Winxp vs win2k which is best for gaming??

Jimbob7

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• Jul 25, 2003

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After a while xp really does lose performance which is not good! 2k is very reliable! i just want to know how much performance ingame i would use from running 2k instead of xp!! if any! thx

 

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Jimbob7

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oops wrong place has nothing to do with cooling :'(

 

fletch

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• Jul 25, 2003

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I would say Windows XP. My room mate has 2k and his games crash from time to time - I run XP and rarely have problems related to XP, moreso related to my overclocking.

 

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what about from the performance standpoint?

 

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Ben721

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I prefer XP, get someone to move this.

 

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XP is supposedly optimized for applications of all types. Personally I think your performance will vary little as a direct result of the OS(just have plenty of RAM). The OS will give you more compatibility issues than real performance issues, and XP has less compatibility issues than 2K.

Thus, I recommend XP, since it's what I use and it works.

 

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I have not noticed any performance difference between the 2 different OSes but games definatly run more reliably on win xp therefore I would never recommend gaming on win2k.

 

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I honestly have noticed no differences at all in gaming between w2k and winxp (both I have bought/used on other people's rigs). I have Win2k...and have played a few games...not too many but they are the ones i like (UT2003, Half-life and a good amount of mods, Dark Ages of Camelot, Splinter Cell, GTA3, GTA:VC and there may be been one more...not sure..)

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• Jul 26, 2003

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win xp is supposed to have a compatability mode to play older (think circa win95 and older) games that i dont think 2k has, but my brother has xp and i have 2k and we play alot of the same games, about the same on either. given a fresh install and the common tweaks i bet you would never see more than a 1% difference between 2k and xp

 

Toysrme

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XP. Win2K is the worst windows for gaming this side of ME.

 

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• Jul 26, 2003

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I use Win2k and never have had any problems.

I prefer it over XP in non-gaming stuff though.

 

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I switched from XP Pro to 2K Pro and noticed the resource hogging XP services and such dissapear. 2K has given me way better performance, but the fact that I can't disable the paging file agitates me, so I'm considering going back to XP to make use of my 1.5 GBs of RAM

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Buhammot

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I have used XP, but prefer 2k for most applications. I play quite a few FPS games, all with little or no problems that would be stricktly 2k related. With XP, you have to like the fluff that comes with it. I cannot say which is better, but you may want to look at bench scores, that is prolyl the best way to see any real numbers with the 2 OS.

2k all the way. Cant say I ever seen a blue screen when i wasnt overclockin...

 

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Buhammot said:

I have used XP, but prefer 2k for most applications. I play quite a few FPS games, all with little or no problems that would be stricktly 2k related. With XP, you have to like the fluff that comes with it. I cannot say which is better, but you may want to look at bench scores, that is prolyl the best way to see any real numbers with the 2 OS.

2k all the way. Cant say I ever seen a blue screen when i wasnt overclockin...

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My sentiments exactly, but if you've got the resources to spare/waste, XP does quite well, but not as well as 2K (though that damned paging file is gone--muahahaha).

 

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• Jul 26, 2003

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Both OSes are pretty much the same in structure. They're built on the same kernel, but XP just has a few 'features' the Win2k doesn't.

I prefer Win2k. Always have. It doesn't have the bloat slowing you down, like XP does.

In powerful systems, you won't really notice a difference. Take whichever one is cheeper, and you'll be happy

Toysrme said:

XP. Win2K is the worst windows for gaming this side of ME.

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You have used it since before the first SP, right? 'cause what you're saying makes no sence. WinXP is just Win2k w/ more pretty things.

 

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• Jul 26, 2003

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I've used both extensively, and haven't noticed a bit of difference in gaming. If I were given a choice, I'd probably go with 2k for the greater privacy and lack of bloat.