window xp vs window vista

[AHadley]

Ooh, OS modding 

[Axeminister]

it is a patch code for run on any old games?

you can google indeo codec and read about it.

[TheJamsh]

i run vista. not through any choice of my own.

id revert to XP if i had the money to do it.

[mrtwosheds]

Still using XP, Personally I'm a bit disillusioned with the whole windows concept, I really only still use it because of bz2...
At some point in the future I intend to bid farewell to MS operating systems.

[OvermindDL1]

XP is still installed, although running Ubuntu primary now.

And if you want to see the 'general' gaming populace, check out Steams report that includes detailed information, including if things are going up or down, updated monthly:  http://store.steampowered.com/hwsurvey/

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[Nielk1]

You mean vista had a better securtiy system?Less like hack your computer?

No, he means Vista has awful MEMORY HOG OF DOOM NAGY HELL security, which he removed.

[cheesepuffly]

Come again?

Anyhoo, Windows 7 is the best if you're playing BZ. It utilizes all 4/6/8 cores if you have that kind of processor. If you have a single/dual core processor, I'd say XP is your best bet, cheap, fast, and doesn't use much RAM, and overall efficient.

....wha? My dad has a quad core system on vista, it uses all of em, that makes no sense.

I use vista, but then again my computer can handle everything vista has on max and still have room to run all my games on the exact same settings as on my XP computer (which was fairly good)

I have the same graphics card, and thats mostly why i run em on the same levels.

[hybirdisdf]

I use vista, but then again my computer can handle everything vista has on max and still have room to run all my games on the exact same settings as on my XP computer (which was fairly good)

Does it goes laggy while you are in game?

[hybirdisdf]

You guys know the vista is very new and it only between 1-2 yrs old while other popular win xp series(bit 32,64,pro)have been use in very long time.I see the chart of win user and notice vista is begin to grow popular.Its take awhile to use and they love it just like they first to use win xp.

[cheesepuffly]

Does it goes laggy while you are in game?

Um are we talking internet connection to other players kind of lag, or grahpics card being overworked kind of lag?

[hybirdisdf]

Um are we talking internet connection to other players kind of lag, or grahpics card being overworked kind of lag?

Thaat is because the graphic card cant handle too many games?Do you have killer nic?I mean mmorpg and fps games is most common lag.

[cheesepuffly]

Yeah i dont lag, may have to give the graphic settings a few small tweaks, but i can run it on medium detail levels so im good.

[Nielk1]

There are various types of lag, though I find they can be put into three categories in most all cases (I am being generic here).

Server Lag, Net Lag, and Client Lag

Server Lag is when the server itself slows down for any reason (like in Garry's Mod, a HL2 mod, when Steeveeo's PC freezes for a few seconds and his video drivers go nuts and swap all his textures).

Net Lag has to do with net speed and distance. Both PCs may be fine, but the information is not getting to them correctly. To a Client this looks like Server lag, and to a Server this looks like Client Lag.

Finally Client Lag, a beast with two heads. Sometimes it is the same as Server Lag, only on the client machine (as such only that one player has the issue and not all), but in other cases the important information is still sent across the network/internet at the correct rate, and as such no one knows a client is apparently lagging. When this... pseudo-lag occurs, it is normally a lagging of user input or FPS.

[cheesepuffly]

How bout graphical lag?

[Nielk1]

How bout graphical lag?

Client Lag type 2, unless it causes the PC itself to slow, then Client Lag type 1.