Windows 7 or 8?

[NeverBackDown]

You seriously think I would lie about software ? -_-

Google it, You have the internet.

Provide the evidence to support your claim. You can't just say it without backing it up.

 

[barnsley]

Proof?

http://battlelog.battlefield.com/bf4/forum/threadview/2955064763255299466/
(lol battlefield)
I very much it'll be as big a difference on a very chunky PC but you get the idea.

Provide the evidence to support your claim. You can't just say it without backing it up.

see my link. I know that 8.1 gives the biggest boost to AMD cpus with programs/games that aren't too keen on using more than three or four cores .Its due to core packing (or scheduling, I'm not too sure what the exact term is).

 

[Dicehunter]

Provide the evidence to support your claim. You can't just say it without backing it up.

It's not a court of law it's bloody tech forum ^_^

 

[NeverBackDown]

http://battlelog.battlefield.com/bf4/forum/threadview/2955064763255299466/
(lol battlefield)
I very much it'll be as big a difference on a very chunky PC but you get the idea.



see my link. I know that 8.1 gives the biggest boost to AMD cpus with programs/games that aren't too keen on using more than three or four cores .Its due to core packing (or scheduling, I'm not too sure what the exact term is).

Didn't really prove much. BF4 is crap anyways

It's not a court of law it's bloody tech forum ^_^

And? You're just claiming its better for gaming but not actually providing anything to back that up... its like me saying i'm a pro gamer but have no number 1 placed championships/tournaments to speak for it. You wouldn't believe me.

 

[Dicehunter]

Didn't really prove much. BF4 is crap anyways



And? You're just claiming its better for gaming but not actually providing anything to back that up... its like me saying i'm a pro gamer but have no number 1 placed championships/tournaments to speak for it. You wouldn't believe me.

We've been on this forum quite a while now, I'm not going to claim a lie on a piece of software, Come on dude use your head a bit

 

[barnsley]

Didn't really prove much. BF4 is crap anyways

Don't make me make a graph to prove my point BF4 is actually a pretty decent example because of how it properly utilizes the CPU. still a bad game though

Notice how on 8.1 the little blobs are closer together? This is how to read/understand frame times.

-edit- w7 left, 8.1 right.

 

[NeverBackDown]

Don't make me make a graph to prove my point BF4 is actually a pretty decent example because of how it properly utilizes the CPU. still a bad game though

Notice how on 8.1 the little blobs are closer together? This is how to read/understand frame times.

-edit- w7 left, 8.1 right.

i know how to read it but one game doesn't make it true.. you need multiple games. Hell even a Heaven/Valley benchmark would do.

 

[barnsley]

i know how to read it but one game doesn't make it true.. you need multiple games. Hell even a Heaven/Valley benchmark would do.

Does Heaven/Valley even support DX11.1/11.2?
That is why most of the demonstrations are of BF4, as it actually can/will use 11.1/11.2. Hence better frametimes+GPU usage.

 

[NeverBackDown]

Does Heaven/Valley even support DX11.1/11.2?
That is why most of the demonstrations are of BF4, as it actually can/will use 11.1/11.2. Hence better frametimes+GPU usage.

Not many games do yet. Only W8 supports it and the 11.1/2 updates are the reason why it performs better. Not simply because its 8. If w7 had it im sure it could get the same improvements.

 

[Dicehunter]

Not many games do yet. Only W8 supports it and the 11.1/2 updates are the reason why it performs better. Not simply because its 8. If w7 had it im sure it could get the same improvements.

Very true but Windows 7 has all the DX updates it's going to get sadly.

 

[barnsley]

. Not simply because its 8. If w7 had it im sure it could get the same improvements.

Yes and no. 8 still has bigger improvements with core packing. It also is faster at booting and other tasks.

 

[phil2013]

8.1 is where it's at. 7 is now unsupported by microsoft, meaning driver updates won't be happening eventually. 8.1 also incorporates performance improvements on AMD processors.

Not until 2020

Youre right about one thing though, that ass haulin' boot. Takes about 15 seconds for my Win7 rig to boot up from power off. My Win8 laptop pops up in around 5 or 6. That is awful nice.

That is because windows 8 is designed to run on phones and tablets.... Basically windows 8 is just windows 7 without any fancy bits,, YUK.

Very true but Windows 7 has all the DX updates it's going to get sadly.

Games wont be a only win8 and upwards, for quite a good few yrs though, Look how long games lasted for win xp after directx 10 came out?

 

[NeverBackDown]

Not until 2020

Necromance a thread much??

That is because windows 8 is designed to run on phones and tablets.... Basically windows 8 is just windows 7 without any fancy bits,, YUK.

Designed for phones and tablets yet running on PCs.. right!

Games wont be a only win8 and upwards, for quite a good few yrs though, Look how long games lasted for win xp after directx 10 came out?

Because Windows XP Sp2 supported DX9. A lot of game engines were created as DX9 based. Meaning Xp was thereby supported. Not that it gave great performance though and couldn't use modern hardware as well as 7/8.1 can. More games engines are moving on up. With Dx12, expect to see more new engines using that after a year or two.