Vista Ultimate 64b or Windows 7 Ultimate 64b for gaming?

[WastedJoker]

My new machine will come with Vista Ultimate 64b installed but I'll be given a free upgrade coupon to Windows 7 Ultimate aswell.

Which OS will give better performance for gaming? I understand Vista has had issues with gaming performance with many preferring to stick to XP Pro for their gaming needs.

I have an old XP Pro disc I could use - maybe worth have a dual OS system instead?

[SMELTN]

OH dear god Please get Windows 7. Vista is HORRIBLE, especially for gaming...

[Ytterbium]

If you've got a new machine, I wouldn't think you'll have any issues running vista, the problems everyone moans about were running on low end hardware when vista was initally released, the drivers have matured and the service packs improved things.

Windows 7, has a lower hardware footprint than Vista and all the drivers are compatable, so there shouldn't be any issues.

I'd get your Windows 7 and use that.

[Guest xiphi]

7 will probably give better performance, but that's not saying Vista is a bad choice. I've had a great gaming experience during my Vista installs (Feb '07 till Jan '09). I've since switched over to 7.

[Fid]

Haven't noticed much of a difference between Vista and 7 tbh.

I've had Vista Ultimate, then 7 Professional 64bit installed.

Both were nice and fast with very few problems.

[Sethos]

Windows 7 by miles

[WastedJoker]

So it seems Windows 7 is the choice...

This is my first desktop for 4yrs so I'm a little behind on the gaming scene.

[BlackSteyrAug]

I would probably compare XP to 7 before Vista, but I'd pick 7 no matter what so there's your answer.

[Srugie Veteran]

I would definetly go with Windows 7.

[null_]

To be honest, you should be fine running Windows Vista for the time being - however, when you receive your free upgrade to Windows 7 I would highly recommend the upgrade, Windows 7 is much more pleasing to use overall and it's rock solid stable.

[White Cuban]

old product / new product

i wonder? (please don't compare xp/vista, its unrelated in this topic, as 7 is pretty much better in every aspect)

[xp1ode]

I would also recommend W7, i hardly use any windows OS now a days but i have tried Vista and W7 and it seems to me that W7 just "feels" alot better on my hardware. Vista wasn't too sluggish for me but W7 is a heck of alot better. But everyone here can tell you from their experience what they went through, since you are going to have both, just give them a try and see for yourself.

[Neoauld]

OH dear god Please get Windows 7. Vista is HORRIBLE, especially for gaming...

really?

i play EVERY game in vista x64 laglessly and without crashes

and benchmarks show W7 only 3-5 FPS faster than Vista

so take your uneducated vista hate out the door back to the land of the ignorant and naive

Yes W7 is great, but vista isnt horrible unless you're running 10 year old hardware

[Fid]

really?

i play EVERY game in vista x64 laglessly and without crashes

and benchmarks show W7 only 3-5 FPS faster than Vista

so take your uneducated vista hate out the door back to the land of the ignorant and naive

Yes W7 is great, but vista isnt horrible unless you're running 10 year old hardware

+1

[BoDEAN]

My new machine will come with Vista Ultimate 64b installed but I'll be given a free upgrade coupon to Windows 7 Ultimate aswell.

Which OS will give better performance for gaming? I understand Vista has had issues with gaming performance with many preferring to stick to XP Pro for their gaming needs.

I have an old XP Pro disc I could use - maybe worth have a dual OS system instead?

Common sense answer...............Windows 7. Have you not read any reviews on the OS, how it is far superior to Vista?

That would be a start.....

Vista was ok, 7 is better.

[Slammers]

Vista was crap for like 6 months when it was released 3 years ago and only on older hardware.

Vista is now fine and I feel most of the people slagging it off do no teven make their assumptions based on their own experiences with it.

Vista will run any game/program fine on a new computer and is an ease to use.

That said, 7 is slightly easier to use, ever so slightly faster and nicer to look at. Plus it's the future of windows (obviously).

In conclusion there's absolutely no reason why you should be using XP or Vista these days unless you need to be running a program that is incompatible with 7 (very very unlikely)

[Darconf]

get windows 7!

[Andre S. Veteran]

OH dear god Please get Windows 7. Vista is HORRIBLE, especially for gaming...

Vista is a perfectly fine OS for gaming. It has excellent performance and compatibility.

[BoDEAN]

Vista is a perfectly fine OS for gaming. It has excellent performance and compatibility.

There's always better. Why run an outdated OS. Run Windows 7 for 3 weeks and report back to us.

[majortom1981]

why run vista? Windows 7 is an updated vista. even vista drivers work on it so why bother with vista?

[ceminess]

deff. 7 it handles memory better.

[Zarpraz]

If all you care about is gaming then buy a console, if you want to use it more generally then W7 is a definite improvement.

[Raa]

Absolutely Windows 7, there is no comparison tbh. ;)

As for a console? Get real. :p

[Andre S. Veteran]

There's always better. Why run an outdated OS. Run Windows 7 for 3 weeks and report back to us.

Been running Windows 7 since RC, it rocks. But that doesn't make Vista "HORRIBLE, especially for gaming". That's simply false, and my point was just that. Edited October 19, 2009 by Dr_Asik

[FDM80]

At this point I would recommend Vista.

I've moved my gaming rig to Windows 7 this past weekend and the one issue I'm having is lower fps in TF2 and L4D. As of right now I can't figure out what the issue is.

If I didn't experience that odd performance issue I'd recommend Windows 7 as everything else is fine.