Should i get Windows 8 for gaming?

DarkDubzs-1337570

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So im going to build a new pc mainly for everyday use, gaming, video/picture editing, youtube, surfing the web, etc. I'm was planning on getting Windows 8. It seems bearable, but then i heard that Windows 8 cannot run modern games like BF3, Black Ops 2, Skyrim, etc. is this true? Should i just get Windows 7? I hear Windows 8 is faster though, but if it cant run games, then theres no chance i'll be getting Windows 8. SO can Windows 8 run games?
 

MrJak

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I'm also running Windows 8, and I have the following games running:

Alien Swarm
Amnesia: The Dark Descent
Bioshock (all)
Borderlands (all)
CID The Dummy
Company of Heroes (all)
Counter-Strike (all)
Crysis (all but 3)
The Darkness
Darksiders
Day of Defeat
The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim
Fable - The Lost Chapters
Fallout (3 GOTYE, Vegas)
GTA (all)
Half-life (all)
Just Cause 2
Killing Floor
Metro 2033
Metro: Last Light
Minecrafft
Portal (all)
Sleeping Dogs
Saints Row: The Third
Sonic Adventure (1 & 2)
Sonic Generations
Team Fortress 2
Titan Quest
Warhammer 40,000: Dawn of War - GOTYE
World of Warcraft

To put it simple: I'm sure most games will run fine. :D