35% system-ressources enough for gaming (Win98SE)?

Sounds like you have something installed which is leaking a lot of memory. Most of the time it's 3rd party crap... but you should double check to make sure that you've fully updated all of windows (and for that matter double check that your other progs are up-to-date as well).

There's a lot of programs available on the net which claim the free-up resources, but from what I've tried, i'm usually left with doubt.

You also may want to check your computer for spyware... get a free, proven removal tool at <A HREF="http://www.lavasoftusa.com" target="_new">http://www.lavasoftusa.com</A> (it's called ad aware btw).

Depending on the type of game, some can be quite demanding, so if you are playing a newer, heavier game, then I'd be reluctant to play it at ~35% free. I'd hope for atleast 65%.

p.s. It's time for an O.S. upgrade =).

The smart money is on this being Win98 itself.



<b>1.4 Ghz AMD T-Bird underclocked to 1 Ghz...just to be safe!</b>

Memory is not the same as resources: the resources are a few blocks in the memory, which are 64kB or 2MB big, but the size doesnt depend on how much memory you have installed.


About upograding to Win2k/XP: I have downloaded partition magic and maybe I will try to make a second partition for WinXp and install it in dual boot, but I would prefer to continue using because Win98 is still the best system for games and I dont want to spend over 100$ for a new M$-OS.

btw, I also want to install mandrake Linux on a third partition if it is possible. Is there a boot manager, which can be used for Win98 XP and Linux when Win98 is on the primary partition (C: )?

AMD Athlon XP 2700+
Epox 8rda+
Thermaltake Volcano 7+
2x256 MB PC2700
Creative GeForce 4 Ti 4800 (4600 Chip)
Chieftech Case
WD 80GB/8MB HDD
16x48 DVD-ROM
20x10x32 Burner

I hardly never get crashes when I play games and I also know from people, who get crashes and bluescreens in WinXP. Also most crashes in games dont come from the OS, they come from problems w/ the drivers or DirectX.

The most important thing for gaming is not how often your system crashes (if it doesnt crash every day or so), but what games run on it. If your system crashes too often you can save your games often enough and also most games have an autosave feature.

The most importanat thing is that your games run.

You can protect yourself against crashes by saving often enough, but you cant do anything if your game doesnt run w/ your OS.

AMD Athlon XP 2700+
Epox 8rda+
Thermaltake Volcano 7+
2x256 MB PC2700
Creative GeForce 4 Ti 4800 (4600 Chip)
Chieftech Case
WD 80GB/8MB HDD
16x48 DVD-ROM
20x10x32 Burner

Sure there is. It's just that WinXP is, by default, set to automatically reboot any time there's a critical error. If you turn that option off, you'll see the BSOD instead of an automatic reboot (This is good for troubleshooting).

That your WinXp didnt crash for 3 months means nothing. I have read from people, who have WinXp crashes every week. Some even have it every day, but w/ their system there must be something wrong. Just that your XP doesnt crash it doesnt mean, that XP doesnt crash at all.

If you want to read about people who get reboots or BSODs in XP, go to the Windows XP section of this forum:
http://forumz.tomshardware.com//mo [...] forum&f=51

AMD Athlon XP 2700+
Epox 8rda+
Thermaltake Volcano 7+
2x256 MB PC2700
Creative GeForce 4 Ti 4800 (4600 Chip)
Chieftech Case
WD 80GB/8MB HDD
16x48 DVD-ROM
20x10x32 Burner<P ID="edit"><FONT SIZE=-1><EM>Edited by MrBurns on 11/28/03 03:02 AM.</EM></FONT></P>

I dont hat XP (not more than any other Windows), I just know, that you cant get an M$-OS, that never crashes or produces BSODs.

AMD Athlon XP 2700+
Epox 8rda+
Thermaltake Volcano 7+
2x256 MB PC2700
Creative GeForce 4 Ti 4800 (4600 Chip)
Chieftech Case
WD 80GB/8MB HDD
16x48 DVD-ROM
20x10x32 Burner

But is is A lot more stable than win98

My own beast: Athlon 2700xp+ (oc: 3200xp+ with 200fsb) , Radeon 9800pro (oc: 410/370) , 512mb ddr400. SO MUCH faster than my last computer (pIII 550......)

I'm running 2 machines here:

A thinkpad with XP (PII 363MHz 224MB)
A desktop with 98SE (PIII 500MHz 128MB)

the desktop is giving me real pains when it comes to internet, it has serious issues in keeping the line open and stable and more and more websites just don't show! The XP machine has none of these problems. I have not tried games on the laptop, and I do notice it's slower, not that I expected anything else...

I'm going to get a new laptop with XP on it and say bye bye to the rest. I'll get a machine with decent system specs so it can run games ect decently in XP.

If all else fails: Read The Manual