Gaming PC needs OS

Gamerdude · 10-16-2009

Hey im building a gaming pc and i was thinking of gettin windows 7 64 bit but will the home premium version play all the xp games? or shud is stick with xp but that wont play future games will it? any ideas?

vger · 10-16-2009

Hello Gamerdude,hopefully our gamers will be online soon. Just a note i been seeing some members raise questions about the 64 bit,not being as good with games as they would think...........FYI..

vger · 4 Weeks Ago

Hello Gamerdude,i am sorry about the delay with a reply to your question. Do you still require assistance?

00110111 · 4 Weeks Ago

A lot of software is incompatible with any x64 operating system, there is the sysWOW emulation to simulate x32 bit processing for any specified 32 bit program, in a few cases, however, i have found this to be rather ineffective. I myself have 2 64 bit operating systems at the moment so i am speaking from some experience, being a gamer myself. windows xp will encounter new features in new games that will probably conflict at some point or just refuse to work, it's your money. If for games, i would personally use windows 7 32 bit. it's a new operating system, so should support most advanced functions a newer game will need, but its more efficient on system resources than vista (but lets face it, what ISNT more efficient than vista?) and it's 32 bit. i have windows 7 pro (x64) works very well, very smoothly, i must say, after microsoft produced vista, i was surprised at windows 7. but anyway, while the 64-bit is a more powerful system, if you're just going to gaming, 32 bit ensures compatibility with all your games, hope this helps dude

vger · 2 Weeks Ago

Hello Gamerdude,do you still require assistance?

robjvan · 2 Weeks Ago

Hey gamerdude, I myself am using Windows 7 x64 on my gaming rig - and I haven't found anything not compatible. All my drivers, all my software - everything works. Certain applications are actually much quicker in 64bit mode (compression, 3d stuff, etc). I also have exceptional gaming performance. I don't think you'd won't be disappointed with x64.

blackhydra866 · 2 Weeks Ago

Originally Posted by Gamerdude

Hey im building a gaming pc and i was thinking of gettin windows 7 64 bit but will the home premium version play all the xp games? or shud is stick with xp but that wont play future games will it? any ideas?

Without a doubt go with Windows 7.. I constantly use it for gaming over Steam and it runs perfectly. The ONLY games I have had issues with were old blizzard games like StarCraft and Diablo.

10-16-2009	#1
Gamerdude Bronze Member Join Date: Oct 2009 Posts: 31 PC Experience: Beginner	Gaming PC needs OS Hey im building a gaming pc and i was thinking of gettin windows 7 64 bit but will the home premium version play all the xp games? or shud is stick with xp but that wont play future games will it? any ideas?

10-16-2009	#2
vger Mod/Tech Support Staff Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: second star to right,and straight on till morning Posts: 2,066 PC Experience: I will learn this stuff if it kills me	Re: Gaming PC needs OS Hello Gamerdude,hopefully our gamers will be online soon. Just a note i been seeing some members raise questions about the 64 bit,not being as good with games as they would think...........FYI.. __________________ Saving a life, one good reason to join the PCHF WCG Team... Voodoostarz / *PCHFRules* /*Prework* "Found an answer elsewhere; we would appreciate your input to help others who may have a similar problem" If you need help;just ask!

4 Weeks Ago	#3
vger Mod/Tech Support Staff Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: second star to right,and straight on till morning Posts: 2,066 PC Experience: I will learn this stuff if it kills me	Re: Gaming PC needs OS Hello Gamerdude,i am sorry about the delay with a reply to your question. Do you still require assistance? __________________ Saving a life, one good reason to join the PCHF WCG Team... Voodoostarz / *PCHFRules* /*Prework* "Found an answer elsewhere; we would appreciate your input to help others who may have a similar problem" If you need help;just ask!

4 Weeks Ago	#4
00110111 Bronze Member Join Date: Oct 2009 Location: England - further specification not required Posts: 35 PC Experience: ½ n00b	Re: Gaming PC needs OS A lot of software is incompatible with any x64 operating system, there is the sysWOW emulation to simulate x32 bit processing for any specified 32 bit program, in a few cases, however, i have found this to be rather ineffective. I myself have 2 64 bit operating systems at the moment so i am speaking from some experience, being a gamer myself. windows xp will encounter new features in new games that will probably conflict at some point or just refuse to work, it's your money. If for games, i would personally use windows 7 32 bit. it's a new operating system, so should support most advanced functions a newer game will need, but its more efficient on system resources than vista (but lets face it, what ISNT more efficient than vista?) and it's 32 bit. i have windows 7 pro (x64) works very well, very smoothly, i must say, after microsoft produced vista, i was surprised at windows 7. but anyway, while the 64-bit is a more powerful system, if you're just going to gaming, 32 bit ensures compatibility with all your games, hope this helps dude

2 Weeks Ago	#5
vger Mod/Tech Support Staff Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: second star to right,and straight on till morning Posts: 2,066 PC Experience: I will learn this stuff if it kills me	Re: Gaming PC needs OS Hello Gamerdude,do you still require assistance? __________________ Saving a life, one good reason to join the PCHF WCG Team... Voodoostarz / *PCHFRules* /*Prework* "Found an answer elsewhere; we would appreciate your input to help others who may have a similar problem" If you need help;just ask!

2 Weeks Ago	#6
robjvan Moderator Join Date: Oct 2009 Location: The Interwebs Posts: 48 PC Experience: Uber Geek	Re: Gaming PC needs OS Hey gamerdude, I myself am using Windows 7 x64 on my gaming rig - and I haven't found anything not compatible. All my drivers, all my software - everything works. Certain applications are actually much quicker in 64bit mode (compression, 3d stuff, etc). I also have exceptional gaming performance. I don't think you'd won't be disappointed with x64. __________________ I would rather die of thirst than drink from the cup of mediocrity. Never underestimate the power of stupid people in large numbers.

2 Weeks Ago	#7
blackhydra866 Bronze Member Join Date: Jul 2007 Posts: 39	Re: Gaming PC needs OS Originally Posted by Gamerdude Hey im building a gaming pc and i was thinking of gettin windows 7 64 bit but will the home premium version play all the xp games? or shud is stick with xp but that wont play future games will it? any ideas? Without a doubt go with Windows 7.. I constantly use it for gaming over Steam and it runs perfectly. The ONLY games I have had issues with were old blizzard games like StarCraft and Diablo. Comments on this post robjvan agrees: Double that - Diablo 2 gave me a huge pain in the ***. Everything else is smooth as butter.

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