More proof that Windows 7 isn't worth it

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The benchmarks tell the story of why Windows 7 is a waste, at least at this point in time. It's just a shame that Microsoft could not have improved on Vista, because Vista either outperforms (or is on par with) Windows 7 on most of the benchmarks. All Windows 7 is is a piece of hype (place whatever word you choose in place of hype).

And just for laughs, Lil Wayne has even bashed Microsoft and Windows Vista in one of his latest songs. The lyrics are: "I leave the pu**y Microsoft like Windows Vista." Skip to 3:14 to hear it for yourself - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p3op9t0aBvg

For gaming it's not going to really bring anything new. Apart from utilizing less memory. Over time though, I think it could be made to rival XP, given the right updates 8)

Windows 7 blows Vista out of the water and XP. I am judging this base on my use of it. Tjeremiah1988

Windows 7 blows Vista out of the water and XP. I am judging this base on my use of it. Tjeremiah1988

How is the UI? I wanted to try the beta, but didn't want to install it on my gaming rig.

For gaming it's not going to really bring anything new. Apart from utilizing less memory. Over time though, I think it could be made to rival XP, given the right updates 8)

lundy86_4

[QUOTE="Tjeremiah1988"]Windows 7 blows Vista out of the water and XP. I am judging this base on my use of it. kidcool189

Even games of this year they have the same performance... comon, Vista and Win7 have the same gaming performance as of today.

[QUOTE="Tjeremiah1988"]Windows 7 blows Vista out of the water and XP. I am judging this base on my use of it. lundy86_4

How is the UI? I wanted to try the beta, but didn't want to install it on my gaming rig.

[QUOTE="lundy86_4"]

For gaming it's not going to really bring anything new. Apart from utilizing less memory. Over time though, I think it could be made to rival XP, given the right updates 8)

ispyamoose

Sorry, I didn't mean in terms of memory usage. Considering our increasing number of RAM that becomes standard, I doubt we'll find an OS to use as little as XP again any time soon.

Most people I know can barely use Windows, it becomes painful when I have to explain even the simplest task.

[QUOTE="lundy86_4"]

[QUOTE="Tjeremiah1988"]Windows 7 blows Vista out of the water and XP. I am judging this base on my use of it. Tjeremiah1988

How is the UI? I wanted to try the beta, but didn't want to install it on my gaming rig.

I may upgrade to it when I have the money. I've got Vista working perfectly for me right now though. Took some tweaking, but I got there :P

Windows 7 blows Vista out of the water and XP. I am judging this base on my use of it. Tjeremiah1988

I've been using Windows 7 for about 1 month and it's 100 times better than Vista.

You gain in performance, even the games run a bit better than on Vista.

Vista just sucked.

Windows 7 blows Vista out of the water and XP. I am judging this base on my use of it. Tjeremiah1988

I recall seeing a number of extremely similar comments about Vista when that was launched and people were bashing it. Look how that turned out.

Windows 7 performs the same or better than Windows XP and it supports tons of new technologies (including DX11).

Windows 7 blows everything out of the water

I've been using Windows 7 for about 1 month and it's 100 times better than Vista.

You gain in performance, even the games run a bit better than on Vista.

Vista just sucked.

pitty8982

I wouldn't say it sucks, it was just nowhere near as good as it should have been.

It takes too much effort for it to work well.

I've been using Windows 7 for about 1 month and it's 100 times better than Vista.

You gain in performance, even the games run a bit better than on Vista.

Vista just sucked.

pitty8982

Every benchmark i've seen, says otherwise...

This sound like the people are trying to justify there purchase!!!!

[QUOTE="pitty8982"]

I've been using Windows 7 for about 1 month and it's 100 times better than Vista.

You gain in performance, even the games run a bit better than on Vista.

Vista just sucked.

Every benchmark i've seen, says otherwise...

This sound like the people are trying to justify there purchase!!!!

[QUOTE="Bebi_vegeta"]

[QUOTE="pitty8982"]

I've been using Windows 7 for about 1 month and it's 100 times better than Vista.

You gain in performance, even the games run a bit better than on Vista.

Vista just sucked.

pitty8982

Every benchmark i've seen, says otherwise...

This sound like the people are trying to justify there purchase!!!!

Look, i've seen more then one benchmark saying the same story... BENCHMARKS, having the same gaming performance Win7 and Vista.

Windows 7 performs the same or better than Windows XP and it supports tons of new technologies (including DX11).

Wasdie

Even Vista was better then Xp gaming wise...

I'm liking it so far, and price wasn't an issue for me, got it for free from my college. I never bothered upgrading to Vista, so I can't comment on how different it is.

From my experience with it the benchmarks are accurate. I really see little if any performance difference. It does look nicer and have a few cool extra features though. But for me performance is on top of the list.

[QUOTE="pitty8982"][QUOTE="Bebi_vegeta"]

Every benchmark i've seen, says otherwise...

This sound like the people are trying to justify there purchase!!!!

Look, i've seen more then one benchmark saying the same story... BENCHMARKS, having the same gaming performance Win7 and Vista.

[QUOTE="Wasdie"]

Windows 7 performs the same or better than Windows XP and it supports tons of new technologies (including DX11).

Even Vista was better then Xp gaming wise...

[QUOTE="pitty8982"][QUOTE="Bebi_vegeta"]

Every benchmark i've seen, says otherwise...

This sound like the people are trying to justify there purchase!!!!

Look, i've seen more then one benchmark saying the same story... BENCHMARKS, having the same gaming performance Win7 and Vista.

From my experience with it the benchmarks are accurate. I really see little if any performance difference. It does look nicer and have a few cool extra features though. But for me performance is on top of the list.

Zero_epyon

[QUOTE="Tjeremiah1988"]Windows 7 blows Vista out of the water and XP. I am judging this base on my use of it. donalbane

Every benchmark i've seen, says otherwise...

This sound like the people are trying to justify there purchase!!!!

Bebi_vegeta

Actually, I'd say this is the first benchmark test I've seen that doesn't show a significant upgrade from Vista (and even then, it's pretty much on par).

Usually, they tend to turn out more like this (http://blogs.zdnet.com/BTL/?p=22006). Or this (http://www.maximumpc.com/article/reviews/windows_7_review?page=0%2C3). Or even this (http://www.hardcoreware.net/windows-7-vs-vista-performance-comparison/8/).

[spoiler] Glitchspot isn't letting me link. [/spoiler]

[QUOTE="Zero_epyon"]

From my experience with it the benchmarks are accurate. I really see little if any performance difference. It does look nicer and have a few cool extra features though. But for me performance is on top of the list.

ispyamoose

[QUOTE="Zero_epyon"]

From my experience with it the benchmarks are accurate. I really see little if any performance difference. It does look nicer and have a few cool extra features though. But for me performance is on top of the list.

ispyamoose

[QUOTE="ispyamoose"][QUOTE="Zero_epyon"]

From my experience with it the benchmarks are accurate. I really see little if any performance difference. It does look nicer and have a few cool extra features though. But for me performance is on top of the list.

metroidfood

I love Win 7, I went straight from XP to 7 and I am not going back again. Win 7 is snappy, easy to use, so far all software works for it perfectly, and I got the x64 version which any PC gamer should get, 32 bit is outdated. The benchmarks show that they are basically the save, those differences are just variations between benchmarks.muscleserge

64 is only really worth it if you have the extra memory.

[QUOTE="muscleserge"]I love Win 7, I went straight from XP to 7 and I am not going back again. Win 7 is snappy, easy to use, so far all software works for it perfectly, and I got the x64 version which any PC gamer should get, 32 bit is outdated. The benchmarks show that they are basically the save, those differences are just variations between benchmarks.lundy86_4

64 is only really worth it if you have the extra memory.

Over time though, I think it could be made to rival XP, given the right updates 8)

lundy86_4

[QUOTE="muscleserge"]I love Win 7, I went straight from XP to 7 and I am not going back again. Win 7 is snappy, easy to use, so far all software works for it perfectly, and I got the x64 version which any PC gamer should get, 32 bit is outdated. The benchmarks show that they are basically the save, those differences are just variations between benchmarks.lundy86_4

64 is only really worth it if you have the extra memory.

[QUOTE="lundy86_4"]

Over time though, I think it could be made to rival XP, given the right updates 8)

gamer620

[QUOTE="donalbane"][QUOTE="Tjeremiah1988"]Windows 7 blows Vista out of the water and XP. I am judging this base on my use of it. blue_hazy_basic

[QUOTE="lundy86_4"]

[QUOTE="muscleserge"]I love Win 7, I went straight from XP to 7 and I am not going back again. Win 7 is snappy, easy to use, so far all software works for it perfectly, and I got the x64 version which any PC gamer should get, 32 bit is outdated. The benchmarks show that they are basically the save, those differences are just variations between benchmarks.muscleserge

64 is only really worth it if you have the extra memory.

Good point :P I wasn't disagreeing. Just sayin'.

[QUOTE="lundy86_4"]

[QUOTE="muscleserge"]I love Win 7, I went straight from XP to 7 and I am not going back again. Win 7 is snappy, easy to use, so far all software works for it perfectly, and I got the x64 version which any PC gamer should get, 32 bit is outdated. The benchmarks show that they are basically the save, those differences are just variations between benchmarks.ispyamoose

64 is only really worth it if you have the extra memory.

That is true, i've noticed this on occasion. However sometimes I get the opposite, where 32-bit works better than 64-bit :(

[QUOTE="lundy86_4"]

Over time though, I think it could be made to rival XP, given the right updates 8)

gamer620

Vista was and still is marred from it's release. It's a shame, as it wasn't THAT bad. I have it running great now, but it took way more effort than it should have.

Plus it's a memory hog.

[QUOTE="gamer620"][QUOTE="lundy86_4"]

Over time though, I think it could be made to rival XP, given the right updates 8)

lundy86_4

Vista was and still is marred from it's release. It's a shame, as it wasn't THAT bad. I have it running great now, but it took way more effort than it should have.

Plus it's a memory hog.

[QUOTE="lundy86_4"]

[QUOTE="gamer620"] The same could be said about Vista. When it comes down to it, Windows 7 should have been a service pack to Vista, but because Vista was tarnished from its launch, Microsoft had to rebrand.ispyamoose

Vista was and still is marred from it's release. It's a shame, as it wasn't THAT bad. I have it running great now, but it took way more effort than it should have.

Plus it's a memory hog.

That's interesting. I wasn;t aware of that. The memory usage isn't such a big deal if you're running 4gb, which isn't expensive nowadays. However, i'm not sure what its like on 2gb or even 1gb systems.

Windows 7 performs the same or better than Windows XP and it supports tons of new technologies (including DX11).

i may be getting it. if hp approves my free upgrade request.

but no way am i paying 120 bucks. for what should have been in vista in the first place.

if i don't get it for free. have no inettion of getting it till i go to college next year.

were you can get it for like 40 bucks

That's interesting. I wasn;t aware of that. The memory usage isn't such a big deal if you're running 4gb, which isn't expensive nowadays. However, i'm not sure what its like on 2gb or even 1gb systems.

lundy86_4

Just about every windows release from birth is always problematic. There were people who hated windows95-ME the only windows release in my mind that i never heard people complain about was windows 2000. The problem with every windows release is that people are gonna be running programs from like 99 and expect it to run on the new platform which to me is asking for to much. Games are one thing programs are another if the programs you use cant get updates from the programers who made that paticular program then either dont upgrade or just use the newOSwith the assumption that some hardware and software is not gonna work.

[QUOTE="ispyamoose"][QUOTE="lundy86_4"]

64 is only really worth it if you have the extra memory.

lundy86_4

That is true, i've noticed this on occasion. However sometimes I get the opposite, where 32-bit works better than 64-bit :(