superbeast Posted April 25, 2002 Share Posted April 25, 2002 I'd like to see what kind of hardware people are running in this Win2k vs. WinXP "debate". I've got a sneaky feeling that your OS preference may depend on your system specs... To start: Athlon 1.4 ghz (b chip) 1280mb ram GeForce2 Ultra 64 WD 7200/ ATA100 40GB (2) Seagate 7200/ATA100 40GB OS: WinXP Pro Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ToastGodSupreme Posted April 25, 2002 Share Posted April 25, 2002 Celeron 900 @ 1Ghz+ (116Mhz FSB) 512Mb PC133 Crucial (2-2-2-6) Hercules GF2MX 2xWD 15Gb HD's Win2k Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
modem Posted April 25, 2002 Share Posted April 25, 2002 Athlon 1.333ghz Asus A7V133 Motherboard 768mb of PC133 30GB ATA100 40GB ATA100 Hard Drives 60GB ATA100 / 80GB ATA100 / Geforce3 Ti200 Oc'd to Ti500 speeds Usual sound/modem/network periphs. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
grimman Posted April 25, 2002 Share Posted April 25, 2002 asus cuv4x-e, geforce2 gts 64mb, soundblaster live!... rest in sig Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Laughing-Man Posted April 25, 2002 Share Posted April 25, 2002 OS: Windows XP Home System: Dell Dimension Speed: 700mhz Pentium 3 RAM: 512MB PC100 HD: 30 gig Video: Nvidia TNT2 32Ram Sound: Turtle Beach Montego 2 WindowsXP runs like butta!:D Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
superbeast Posted April 25, 2002 Share Posted April 25, 2002 clarification (suggestion!); The hardware list works better if you list your OS preference at the end, so peeps don't have to look through the entire thread... just a thought Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ToastGodSupreme Posted April 25, 2002 Share Posted April 25, 2002 Originally posted by superbeast clarification (suggestion!); The hardware list works better if you list your OS preference at the end, so peeps don't have to look through the entire thread... just a thought there, fixed mine. :) postcount++ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
grimman Posted April 25, 2002 Share Posted April 25, 2002 win2kserver Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KC Posted April 25, 2002 Share Posted April 25, 2002 I like XP cuz well seems to me it does every thing 2k does....the flashy snaze get's old quick but that's a easy fix...one can change the theam to classic and then change to catagore...and also change the start menu to the old styl as well! Speed doesn't seem to be a issue..maybe it's my machine. Yet if you do turn off all the animation it speeds up just fine...as for Hardware issues not seen any yet then yet again maybe it's my system....or that i download the correct drivers from the hardware's OEM. XP is a resource hog, that's why those specs on the box say what they say. when I installed the cd wouldn't boot, yet I was with out a O.S. so threw back on 98...no se....choose full install and had some issues after it discovered the 98 partion just told it to delete and it works just fine, no problems very speed even when all BS animtion ect running..... P4 1.4ghz socket 423 Asus P4T motherboard 256megs of Rambus Ram... Geforce 2 mx 32meg<<<---want more Toshiba DVD; Plextor CDRW IBM 20gig hrd drive Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
grimman Posted April 25, 2002 Share Posted April 25, 2002 ok... just ran another q3-test... the difference between XP and win2kserver is now 15fps. nothing in particular done. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stryder68 Posted April 25, 2002 Share Posted April 25, 2002 I run 2000 on my main box. It is rock solid and does everything I need it to do. I have XP installed on my second PC in a triple boot scenario with 98se and Mandrake. While there is lots to like about XP, there are still too many issues for me to use it as my main work machine. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vf- Posted April 26, 2002 Share Posted April 26, 2002 p2 233Mhz 16mb ram 2gb hdd voodoo2 :o xp flies like a rocket Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aleni Posted April 26, 2002 Share Posted April 26, 2002 Originally posted by modem Athlon 1.333ghz Asus A7V133 Motherboard 768mb of PC133 30GB ATA100 40GB ATA100 Hard Drives 60GB ATA100 / 80GB ATA100 / Geforce3 Ti200 Oc'd to Ti500 speeds Usual sound/modem/network periphs. now we have found out who's the hard drive's ###### here :p Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aleni Posted April 26, 2002 Share Posted April 26, 2002 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ToastGodSupreme Posted April 26, 2002 Share Posted April 26, 2002 Originally posted by aleni [1img]http://www.indoguides.com/forum/upload005/2thingsihateabout.png[/1img] LOL Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aleni Posted April 26, 2002 Share Posted April 26, 2002 Originally posted by ToastGodSupreme LOL dont ya hate those silly things ?:old: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ToastGodSupreme Posted April 26, 2002 Share Posted April 26, 2002 Originally posted by aleni dont ya hate those silly things ?:old: I totally agree with the icons. I mean, the whole XP theme looks like one of the developer's kids came up with it... "Oh daddy!! I want a blue bar thingy. Oh! Oh! I know!! I want the little button to be green. Pleeeeeaaaase daddy...." Heh. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
modem Posted April 26, 2002 Share Posted April 26, 2002 Originally posted by aleni now we have found out who's the hard drive's ###### here :p Hey now. :p~ Just because I have a little extra cash to buy a few extra hard drives... just means I have the need for um... um... err... extra storage thats it! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest deadzombie Posted April 26, 2002 Share Posted April 26, 2002 Win2K users: Put down the lighter and step away from the glass pipe -> it's affecting your minds! j/j Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joswin Posted April 27, 2002 Share Posted April 27, 2002 Originally posted by modem Athlon 1.333ghz Asus A7V133 Motherboard 768mb of PC133 30GB ATA100 40GB ATA100 Hard Drives 60GB ATA100 / 80GB ATA100 / Geforce3 Ti200 Oc'd to Ti500 speeds Usual sound/modem/network periphs. Hey modem, im going to buy that same mainboard u have there in the nexxt few months (new system im building) i just wondered if you would recommend it? :) Or if u have had any probs. Ta *sorry*> Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gurm Posted April 27, 2002 Share Posted April 27, 2002 Hey, I would switch back to Win2k ... IF ... someone could give me multiple users logged in at the same time - AKA fast user switching. You gimme that, and I'll go back to 2k - hardware support is still better for it. However, I kinda doubt anyone can really offer me that... now can they? - Gurm Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ToastGodSupreme Posted April 27, 2002 Share Posted April 27, 2002 Originally posted by Gurm Hey, I would switch back to Win2k ... IF ... someone could give me multiple users logged in at the same time - AKA fast user switching. You gimme that, and I'll go back to 2k - hardware support is still better for it. However, I kinda doubt anyone can really offer me that... now can they? - Gurm why? how many people use your computer at once? that's one feature I'll never make use of in XP... I built this computer, and nobody else touches it, or I cut their hands off. My mother knows better, my brother, my gf, everyone. Hell, even the cable guy knows (I wouldn't let him put the network card in it, or touch any settings). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
modem Posted April 28, 2002 Share Posted April 28, 2002 Originally posted by Robert_Hague Hey modem, im going to buy that same mainboard u have there in the nexxt few months (new system im building) i just wondered if you would recommend it? :) Or if u have had any probs. Ta *sorry*> I *highly* recommend this motherboard as about the best SDRAM solution there is on the market. What I love is that it supports all current Athlon XP's, MP's, as well as rumored to support the new "thoroughbreds" with BIOS updates. If you have any questions about certain settings just email me to the address in my profile. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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