Vista sp1 vs XP sp3
When I am not playing with SQL Server, I play PC games, such as Gears of War and Flight Simulator X, although this happens on my home gaming rig and not the office laptop. My personal PC runs 64 bit Vista, but have I shot my PC in the foot by running my games on Vista instead of XP?
Apparently it makes no difference according to this article from Extreme Tech. They tested both OS's against industry benchmarks and specific games like Crysis:
To quote the article:
"If you were expecting a huge drop in performance as your eyes scanned from the XP to the Vista results, well, surprise! As many a tech analyst predicted, Windows Vista's gaming performance conundrum has largely been solved, and it was mainly due to early graphics drivers."
Of course the bigger question is how much longer PC gaming can exist compared to XBox and PS3 which have high definition graphics and cost less than a high end graphics card needed to play modern high end games, but if you're like me you can use Vista for business and home and not lose productivity or performance.
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Comments
Anonymous
June 05, 2008
It's lose. "...and not LOSE productivity or performance." Thanks, and I've fixed it, AndrewAnonymous
August 26, 2008
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December 09, 2008
you sir are a idiot to compare a console to a pc is lackluster at best.Anonymous
December 10, 2008
This idiot can't undertsand the point you are making, as although you are using english words you don't seem to have written a sentence. Therefore I am not sure which you consider to be LACKLUSTRE the PC or the XBox. On the one hand the XBox is cheap and delivers very good graphics, but only the PC can handle simulations like FlightSim-X. Which you consider to be the best is therefore going to depend on the games you play and whether you need a PC for other stuff apart from surfing the web. My PC helps me with CAD, Photogrpahy, video editing in addition to letting me play games. Andrew