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    Should I move to Win7 for gaming?

    Discussion in 'Windows OS and Software' started by conejeitor, Aug 17, 2010.

  1. conejeitor

    conejeitor Notebook Evangelist

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    Hi guys,
    I have a HD5750 video card on a PC that I mostly use for gaming (Athlon X3, 2 Gb DDR3). I have it with winXP and it works great. I wonder if I should move to Win 7, in order to get DX11. Is it worthy, considering that having win7 might drop my performance?
    Thanks.
     
    conejeitor, Aug 17, 2010
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  2. Pitabred

    Pitabred Linux geek con rat flail!

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    Win7 won't drop your performance appreciably with that machine. I would recommend another 2GB of RAM if you do so, though. If you don't want to upgrade the RAM, you might consider sticking with XP.
     
    Pitabred, Aug 17, 2010
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  3. Eugene91

    Eugene91 Notebook Consultant

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    Windows 7 for gaming seems fine.. No slowdowns or whatsoever.. you get DX10, DX10.1 and DX11..

    I have a rig with [email protected], 2GB DDR2, Asus EAH5770 CUCore Voltage Tweak..

    Gaming fine with Bad Company 2.. :D
     
    Eugene91, Aug 17, 2010
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  4. thundernet

    thundernet Notebook Deity

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    I think that, if anything, it will actually imrove your performance.
     
    thundernet, Aug 17, 2010
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    Just be careful how you define "better for gaming," if you enable DX11 stuff like tessellation, you will probably get fewer fps, but things will look nicer. I'd recommend it.
     
    Duct Tape Dude, Aug 20, 2010
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