Which Windows Works?

MikeRDar · Dec 2, 2007, 07:36 PM

Hey folks,
After a prolonged jaunt to the dark side, I have finally returned to the light

with a 15" MBPro, 2.4ghz, 4gb ram, 160gb hardrive, etc.

I'm looking to set up bootcamp/windows exclusively for some high performance games (BF2142 to be specific) that are not running well under cider. So which version should I go for... XP home? XP pro? Vista (insert one of many ridiculous versions here)?

It'll need internet access and peripherals for games. Not a whole lot else though I hope, I want to keep it very bare bones for speed, and I don't want to have to make a very large partition.

Thanks!

mrkramer · Dec 3, 2007, 01:09 AM

unless your games require Vista to run go with XP it will be faster than Vista.

Fleetwood Mac · Dec 3, 2007, 01:09 PM

For gaming I'd suggest XP Pro (needs to be SP2).

cohibadad · Dec 3, 2007, 01:28 PM

unless there is some Vista only feature you need (which I can't think of any) XP is the only way to go IMO.

Muncher · Dec 3, 2007, 11:04 PM

Another vote for XP. I'm going to get Vista on the hopes that the drivers will magically improve, but until then, XP is faster.

Dec 2, 2007, 07:36 PM	#1
MikeRDar macrumors newbie Join Date: Dec 2007	Which Windows Works? Hey folks, After a prolonged jaunt to the dark side, I have finally returned to the light with a 15" MBPro, 2.4ghz, 4gb ram, 160gb hardrive, etc. I'm looking to set up bootcamp/windows exclusively for some high performance games (BF2142 to be specific) that are not running well under cider. So which version should I go for... XP home? XP pro? Vista (insert one of many ridiculous versions here)? It'll need internet access and peripherals for games. Not a whole lot else though I hope, I want to keep it very bare bones for speed, and I don't want to have to make a very large partition. Thanks!

Dec 3, 2007, 01:09 PM	#3
Fleetwood Mac macrumors 65816 Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: Canada	For gaming I'd suggest XP Pro (needs to be SP2). __________________ "I'm just second hand news..." Fleetwood Mac.

Dec 3, 2007, 11:04 PM	#5
Muncher macrumors 65816 Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: California	Another vote for XP. I'm going to get Vista on the hopes that the drivers will magically improve, but until then, XP is faster. __________________ 2.4Ghz 20" Rev. A iMac, Wii, crimson DS, no iPod!, Shure SCL3 'phones, intuos3 4x6 All of Monty Python's Flying Circus Summer.

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Dec 3, 2007, 01:09 AM	#2
mrkramer macrumors 68020 Join Date: Jul 2006	unless your games require Vista to run go with XP it will be faster than Vista.

Dec 3, 2007, 01:28 PM	#4
cohibadad macrumors 6502a Join Date: Jul 2007	unless there is some Vista only feature you need (which I can't think of any) XP is the only way to go IMO.