Bootcamp Gaming?

[W00DI]

I'm thinking about gaming with bootcamp with my 13" uMBP 2.53 ghz. Should I install windows 7 ( nice with some great features and top of the line os) or windows xp (reliable and doesnt use much of the cpu or ram does not take up much space on HDD)

What do you prefer?

 

[Exegesis48]

Why is there no Vista option? (and you might want to ask about 64 vs 32 bit versions).

 

[iPoTmon]

Im on xp on bootcamp. Works the best.

 

[W00DI]

Why is there no Vista option? (and you might want to ask about 64 vs 32 bit versions).

Because vista sucks...Is there any big difference in 64 bit for gaming?

 

[Meever]

For Gaming? XP by far. Win7 is brand new (pricer and less support) and uses more resource. Until Win7 service pack busts out something fantastic or if some new drivers really boost performance or something..... there's no real reason to get Win7 over XP for gaming.

 

[eXan]

7.

At least its faster than XP at running the only game I play in Bootcamp - Unreal Tournament 3.

 

[Exegesis48]

Because vista sucks...Is there any big difference in 64 bit for gaming?

Vista sucked HORRENDOUSLY a year ago. Since then Microsoft has released SP2 and things are generally better. XP is outdated and if you have 4GB or more of memory in your mac, XP will not manage your system properly.

I am a huge fan of Windows 7, but it's not officially out there yet, and I've had a couple problems here and there getting some things to work on Windows 7. And there's no room to really complain as it's not an official product yet.

 

[RKpro]

I've tried XP, Vista 64 bit and currently use 7 64 bit.

Sometimes I play LFS, and with Vista I had the lowest fps, about 85-95. Windows 7 is a lot better, it gave me about the same (if not more) fps than Windows XP, I have fps limited to 100, and it never dips below that.

However, Windows 7 takes up a massive 15GB. I plan on getting an 80GB or 160GB SSD soon, so it looks like I will go back to XP when that happens. I streamlined an XP CD for my EeePC with nLite that takes up less than 1GB when it's installed. I'll do something similar for my mbp.

 

[jon08]

I've tried XP, Vista 64 bit and currently use 7 64 bit.

Sometimes I play LFS, and with Vista I had the lowest fps, about 85-95. Windows 7 is a lot better, it gave me about the same (if not more) fps than Windows XP, I have fps limited to 100, and it never dips below that.

However, Windows 7 takes up a massive 15GB. I plan on getting an 80GB or 160GB SSD soon, so it looks like I will go back to XP when that happens. I streamlined an XP CD for my EeePC with nLite that takes up less than 1GB when it's installed. I'll do something similar for my mbp.

Isn't Windows 7 supposed to take far less than Vista, which should surely be less than 15 GB?

 

[Buskape]

Windoes 7 is the best, it will give the best performance, plus it's free until next year so it's a total advantage. Way to go.