Windows 7 vs Windows 8(.1) for Gaming.

Toggle sidebar Toggle sidebar
K

KillerGamer

Honorable
Dec 4, 2013
522
0
11,160
Hey everyone! I'm building my new rig and I was confused whether to buy Windows 8 or Windows 7. I have heard that Windows 8 suffers from mouse lag in games like BF3 and compatibility issues. Also there are issues while playing online. Is this true? Thanks in advance for your input!
 
Solution
Amar Tsogtoo
Well there are some mouse lag issues, but there are fixes to most. I think windows 8 is good for 6-8 core processors, because it utilizes more cores.
If you have quad core i would stick with windows 7, but i heard on some articles that BF4 plays smoother on the windows 8.
Sort by date Sort by votes
Amar Tsogtoo

Amar Tsogtoo

Honorable
Oct 20, 2013
252
0
10,860
Well there are some mouse lag issues, but there are fixes to most. I think windows 8 is good for 6-8 core processors, because it utilizes more cores.
If you have quad core i would stick with windows 7, but i heard on some articles that BF4 plays smoother on the windows 8.
 
Upvote 0 Downvote
Solution
T

techneutral

Honorable
Nov 11, 2013
139
0
10,710
They're about almost the same, but a few benchmarks say BF4 is slightly faster in terms of fps on windows 8. And the boot time for windows 8 is much faster. Mouse patch came out with windows 8.1
 
Upvote 0 Downvote
K

KillerGamer

Honorable
Dec 4, 2013
522
0
11,160


I'm thinking about a quad core processor (Intel i5). My father suggests I go for Windows 8 as he doesn't want to buy an OS which is one generation old. However, I say that according to what I've heard, it is a bad OS for gaming. As a whole, would you that the overall experience in gaming would be better in Win 8 or Win 7?
 
Upvote 0 Downvote
Amar Tsogtoo

Amar Tsogtoo

Honorable
Oct 20, 2013
252
0
10,860

Well windows 8 does have faster boot time, and it uses less ram. So i think windows 8 is better as a whole.
Ive also heard that there will be windows 8.2 patch next year. You may not like the windows 8 interface but there are application to make seem more like windows 7.
 
Upvote 0 Downvote
K

KillerGamer

Honorable
Dec 4, 2013
522
0
11,160


Thanks Amar!
 
Upvote 0 Downvote
Amar Tsogtoo

Amar Tsogtoo

Honorable
Oct 20, 2013
252
0
10,860


No problem.
 
Upvote 0 Downvote
J

jelly999

Honorable
Feb 13, 2014
2
0
10,510


I have played Cs:GO on my win 8 computer and 30GB ram just isn't enough.
 
Upvote 0 Downvote
You must log in or register to reply here.

TRENDING THREADS

Latest posts

Moderators online

Share this page

COMPANY
RESOURCES
FOLLOW
Top Bottom