Windows 7 & gaming

ray liotta · 6 Sep 2009 at 23:02

Is it any better than Vista, not read up(in great detail) on windows 7, no need, i will get it when it's out. I read few bits saying is excellent for gaming, watched few videos.

Is it just faster than vista? or more too it?

PermaBanned · 6 Sep 2009 at 23:23

It's slightly better with resources, and you get maybe a few more frames. They both support DX10/.1 and will both support DX11. If you're looking for a new OS then definitely get Win7 now, when it's cheap. But if you're wondering if you should upgrade from Vista to 7 i wouldn't say it's worth it really.

ray liotta · 6 Sep 2009 at 23:27

I will be getting it for new rig, but my laptop i will stick with vista as does job.

Thanks.

phil0316 · 6 Sep 2009 at 23:28

Currently using Windows 7 RTM through Uni (MSDN AA) and seems fine for gaming, as for performance I can’t really tell a difference between Vista, but it does use a lot less ram so would presume that it would be slightly faster, but I think a bit more performance will come when the GFX drivers have matured a little more.