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Old 02-12-2011
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spi 1m = XP SP3 or Win7 x86
spi32m = 2k3 TW or XP SP3
pifast = XP SP3 vga drivers installed
wprime ( both 1024 and 32 ) = XP SP3 vga drivers installed
AM3 = Win7 x64
05 = Vista
03 = XP SP3
06 = XP SP3
Vantage = Win7 x86
Unigine = Win7 x64

all these with latest cards . On older cards some OSs should change for good eff.

I use full installations of windows...but sometimes BZ's light editions :p:
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Was wondering, which versions of the various OSs do people recommend?
At the mo I use 'tinyxx'
Wondering if there are better alternatives?
For instance BenchZowners?
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spi 1m = XP SP3 or Win7 x86
spi32m = 2k3 TW or XP SP3
pifast = XP SP3 vga drivers installed
wprime ( both 1024 and 32 ) = XP SP3 vga drivers installed
AM3 = Win7 x64
05 = Vista
03 = XP SP3
06 = XP SP3
Vantage = Win7 x86
Unigine = Win7 x64

all these with latest cards . On older cards some OSs should change for good eff.

I use full installations of windows...but sometimes BZ's light editions :p:
erm....x64...even with people having 2gb's of ram?
plz explain....
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well ... I would say yes but once I haven't tested yet I can't say nothing
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erm....x64...even with people having 2gb's of ram?
plz explain....
64bit is a more efficient code base than x86 with x64 extended cpus.

Honestly in the next couple of generations of windows I expect we will see a move to true 64bit computing where you will need a software emulation of x86 instructions. that would be sweet and really make a nice performance increase
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so...that means if i move into 64bit OS...i wont have any problems in terms of benching?
am i right?
OT: what is the minimum resolution needed for running UNIGINE heaven benchmark? do i really have to upgrade my display right now?
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64bit is a more efficient code base than x86 with x64 extended cpus.

Honestly in the next couple of generations of windows I expect we will see a move to true 64bit computing where you will need a software emulation of x86 instructions. that would be sweet and really make a nice performance increase
Sure would be nice

Whatever you get, make sure you get a more modern x64 OS. WinXP x64 is buggy as hell due to lack of driver support. That's what I was using before I made the jump to Vista Ultimate x64 about 2-3 years ago. When using XP x64 I was so tempted to just dump half my ram & go back to 32-bit.
And I'd definitely go 7 over Vista any day
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well.....7x64 FTW!
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