gaming os?

[kinkywink]

^{for my gaming build that im hoping will come in a few weeks/months, im wondering what o/s to go with?}

[Ookami]

7 or 8...

[kinkywink]

7 or 8...

well i figured that :L

other then being newer and extremely hard to get use to, is there any benefit from using 8/8.1?

[Butterfish]

I prefer 7 over 8. Seems like some games have a difficult time running on windows 8. I dont know if this is still a problem, but it was on the release. Maybe they fixed it already, or in the upcoming 8.1

[wtfxmitchell]

8.1

[Butterfish]

Another thing is Linux. Some ppl say mantle is going to be almost 90% faster on linux than windows.   Please correct me if im wrong.

[WoodenMarker]

well i figured that :L

other then being newer and extremely hard to get use to, is there any benefit from using 8/8.1?

Windows 8 performs better and is smoother. You should just pick the one you prefer though.

[kinkywink]

Windows 8 performs better and is smoother. You should just pick the one you prefer though.

which ever i pick, its going to dent my pocket by 159.95 dollars unless i can find it "cheaper"

 

Another thing is Linux. Some ppl say mantle is going to be almost 90% faster on linux than windows.   Please correct me if im wrong.

ima look into that

 

I prefer 7 over 8. Seems like some games have a difficult time running on windows 8. I dont know if this is still a problem, but it was on the release. Maybe they fixed it already, or in the upcoming 8.1

ive used windows 7 on my last two laptops, and before that windows vista, and even then, comparing vista to windows 7 doesnt seem nearly as awful as windows 7 to windows 8/8.1

i dont know what it is about windows 8 but it just looks like there trying to become the new apple..

[Simmytu]

It's a matter of taste buying a W7 or W8(1) os. 

I had W8 on my new Samsung laptop and I didn't have that much of great experience with it (BSOD in the first hour of usage :mellow:) and because my programs (at that time) didn't work at all, so I downgraded to W7. 

 

Conclusion. 

If you want to be safe use Windows 7.

(Start button, Aero Desktop, compatibility) 

If you want to "pioneer" in to the new Microsoft os than get W8.

(Metro UI, fast and responsive)

Edited October 22, 2013 by Simmytu

[WoodenMarker]

which ever i pick, its going to dent my pocket by 159.95 dollars unless i can find it "cheaper"

Really? Where are you shopping?

[Steganography]

^{for my gaming build that im hoping will come in a few weeks/months, im wondering what o/s to go with?}

Windows 8 x64. You may find it handy with x64 if you're going over 3/4Gbs of ram. I would not recommend Windows 8.1 just yet. But you can update them later for free when it has settle down.

[legopc]

I prefer 7 over 8. Seems like some games have a difficult time running on windows 8. I dont know if this is still a problem, but it was on the release. Maybe they fixed it already, or in the upcoming 8.1

nope i get worse framerate on 8.1

[kinkywink]

Really? Where are you shopping?

new zealand prices

 

Windows 8 x64. You may find it handy with x64 if you're going over 3/4Gbs of ram. I would not recommend Windows 8.1 just yet. But you can update them later for free when it has settle down.

ill have around 8-16gb of ram :L

 

nope i get worse framerate on 8.1

well that sucks

[kinkywink]

Really? Where are you shopping?

can order it of amazon for 105-110 + shipping 

[Steganography]

 

ill have around 8-16gb of ram :L

 

Just get Windows 8 x64 if your location still sells it. Windows 8.1 is based on Windows NT 6.3. Which you might want to observe first. 

[kinkywink]

Just get Windows 8 x64 if your location still sells it. Windows 8.1 is based on Windows NT 6.3. Which you might want to observe first. 

windows NT 6.3? might have to look into that