Windows 7 or 8 help me choose.

[Traina26]

He guys I've just bought the parts for my first build and now have to pick an OS. If I could have it my way I would run only Linux mint and play games on there. But unfornutaly most games don't have Linux support <_< (C'mon valve). So in order to play the games I want I'm going to deal with that Microsoft thingy we call windows.I don't plan on getting an ultimate version or anything but I will be getting home premium or something to that extent. What I cant decide is wether to buy Win7 or Win8. I can buy windows 8 for about 80 bucks and 7 for 90. And the metro doesn't scare me if i get windows 8 Ill just install a 3rd party start menu.

My question is if windows 8 is good for games. In almost every GAME benchmark windows 8 almost certainly comes behind 7 in fps . Is this because the drivers still aren't up to par or is it windows 8 itself? I don't have a crazy build so i want the best performance i can get. So what do you guys know is 7 better then 8 when it comes to gaming? I don't care about anything else besides gaming because Mint will be my OS of choice for everything but gaming :lol: . Thanks for the input guys.

TL/DR: Is windows 7 or 8 better for gaming performance?

 

[CEUOTC]

Roughly the same, l prefer win 7.

Regards.

C.

 

[dragoonk]

I have experience with both. Drivers are not yet mature for Windows 8, so for now WIndows 7 will do you just fine.
At the same time.. I do belive Windows 8 is the better system. Not for gaming though... not yet anyway.

 

[Excalabur50]

Hi I have been using Windows 8 for awhile now and I find it performs really well, it takes up less space on your hard drive, Battlefield 3 plays just the same and Mechwarrior Online has less crashes for me on 8 than it did on 7, most people don't like change and the fact that it has a different UI they instantly don't like it.

 

[SieB]

Nothing wrong with Windows 8 and gaming at all, I don't know where people are getting this information that it isn't. There are no problems with drivers and as with any new OS/Software it gets better with updates as time goes by.

Not that Windows 8 needs to get any better than it is, it's faster and smoother than 7 with quite a few improvements.

I run Windows 8 Pro x64 btw.

 

[dragoonk]

It's faster, I love it, but it didn't work well with my "rig" for whatever reason, I encountered some issues with some games, and changing to Windows 7 fixed that. I do use Windows 8 on my netbook and I am loving it, it's better than Windows 7 for sure. Just din'twork well for me in gaming. I am really sorry about that, and I am thinking of switching to it again.

 

[Traina26]

So you guys think that in the long run windows 8 will develop more when they improve drivers and such? I think I'll go with windows 8 just because it should last me longer and that you guys believe its a better system, which i don't disagree with its for quicker and snappier at doing windows things Just head to head gaming irked me abit but thanks for the info guys.

 

[SieB]

So you guys think that in the long run windows 8 will develop more when they improve drivers and such? I think I'll go with windows 8 just because it should last me longer and that you guys believe its a better system, which i don't disagree with its for quicker and snappier at doing windows things Just head to head gaming irked me abit but thanks for the info guys.

There are no problems with drivers as it is, I haven't come across one single thing that doesn't work on 8.

Windows 8 is the way forward, things from now on will be developed for Windows 8 so you might as well go for 8 for that reason and the fact that it is everything that 7 is and more.

 

[dugdiamond]

Nothing wrong with Windows 8 and gaming at all, I don't know where people are getting this information that it isn't. There are no problems with drivers and as with any new OS/Software it gets better with updates as time goes by.

Not that Windows 8 needs to get any better than it is, it's faster and smoother than 7 with quite a few improvements.

I run Windows 8 Pro x64 btw.

i also use win8pro64

at first there were problems with getting used to it, and that is to be expected with any new 'alien' software/OS.

the same could be said when people upgrade from previous versions the newer ones.

win8 is alot better, especially with start8 installed on it, and a few other tweaks done... http://forum.overclock3d.net/showthread.php?t=49254

 

[Pr3d4t0r]

I run win7 ultimate x64.

but run a dual boot of w8x64 aswell just to see how its doing and eventually i might switch

but

first time i booted it i couldnt even find my computer, only after 10 minutes i had to go through a window and manually enter address.

Metro tabs are good for consoles, tabelts and androids not for savvy pc users