Quote:...and the weekly OS Vs Os thread is started.
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again? aren't there enough of these darn threads - everyone has to be a critic.

Both XP and 2k rules - it depends what u are used to - period! just cause to one person Xp suxs, does not mean it does to others or vice - versa.


TO be honest, this is such an OLD topic, that i don't think anyone really cares any more as people can make their own choices and decide for them selves via trial and error.

I would not mind seeing a sticky here as i do on many other forums along the lines of:


"no more XP vs 2k threads"
"no more AMD vs Intel threads"

because it is just the same crap over and over and over and over and over! and is usually a waste of bandwidth.


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But it is nice to see well typed out replies here as many have done,. such as Alec and clutch (and others) as they always do.

Quote:Actually, as surprising at it may seem I get better gaming performance on 2000 rather than XP. I get about 150 points more 3DMark 2001 score and almost 50 more in the 3DMark03 score. So I have switched back to 2000 as a result.


150 and 50 is not a comparable difference- i get that difference by running the test 2 or 3 times after reboots on the same machine.

Quote:Both XP and 2k rules - it depends what u are used to - period! just cause to one person Xp suxs, does not mean it does to others or vice - versa.


TO be honest, this is such an OLD topic, that i don't think anyone really cares any more as people can make their own choices and decide for them selves via trial and error.

I would not mind seeing a sticky here as i do on many other forums along the lines of:


"no more XP vs 2k threads"
"no more AMD vs Intel threads"

because it is just the same crap over and over and over and over and over! and is usually a waste of bandwidth.

I second that.

Quote:150 and 50 is not a comparable difference- i get that difference by running the test 2 or 3 times after reboots on the same machine.

IIRC, there is an error margin of ~10% with any benchmark, so you would be correct with that.

 
question, what does IIRC stand for..LOL - been wondering for a while.....

IIRC = "If I Recall (or Remember) Correctly", and the first time I saw that was something that DosFreak posted. I was like "WTF is he talking about?", and then starting taking apart his sentence for context.
 

Quote:150 and 50 is not a comparable difference- i get that difference by running the test 2 or 3 times after reboots on the same machine.

Thats what I get difference if I overclock my POS GeForce2 MX200

What kind of performance difference (between XP & 2K) can I expect if I install them on a system such as this:
 
Intel Celeron 1GHz / 512Kb cache
256Megs PC100 SDRAM
Intel Integrated Graphics Processor (IGP)
Intel Integrated Gigabit LAN
RealTek AC'97 Audio
10Gb ATA66 IDE HD
 
I mean, it runs Win98SE slick as a greased pig, but will it run either XP or 2K worth a darn?
 
I ask, because my son wants me to reformat his system with a better OS than 98SE, & I'd like the general consensous from those who might know better than I...
 
(And no, I am NOT buying him a new computer! You want him to have better hardware, YOU buy it for him! hehehe)
 

XP will work fine. Throw at least another 256meg of ram in there and you'll be fine. I'd keep 98SE as a dual-boot tho.