winXP as good as hyped?

[Guest]

ive been looking at windows xp, and im wondering if it would be worth getting with my new system. ive checked windows XP out, and the system requirements are quite high... i wonder if that will effect gaming preformance on my new computer im getting...
sys stats:
1.4ghz amd athlon 266mhz FSB
384mb DDR ram
Geforce 3 w/tv out 4xagp
i want to get the best performance i can squeeze out of this system so should i stay with windows ME or go with XP?

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[Guest]

Holy smokes, with that setup run XP. You'll get more performance and more stability. I've been running 2000 since May 2000 and XP since 7/28/2001(beta preview program). XP is clearly the best way to go.
FIC AZ 11E MB
AMD Tbird 1.2 gig O/C 1.3 gig SOLID
GlobalWin WRK38 HS + ArticSilver II TP
Win2k +SP2 on HDD0
Win XP RC2 on HDD1
PC Power&Cooling 300 watt TurboCool PS
IBM 60GXP 40 gig Master HDD0
IBM 75GXP 45 gig Slave HDD1
512 megs Crucial PC133 CL2
Leadtek GForce2 Pro 32 megs video
Enlight 7327 case + intake and exhaust fan
SoundBlaster Livevalue Soundcard
DVDROM GCT SHT10 12x x 40
CD/RW LG 8x4x32
3Com 2977 Hardware 56k PCI modem
3com 3C905B-TX NIC
Nokia 447Xi Monitor

 

[sparks219]

I find XP runs way faster on my computer, and its really stable as well. There are a few bugs here and there, but the OS is really new, and I still think its a good idea to run XP.

 

[mpjesse]

I've got a Athlon 800 OC'd to 950Mhz with 512megs of PC2100 and it runs fine. Actually, it's fast. You'll be fine.

-MP Jesse

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[dhlucke]

It's definitely fast. No questions there...

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[marty123]

i had on beta version 2526, quite a few bugs in it which is to be expected. I found it to be quite a bit slower in some things than 2000. For some reason, it when nothing or one program was open it would be using 100% of the CPU when i did try to open anything it would be very slow. I also had problems putting the divx codec on.

I now have 2000 back on, i might try again with the retail version when it comes out.