well. I have 512mb of RAM, I'd like to put em to good use (via XP) Plus it's been a while since I installed 98SE and formatted my drive. I can feel the sluggishness nowadays. Bootups take ages too...
AMD T-Bird 850
ASUS A7V
512mb PC133 SDRam
40gb HDD space
CL GeForce2 GTS
SB Live Value