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- Jan 13, 2013
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- Orange County, CA
Hey guys, I've got a project going here and need some input. I'm going to be setting up a couple of spare SSD's as designated benchmarking drives with Windows 7 and Windows XP- the idea is to be able to just pop them into my systems and benchmark without having to reconfigure the entire OS with the proper applications and services disabled for a clean platform. I intentionally build everything using identical hardware anyplace that would require drivers (wifi/keyboard/mouse/ect), so I think this should work.
What I need to know first is whether or not there is a reason to use Windows 7 Pro or Ultimate over the other- basically is one lighter weight or known to produce better bench numbers? I have both OS discs available to use. The second question is if there is anyplace to still buy or download Windows XP from a valid source? I only have it at the moment as it exists from HP, which includes all sorts of proprietary bloatware I would rather not have to deal with for this purpose.
Thanks
What I need to know first is whether or not there is a reason to use Windows 7 Pro or Ultimate over the other- basically is one lighter weight or known to produce better bench numbers? I have both OS discs available to use. The second question is if there is anyplace to still buy or download Windows XP from a valid source? I only have it at the moment as it exists from HP, which includes all sorts of proprietary bloatware I would rather not have to deal with for this purpose.
Thanks