Do you see any benefit in ....
This is a discussion about Do you see any benefit in .... in the Windows Games category; Running a dual boot for WIN2k and WIN ME? I have win2k now, wondering if some games will run better /quicker/smoother in win me over win2k. Just curious if I should get a dual boot going, or if that is just a waste of space.
Running a dual boot for WIN2k and WIN ME? I have win2k now, wondering if some games will run better /quicker/smoother in win me over win2k. Just curious if I should get a dual boot going, or if that is just a waste of space.
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3com 905b-cmb network card
Panasonic 4x scsi burner
IBM Deskstar 13.5g 7200rpm DMA/66
Western Digital 14g 5400rpm DMA/66
256m PC-100 CS2 ram
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[Here is my system]
Intel Celeron 566 @ 850
Abit BE6 Rv1
3d Prophet 2 Mx (6.18 drivers)
Soundblaster Live! Value w/ cambridge 4 point speakers
Pioneer 6x dvd / 12 x cdrom SCSI Drive
3com 905b-cmb network card
Panasonic 4x scsi burner
IBM Deskstar 13.5g 7200rpm DMA/66
Western Digital 14g 5400rpm DMA/66
256m PC-100 CS2 ram
BoDEAN
http://www.sammyhagar.net
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i havent even installed my pretty new asus mx in win98..i read that most games are pretty similar..i have a similar setup as you..so i wouldnt bother..why would you need maybe 5 fps more? =)
As the last post said.
Don't bother dual booting your system unless you have some older games you just can't loose.
Any game/application released from now on should be Windows2000 compatible.
I've had to loose Carmageddon2, but with Carmageddon TDR2000 now less than a week away I'm happy to loose this.
Performance in games is very similar between Win9x & Win2000, some games seem to prefere Windows 2000 (Ultima On-Line for example plays so much better in Win2k than Win98)
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PIII 700E, Intel D815EEA, 512MB PC100 RAM (Hyundai), Matrox G400MAX, SB Live! Value, Intel 10/100 NIC, Adaptec 2940UW, IBM 7200 ATA100 30GB HD, IBM 7200 ATA66 20GB HD, Pioneer 32x/6x SCSI DVD, Yamaha 4416 SCSI CD-RW, Iomega Zip 100 SCSI Internal, Iiyama Vision Master Pro 410.
Windows 2000 Only
Don't bother dual booting your system unless you have some older games you just can't loose.
Any game/application released from now on should be Windows2000 compatible.
I've had to loose Carmageddon2, but with Carmageddon TDR2000 now less than a week away I'm happy to loose this.
Performance in games is very similar between Win9x & Win2000, some games seem to prefere Windows 2000 (Ultima On-Line for example plays so much better in Win2k than Win98)
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PIII 700E, Intel D815EEA, 512MB PC100 RAM (Hyundai), Matrox G400MAX, SB Live! Value, Intel 10/100 NIC, Adaptec 2940UW, IBM 7200 ATA100 30GB HD, IBM 7200 ATA66 20GB HD, Pioneer 32x/6x SCSI DVD, Yamaha 4416 SCSI CD-RW, Iomega Zip 100 SCSI Internal, Iiyama Vision Master Pro 410.
Windows 2000 Only
I created a dual-boot on my system to play games in Win98SE, but I never use it. SP1 even fixed the mouse problem in AvP so I use W2K for everything now.
I want to use a generic TV tunner card that has not Win2000 drivers I gess I'll need dual boot right?
i actually installed the deton. 6.18 drivers yesterday on my win9x setup..and got less fps (2 or so) than in win2k
500cel, 256mg, asus gf2 mx
500cel, 256mg, asus gf2 mx
