Will WinXP MCE play games slower than WinXP Pro?

[bupkus]

I'm assuming no playing or recording activity will be on at the same time as the gaming.

 

[intogamer]

It would be better if you kept it separate
MCE is designed for HTPC(movies, tv, dvd, etc.)

Try Dual Boot O/S

 

[bupkus]

I have MCE installed on my new 3000+ Venice cause I just wanted to try it out. I should install it on my old Athlon XP and try to get it to work with my Ti4200 AGP card. I think it does.

 

[bsobel]

Originally posted by: bupkus
I'm assuming no playing or recording activity will be on at the same time as the gaming.

Should be the same if MCE isn't running.

 

[ND40oz]

I've noticed no difference on my MCE machine when playing Farcry or BF2, specs in sig.

 

[bupkus]

I'm experiencing this odd "stall" that occurs on some servers(maps) playing UT2004 online. The screen will just freeze for 2-3 seconds and then it wakes up and I've been fragged.
I upgraded from an X300 to this X800 not just because of the stall, but I was curious if it would continue which it did. I suppose it could be a process or maybe my cheap PNY memory. I'm thinking of a slow buildup of software components to discover the cause. I don't want to just kill processes but instead simply rebuild the hard drive installation very slowly using another machine for my daily work. KVM, my friend!

 

[Varun]

MCE is almost exactly the same as Pro, so there would be no difference