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dkdeadly
12-12-2007, 05:26 PM
Which one do you guys think its better to game on winxp 32bit or vista64 bit?
Does winxp support DirectX® 10?
AliG
12-12-2007, 05:27 PM
no, win xp does not support dx10

I would go vista x64
AC3421
12-12-2007, 05:41 PM
Vista x64. Don't listen to all the crap on the internet about it.
IvanAndreevich
12-12-2007, 05:44 PM
Unless you need DX10, I'd stay with Windows XP. I tried both and find Vista really annoying. It takes a lot of tweaking to make it bearable.
SamHughe
12-12-2007, 05:47 PM
Yes only vista supports dx10. On the other hand you should consider couple of things before you proceed. Games on XP usually run faster except very few made specifically for Vista. Most people say games using DX10 doesn't look any different except again very few of them. I played Bioshock and Coh:OP in both Vista and XP and only noticed few subtle differences between DX9 vs. 10. Crysis, for example, is one of the games that you can really see the difference however with a huge FPS cost. I rather use DX9 and be able to play it than being on Vista and watching a slideshow.
Just a couple of things to consider before decide.
AliG
12-12-2007, 05:51 PM
yes but you are forgetting 64 gives you a few extra fps, so that should make up for the difference between xp and vista, not to mention, in the long run, vista will be the better choice
dkdeadly
12-12-2007, 06:01 PM
So mabye this is a good choice Direx 10 games like crysis and idk i will play on vista 64 bit and games like need for speed pro or call of duty i will play on winxp?And one more thing i cant run 3dmark on 64bit its say it cant open opengl i dont know why?
TouGe
12-13-2007, 01:49 AM
So mabye this is a good choice Direx 10 games like crysis and idk i will play on vista 64 bit and games like need for speed pro or call of duty i will play on winxp?And one more thing i cant run 3dmark on 64bit its say it cant open opengl i dont know why?

Head over to the futuremark forum, there is an updated version of opengl for Vista 64. You are talking Vista here, right?

Edit: Okay, I'm kind of bored right now.

http://futuremark.yougamers.com/forum/showthread.php?t=43948