Which windows does work better for bms: xp, 7 or 8 ?
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Hi Guys,
Which windows does work better for bms: xp, 7 or 8 ?
I am thinking of upgrading my xp to 7 or 8.
Will there be performance improvement?
Please advise.
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I can’t say on which it will run best, but I have no problems whatsoever on Win7 Home Premium (64bit). It’s a matter of opinion, but I don’t like the new Win8 ideology, so I would advise upgrading to Win7… Maybe this topic can be of some use as well.
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Win 8.1 +1 for me… Gives me more consistent performance vs. Win 7 and much better at catering to newer hardware such as SSDs.
That being said, if your system has been running on XP it may not be entirely compatible with the newer versions of the OS.
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Win 7 will give you better bang for your buck. Time to ditch XP was a few years ago now.
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Same here, running Win7 if someone in the house is using my new Win8 Pc, but most of my flight are done on Win8. Lots of room, maxed out G. settings and very smooth!!
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Went from xp to windows 7, no difference. Ill never touch 8.
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I have Win 8.1 on a laptop and after giving it a good try I do not care for it. So, I’m skipping Win 8 and sticking with Win 7 on my game PC. I hate the “Metro” look and touch screen functions, the fact you have to use workarounds to use the mouse properly is ridiculous. I’m hoping Win 10 is more keyboard/mouse friendly.
Having said all that, I have to say everything runs well on Win 8.1, it is just the user interface that sucks…
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+1
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no workarounds for mouse are needed I have been running Win 8.0 from the start and upgraded to win 8.1 and never needed any mouse workarounds. I even use a laptop with a touch panel and still have no workarounds. As for falcon it has been dead stable and I am using NVidia’s latest drivers as well. Win 7 was unable to use latest drivers due to stutters. Sure the metro look is crap but if you are only using the desktop then the metro is of no or little consequence. Just need to boot straight to desktop instead of metro start. Just my 2 cents worth
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I’m on Vista 64 bit (still)
FPS avg between 85 (heavy duty) and above 200 (light duty)
That said: it’s not (well, most of it that is) about the OS
Regards,
Fan -
Thanks for all the replies, guys.
I have just installed bms4.32 under win7/64.
With the same hardware, I get 60-70 fps.
That is an increase compared to xp.
With xp, I only get 40-50 fps. -
I’m on Vista 64 bit (still)
FPS avg between 85 (heavy duty) and above 200 (light duty)
That said: it’s not (well, most of it that is) about the OS
Regards,
FanWould agree with that. Me thinks graphics driver and CPU speed/clock setting as well as HDD>MB>RAM frequency is key.
I run Win7 64bit and wouldn’t expect much of a difference with 8. XP or 8 will only be faster if the hardware is struggling with Win7 system resource grabbing, in that dept. 8 seems a bit more optimized and XP is pretty much not even there on modern hardware.
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Thanks for all the replies, guys.
I have just installed bms4.32 under win7/64.
With the same hardware, I get 60-70 fps.
That is an increase compared to xp.
With xp, I only get 40-50 fps.It’s probably more to do with a clean windows install than the difference between xp <-> win7. Try keeping it clean and you’ll enjoy good fps for a long time to come.
Cheers, Uwe
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Maybe it’s not about the OS,
but “it’s all about the bass, 'bout the bass” - Meghan Trainor -
It’s probably more to do with a clean windows install than the difference between xp <-> win7. Try keeping it clean and you’ll enjoy good fps for a long time to come.
Cheers, Uwe
Hi Uwe,
Thanks for the reply.
can you explain more clearly what do you mean exactly by “clean”? -
The Win7 being faster in Falcon4BMS is quite established information. A great number of falconeers have witnessed it. Yes, a clean system might help. But there is something in the OS that changes things.
Not so much difference between Win7 and Win8.
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Win 8.1 here and works flawlessly
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Hi Uwe,
Thanks for the reply.
can you explain more clearly what do you mean exactly by “clean”?Well, for starters you should be using a properly licensed windows[1] installation, not something that came pre-installed with your laptop / ready-made gaming box with tons of add-ons, tryware, “essential virus protection” that starts nagging for a purchase after a 30 day trial and so on.
Also, you should be careful about what kind of software you install and what kind of links you click on. If you use the box only for gaming, you won’t need antivirus, personal / windows firewalls (your NATting router will be doing a proper job of this already) or windows defender that will kick in during vital parts of your flight and ruin your approach by sending fps to hell at a critical time.
All the best, Uwe
1: I’m no fan of Microsoft and prefer Linux for my productivity stuff, but if you can afford it by a proper windows license that you can install, re-install & activate cleanly from time to time.
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Forget about xp…
Put on a 64 bit 7/8.1 and you are good to go. (Don’t bother with 32 bit systems, worthless with high amount of RAM) -
I have it on both 7 and 8 (my laptop is 8.1) and it works fine with both. The 8.1 does seem a bit less stable once you start adding mods/theaters.