Windows 7 Better For Gaming ... According to an in depth article written by PC Perspective, a slew of nVidia and Ati cards were pitted up against 6 gaming bench ...

Steve@NBF · 03-26-2009, 12:21 PM

According to an in depth article written by PC Perspective, a slew of nVidia and Ati cards were pitted up against 6 gaming benchmarks on Windows Vista and Windows 7, and the benchmarks on Windows 7 equaled or exceeded overall performance. This may be a hint that when Windows 7 is finally released, it will be a superior operating system for gaming over Vista.

Source: PC Perspective

DarqHelmet · 03-26-2009, 07:50 PM

Intresting. I am looking forward to a new version of windows...

qhn · 03-26-2009, 08:41 PM

I definitively can concur the "better for gaming" statement. Running WoW on W7-64bits partition gets more umphs than on Vista 64bits.

cheers ...

Steve@NBF · 03-26-2009, 09:43 PM

edit: oops, wrong thread

zzpulp · 03-26-2009, 10:56 PM

I mean really this is no surprise. Its not like implementing a new(er) OS should ever slow down interactive programming...

Trivium nate · 03-26-2009, 11:37 PM

yeah windows 7 is way better than vista by a long shot i had my drive partitioned with vista and 7 and 7 was way faster!

qhn · 04-08-2009, 09:38 AM

http://www.notebookforums.com/thread226345.html

There are many threads dedicated for W7 in this section. Please update them with your inputs and not creating new thread with the same topics.

cheers ...

Melodis · 04-08-2009, 10:14 AM

Personally I like Vista, but Windows 7 is definatley a cut above. Other than a few annoying Beta related things I'm truly impressed with Windows 7.

qhn · 04-08-2009, 10:29 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Melodis

Personally I like Vista, but Windows 7 is definatley a cut above. Other than a few annoying Beta related things I'm truly impressed with Windows 7.

Very true. I have it dual boot on the lady's Toshiba M55 (yes old :-)) and it is now always W7 for the day-to-day laptop's works. Only complaint is the Aero support, due to the gpu "lack" (?) of performance

cheers ...

alienwares · 04-09-2009, 01:51 PM

I have been using windows seven for a while and its much better on m90, than vista it uses less ram when running. and something interesting i have found is the differance in system ratings-
Vista- Seven-
Cpu- 5.1 5.3
Ram- 5.1 5.3
Graphics- 5.8 5.7
Aero grap- 5.9 5.7
Hd- 4.8 4.8

I think that the graphics are down on seven because there isnt any real drivers yet? I have noticed the changes most when playing crysis, on vista i could run it on mainstream but on seven i can run it on gamer with somethings on mainstream. Performance is on the whole much better, Any other comments about vista/

seven?

Karrillion · 04-21-2009, 11:20 AM

But even XP runs better than Vista, right?

Steve@NBF · 04-21-2009, 11:22 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Karrillion

But even XP runs better than Vista, right?

In a lot of cases you get higher FPS in XP than Vista. In some cases you can't even run games on XP that run on Vista. Take the good with the bad.

Karrillion · 04-21-2009, 01:48 PM

True, if the game requires DX10. I just don't like Vista's interface.

NickWelder · 06-17-2009, 10:49 PM

Performance Index comparison on my HP dv7-2040US

Vista: 5.6
Seven: 5.8

Gaming graphics was the limiting factor in both tests, so that says something right there. Yes, the tests are slightly different but that's a big jump. And I have felt the difference.

btgorman · 06-30-2009, 07:50 PM

Anyone else having problems with Steam on the Windows 7 64bit RC?

I just installed a fresh copy of W7 64bit RC on my computer and all i added so far was steam., but it occasionally locks up.

03-26-2009, 12:21 PM	#1
Steve@NBF Dukefrukem Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: Boston Posts: 33,387 Reviews: 18 Benchmarks: 177 Credits: 1,893,748	Windows 7 Better For Gaming According to an in depth article written by PC Perspective, a slew of nVidia and Ati cards were pitted up against 6 gaming benchmarks on Windows Vista and Windows 7, and the benchmarks on Windows 7 equaled or exceeded overall performance. This may be a hint that when Windows 7 is finally released, it will be a superior operating system for gaming over Vista. Source: PC Perspective __________________ A.D.I.O.S ^ (my stuff)

03-26-2009, 08:41 PM	#3
qhn Registered User Join Date: Mar 2006 Posts: 19,068 Reviews: 8 Benchmarks: 18 Credits: 53,487	I definitively can concur the "better for gaming" statement. Running WoW on W7-64bits partition gets more umphs than on Vista 64bits. cheers ... __________________ m6805@3700; SZ71WN/C ; Macbook 2ghz/4gig/250gb/superdrive; 7811FX are u Folding@Home? - Firefox Beta - MediaPortal "the" Media Centre/HTPC!

03-26-2009, 09:43 PM	#4
Steve@NBF Dukefrukem Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: Boston Posts: 33,387 Reviews: 18 Benchmarks: 177 Credits: 1,893,748	edit: oops, wrong thread __________________ A.D.I.O.S ^ (my stuff) Last edited by Steve@NBF; 03-26-2009 at 10:56 PM.

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Trivium nate Maxium Game Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: Liverpool,New York Posts: 1,406 Credits: 5,065	yeah windows 7 is way better than vista by a long shot i had my drive partitioned with vista and 7 and 7 was way faster! __________________ Gaming pc//CoolerMaster 690//AMD Phenom X4 9950 Agena 2.6GHz(BE) Quad Core ASUS M3N72-D-AM2+NVIDIA Nforce 750A SLI Mobo//(Dual)EVGA GTX 260 Core 216-55nm(896 GDDR3) 1TB SATA HDD(x2)/500GB SATA HDD(X2)//4gigs(G.Skill)DDR2(pc2-8500Ram)//DVD-RW(x2)//Vista Ultimate 750 Watt Corsair PSU//22"Acer LCD(1680x1050)(Widescreen)//80GB Ipod Video Saitek Eclipse 2 keyboard//Razer DeathAdder Mouse//XBox360-pc controller(Heat-trivium nate)

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qhn Registered User Join Date: Mar 2006 Posts: 19,068 Reviews: 8 Benchmarks: 18 Credits: 53,487	http://www.notebookforums.com/thread226345.html There are many threads dedicated for W7 in this section. Please update them with your inputs and not creating new thread with the same topics. cheers ... __________________ m6805@3700; SZ71WN/C ; Macbook 2ghz/4gig/250gb/superdrive; 7811FX are u Folding@Home? - Firefox Beta - MediaPortal "the" Media Centre/HTPC!

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03-26-2009, 07:50 PM	#2
DarqHelmet Postwhore Join Date: Feb 2005 Posts: 37,547 Credits: 317	Intresting. I am looking forward to a new version of windows...

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04-09-2009, 01:51 PM	#10
alienwares Registered User Join Date: Apr 2009 Posts: 8 Credits: 1,233	I have been using windows seven for a while and its much better on m90, than vista it uses less ram when running. and something interesting i have found is the differance in system ratings- Vista- Seven- Cpu- 5.1 5.3 Ram- 5.1 5.3 Graphics- 5.8 5.7 Aero grap- 5.9 5.7 Hd- 4.8 4.8 I think that the graphics are down on seven because there isnt any real drivers yet? I have noticed the changes most when playing crysis, on vista i could run it on mainstream but on seven i can run it on gamer with somethings on mainstream. Performance is on the whole much better, Any other comments about vista/seven?

04-21-2009, 11:20 AM	#11
Karrillion Registered User Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Atlanta Posts: 12 Credits: 673	But even XP runs better than Vista, right?

04-21-2009, 01:48 PM	#13
Karrillion Registered User Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Atlanta Posts: 12 Credits: 673	True, if the game requires DX10. I just don't like Vista's interface.

06-17-2009, 10:49 PM	#14
NickWelder Registered User Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: In a VAN DOWN BY THE RIVER Posts: 53 Benchmarks: 6 Credits: 4,863	Performance Index comparison on my HP dv7-2040US Vista: 5.6 Seven: 5.8 Gaming graphics was the limiting factor in both tests, so that says something right there. Yes, the tests are slightly different but that's a big jump. And I have felt the difference. __________________ - HP dv7-2040US - Intel Core 2 QuadCore Q9000 2GHz OVERCLOCKED@2246MHz x4, 4GB RAM, 128GB SSD+320GB 7200RPM HD, ATI Radeon 4650 1GB OVERCLOCKED GPU@700MHz GFxMem@800MHz, Hepta-Booting: Windows 7, Vista, XP, Slackware, Ubuntu, FreeBSD, OS X - Acer Aspire 5535-5018 - AMD Turion X2 Ultra Dual-Core Mobile ZM-80 2.1GHz, 4GB RAM, ATI Radeon HD 3200, 500GB 7200RPM, Quad-Boot - Toshiba Satellite A135-S2246 - - Acer Aspire 1640 - Last edited by NickWelder; 06-17-2009 at 10:52 PM.

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btgorman Registered User Join Date: May 2008 Posts: 10 Credits: 253	Anyone else having problems with Steam on the Windows 7 64bit RC? I just installed a fresh copy of W7 64bit RC on my computer and all i added so far was steam., but it occasionally locks up.

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