Win2k or WinXP....hmm

[prototypeJedi]

I just dual booted WinXP Pro with my already existing Win2000 Pro. After tweaking XP and my card I ran 3dMark2001 and came out with a score of 7702.
previous best with Win2000 was a score of 6800....


P4 1.8A @2.250GHz
GeForce3 Ti 200 OC 220/500

[dmafe]

Win2k always gets low 3dmark scores. It's a great OS for every day work and super stable, but it sucks for games. I've had nothing but problems. I dual boot with Windows 98 and use that for games. My 3dmark scores were 600 points higher in Win98 than in Win2k.

[Ammok]

dmafe is right, but to be free of BSOD is absolute bliss.

BTW Xp would not play UnrealTournament, crashing, but win2k does, no problemo.

[Johnny Fist]

I wonder what the problem with Unreal Tournament is. I have it on running on XP with no problem.

[Ammok]

I think it just didn't like my setup, full stop.CDR wouldn't work, had patches galore, geesh, what a waste of time.

[Johnny Fist]

I upgraded my old win2000pro to XP out of laziness. Maybe you should try that, Ammok, to see if XP behaves any better for you.

[Ammok]

Thats a good point, i always reformat and clean install.
I will probably go XP when the SP1 comes out and I shall upgrade at that time. Chearsd Johnny.

[Pojodan]

I have WinXp Home edition on my Laptop (came with it) and WinXP on my main system (AMD 1800+, 512 RAM, GeForce4 ti4600, Soundblaster Live).
My laptop has had the same install for 6 months and runs like a champ, maybe 1 or 2 BSODs that didn't repeat themselves.
My main system has had a few more, but mainly because I load it to the hilt with junk. Since my last wipe and reinstall (To add my 80 gig RAID) it's been running smooth as ice.
I forget my last 3dMark score, but it was over 10k..