Which OS should i get?

[Cataclysm247]

Gamer here using 1Ghz Athlon T-Birfd w/ Geforce 2 GTS,Turtle Beach Santa Cruz,256 MB RAM,

Windows 98 SE Drives me completely insane,what OS is highest recommended for gaming or that wont have any compatibility issues with my hardware ETC.


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[Cataclysm247]

anyone?

 

[gregor7777]

unfortunately, Win98SE is , IMHO, the best OS going for a gamer. It the most stable for games. XP isn't there yet as far as driver support goes being a new OS, and ME was a joke.

 

[AppleTalking]

Contrary to gregor7777, I'd recommend Windows XP. I have a 1.2 GHz. Tbird with 512MB RAM, a Kyro II, and a Santa Cruz and I haven't encountered any problems running any games. Granted, the frame rates may be a little bit (3-5% for me) lower, but who cares so long as your system is stable; and Windows XP is definitely more stable than 98SE. So I would give Windows XP (either Home or Professional, depending on your needs) a try and see for yourself.

Good luck,
Nick

 

[Quixfire]

I agree with gregor7777, Win98SE is the best OS I have used for gaming. What kind of issues are you having with your hardware & Win98SE?