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#4087966 - 03/05/15 01:22 PM Windows 8 and the gaming experience  
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Is there anyone who is using Windows 8 with good results for games and sims?
I can have a Windows 8 for free from a friend, or I can buy me Win 7 (64bit).
I need to upgrade from 32bit, to be able to use more memory.

Now I heard from another friend, that Win 8 causes more problems with games.
Does anyone have other experiences?


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#4087973 - 03/05/15 01:41 PM Re: Windows 8 and the gaming experience [Re: Olham]  
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Hi Olham..i cant speak personally but i have 4 friends that used Windows 8...and soon went back to Win 7 64bit,I have stayed on Win 7 64bit for some time now and have had zero problems my friends had quite a few problems running games (especially some of the older ones) on Win 8..not to sure about Win 8.1 because none of them have ever gone back after formatting and re installing Win 7 64bit. thumbsup


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#4087975 - 03/05/15 01:42 PM Re: Windows 8 and the gaming experience [Re: Olham]  
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When I built this rig two years ago I paid more for a copy of windows 7 pro than windows 8 just because of what my friend had told me about his experience with windows 8.

Things have improved with windows 8, from what I read and hear. Still, If I was you, I'd check into the forums of each game I played and see if any problems occur.

Windows 10 is out now....they skipped 9 or called the improved patched windows 8, 8.1 instead of 9

#4087991 - 03/05/15 02:01 PM Re: Windows 8 and the gaming experience [Re: Olham]  
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I have been very happy with Win 7 64-bit Pro FWIW.
It and WOFF seem to get along just fine.

#4088030 - 03/05/15 02:32 PM Re: Windows 8 and the gaming experience [Re: Olham]  
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I'm using Windows 8.1 and I haven't had any real issues with any games. I did have that graphics issue earlier, but that was because I didn't have enough RAM. I play all sorts of games and they have all worked fine. I think I like the UI of Windows 7 better, but that's just a preference thing.


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#4088033 - 03/05/15 02:34 PM Re: Windows 8 and the gaming experience [Re: Olham]  
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Olham, check your pms, I might be able to help you some.

#4088119 - 03/05/15 06:00 PM Re: Windows 8 and the gaming experience [Re: Olham]  
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Hey Olham,

I'm using Windows 8.1 x64 and it's great for gaming.

There are a few caveats unsurprisingly though.

Battle of Britain II Wings of Victory will not run in Windows 8 or 8.1 full stop. You can get into the game and start a flight and get into the flight, but it will always crash out after 5 mins or so, So if you play this game then Windows 7 is the way to go. This is the ONLY game I have come across that does this.

Ironically, the only other problem is with Microsoft's own Games for Windows Live client.

You have to run this abomination of DRM in compatability mode of Windows 7 when you install it and run as Administrator, otherwise it will not run properly. Thankfully GFWL is being patched out of a lot of games that did use it though.


Apart from that I have had ZERO problems with Windows 8.1, bearing in mind that I have over 300 games in my STEAM library, they all work fine.

Sim wise I have tried FSX, Pr3pared, IL2 : 1946, WOFF ( Obviously ), ROF, IL2 : Battle of Stalingrad, War Thunder, IL2 : CLOD, DCS Blackshark, DCS Warthog and Flaming Cliffs 2 and they all run perfectly.

I will also argue that Windows 8.1 deals with multicore processors better than Windows 7 and also has superior Memory management and better performance with SLI/Crossfire rigs in my experience.

The other bonus is my PC boots up in 7 seconds.

If you can get a copy for free, then it would be a no brainer for me.

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#4088126 - 03/05/15 06:18 PM Re: Windows 8 and the gaming experience [Re: Olham]  
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Thank you all, guys - I can get Win 8 for free from a friend, and I guess we can update to 8.1.
Maybe I'll do it, and if it should fail me, I could still buy Win 7 (64bit) Professional.
I'll think about it.


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#4088143 - 03/05/15 06:52 PM Re: Windows 8 and the gaming experience [Re: Olham]  
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Originally Posted By: Olham
Thank you all, guys - I can get Win 8 for free from a friend, and I guess we can update to 8.1.
Maybe I'll do it, and if it should fail me, I could still buy Win 7 (64bit) Professional.
I'll think about it.


Olham;

If you have two hard drives or SSD's make a multi boot system then you can load windows 8 on one to test and still keep your old install.


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#4089291 - 03/08/15 05:10 PM Re: Windows 8 and the gaming experience [Re: Olham]  
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I'm using Windows 8.1 64bit with no problems. Granted, I don't use that stupid start screen with the "apps" on it. I use Classic Shell to run mine like it was Windows 7.


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#4089646 - 03/09/15 03:22 PM Re: Windows 8 and the gaming experience [Re: Olham]  
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I have been given a 'free' Windoze 8 dvd. (Don't tell Bill Gates) Ran it and didn't like it at all but now downloading 8.1 and maybe even 10. This is on a dual boot pc as I have a few drives. There is no way I would install 8 over 7 which I know works. Maybe I will install 10 on the w8.1 drive just to see what happens.

But I will be still running WOFF on my W7 64 drive for the moment.... (and I didn't pay for that either wave)

Even if the Micro$oft SS come to get me I will not let them in. I have been using their stuff since DOS 3.0 and have never paid them a cent. That's what friends are for biggrin


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#4089650 - 03/09/15 03:28 PM Re: Windows 8 and the gaming experience [Re: Olham]  
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Worst thing you can do is install an OS on top of an existing one, IMHO. Tried it once before and ended up formatting my drive out of frustration (unexplained broken joystick drivers/laggy system/freezes)... Do a fresh install instead.

#4089682 - 03/09/15 04:04 PM Re: Windows 8 and the gaming experience [Re: Al Lowe]  
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Originally Posted By: Al Lowe
I'm using Windows 8.1 64bit with no problems. Granted, I don't use that stupid start screen with the "apps" on it. I use Classic Shell to run mine like it was Windows 7.


That was what turned me off on windows 8. My daughter had it on a laptop when it first came out, let me try it. I felt like I'd entered a time wrap and swapped places with my Grandmother when I showed her my first pc running Windows 98se.

Since then I've used it on a friends PC with the traditional look and am fine with it. He flies war thunder with the keyboard despite my giving him a Logitech wingman extreme 3d! I plugged in the wingman for time flying! Some older sims won't run on it so I never saw the reason to change. Ten might be worth a look if I find a sim made for it that I like, but that may be so far off in the future that a different rig would be made for it and the sim.

#4090054 - 03/10/15 12:25 PM Re: Windows 8 and the gaming experience [Re: Olham]  
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Installed a 'free' copy of W8 on my spare drive. I must say I don't like it at all. It insists that I install all the updates before getting the update to 8.1 This seems to take a long time and it is hard to tell what the box is doing, if anything at all.


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#4091568 - 03/13/15 07:23 AM Re: Windows 8 and the gaming experience [Re: Olham]  
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After waiting hours for W8 to download about 120 updates it then tries to install them and fails and then backs out the updates. I am fed up with it anyway and will now format the drive.

Viva W7 64 ultimate! ar15 W8


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#4092910 - 03/16/15 09:24 PM Re: Windows 8 and the gaming experience [Re: Olham]  
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Originally Posted By: Olham
Is there anyone who is using Windows 8 with good results for games and sims?
I can have a Windows 8 for free from a friend, or I can buy me Win 7 (64bit).
I need to upgrade from 32bit, to be able to use more memory.

Now I heard from another friend, that Win 8 causes more problems with games.
Does anyone have other experiences?

Yeah, I'd never seen Windows 8 before, but I fell for the marketing hype, thinking it would be like Windows 7, only better. stupid me. I should have known better. Once that start screen came up, I was looking for a way to bring back the "old" familiar look of Windows. Someone told me about classic shell, so I googled that, found the site, and installed that. Now my Win 8.1 machine boots up looking like my old Win 7 did. The only thing I really miss is the Solitaire game from Windows 7. I REALLY miss that.


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#4093028 - 03/17/15 06:34 AM Re: Windows 8 and the gaming experience [Re: Olham]  
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Download it from here: https://www.dropbox.com/s/83smo2buxrwk8fn/Solitaire.exe?dl=0 [url=https://www.dropbox.com/s/83smo2buxrwk8fn/Solitaire.exe?dl=0][/url]


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