Windows 7 x64
Home Premium is the version that most people should use. Anything above and you're basically paying a lot more for few features.I agree. Some people might tell you to get the "ultimate" version, for whatever reason. I think it's because the word is associated with higher quality. Really though, if you enjoy eye candy get the second step up (premium?) or otherwise just get the most basic version. It's all the same windows.
I have Win7 Pro. Windows XP compatibility mode is nice for that occasional old classic.
sweet thanks guys...so will games actually perform better on windows 7? Because i have a doom 3 demo for mac that is a lil laggy
There's no magic OS that makes games perform randomly better. If your hardware is good, it shouldn't matter what OS.