Henry Rollins 10 Posted July 1, 2009 Many people are considering upgrading to Windows 7. I am asking the question: Is the performance differential between Vista and Windows 7 great enough to make the switch? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
blackettle 10 Posted July 1, 2009 How about you try it and let us all know. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
echo1 0 Posted July 1, 2009 I haven't ran ArmA II on Vista, but I've seen several people around here say that it's a good deal faster than Vista for ArmA II. Overall however, Windows 7 is much more stable and nicer to use OS, so on that merit alone it's worth a shot. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
fideco 1 Posted July 1, 2009 (edited) I have 3 OS on my pc. Vista 32 Windows 7 XP Sp3 All tested: Arma runs better on XP without doubt. Vista 32 the worst Cheers Edited July 1, 2009 by fideco Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
jaundiced 10 Posted July 1, 2009 I haven't ran ArmA II on Vista, but I've seen several people around here say that it's a good deal faster than Vista for ArmA II. Overall however, Windows 7 is much more stable and nicer to use OS, so on that merit alone it's worth a shot. much more stable? i've never had a stability issue with vista - ever. i think people pay too much attention to propaganda and those mac adverts... i think the only reason it's performing better is because win 7 drivers are mostly still in beta RC stage. should (hopefully) get better around launch - or i certainly wont be upgrading to 7. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Mavrocket 10 Posted July 1, 2009 (edited) Works great in Windows 7 RC 7100. I haven't had any issues. I haven't had any driver issues with Win 7, in fact 7 is great on updating your drivers for you (even the correct versions!). I recommend grabbing the cheap $49.99 Windows 7 Home Premium Upgrade from newegg.com or Amazon before the sale ends in about a week, you won't be sorry! You die hard XP fans will be making a very ignoramous mistake by not jumping on this and paying $49.99 instead of $119.99 down the road... I'm just saying... And if you are sceptical, grab the free Release Candidate and give it a shot by installing it on a separate partition and dual-booting your system, I guarantee you will be "single booting" into Win 7 within a week. Edited July 1, 2009 by Mavrocket Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
echo1 0 Posted July 1, 2009 much more stable? i've never had a stability issue with vista - ever. i think people pay too much attention to propaganda and those mac adverts... i think the only reason it's performing better is because win 7 drivers are mostly still in beta RC stage. should (hopefully) get better around launch - or i certainly wont be upgrading to 7. I spent two months running Vista about 6 months after it came out. I tried it again last year with Service pack one. Both times it was incredibly slow and froze up all the time, and when I switched back to XP, it ran fine. Windows 7 is more stable than either Vista or XP, and has been since the Beta release (I've been using Windows 7 Beta/RC exclusively since Christmas, so it's not as if I just tried it in passing and jumped to conclusions) And by the way, I fucking hate Macintoshes :) Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Mavrocket 10 Posted July 1, 2009 And by the way, I fucking hate Macintoshes :) Can I get an Amen? AMEN! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
goodgimp 10 Posted July 1, 2009 Vista has been stable as a rock for me. Win7 RC has been stable as a rock. Windows 7 is like a cleaned up Vista with some nice UI enhancements. Basically, it's what Vista should have been originally. Get it. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
