Here it is. Enjoy!
Throughout our testing the Windows 7 build was able to outperform XP
running on the same hardware. In some cases such as Left 4 Dead the
performance difference was quite small however in more demanding
scenarios such as World In Conflict the increase was much more
noticeable. Windows 7 also performed favorably when compared to Vista
although it would be hard to tell the difference when actually playing.
As well as offering enhanced performance over XP there were occasions,
such as Crysis Warhead, where the ability to use DirectX 10 gave us more
stable frame rates in Windows 7. Additionally, in each of the titles
where DirectX 10 was available there were noticeable image quality
increases over the older operating system.
As Windows 7 evolves, and we see hardware and software which are capable
of using DirectX 11 the performance and image quality differences can
only increase. This gives gamers using XP a great incentive to upgrade
to Windows 7 when it is released next month.
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Rick Glazier wrote:
I have a friend with a ~20?~ year old son, and I'm sure he would like
a link to that if possible.
I helped him build a box about a year ago, and he insisted on XP
for games.
He is in school (still) and could get Win7 for $29 (Student Version).
I have not pushed him towards it yet...
Rick Glazier
From: "swzaske"
I recently read a OS review that rated game performance on WinXP,
Vista and Windows 7. Vista and Win7 blew XP away which is a solid
measure of how much Microsoft has improved Vista SP2 and carried that
over to 7. XP is rapidly dying and I'm thinking about getting a
family pack later this year and swap out XP on all my boxes.
