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    Cool For Gamers - Have you tried Windows 7 yet?

    After reading this article on PCW:
    http://www.pcworld.com/article/17401..._7_gaming.html
    I wonder if any gamers here have tried Win7, in which case, how has ur experience been? Please share...

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    I've been using Windows 7 RTM for about a week now and I have not run into any problems yet. I can run TF2 and CoD:WaW fine. I haven't tried L4D yet though. I'm happy with Windows 7, even after that article.

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    Default Re: For Gamers - Have you tried Windows 7 yet?

    Have to realize that article came out in Oct-09.

    Alot has changed over the years.
    SP-1, Game engines ect. ect.
    Later

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    Default Re: For Gamers - Have you tried Windows 7 yet?

    Yeah that story is old as dirt. Ive been running WIN7 since it was released. No problems here.

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    Default Re: For Gamers - Have you tried Windows 7 yet?

    Stan still uses win98 LOL

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    Default Re: For Gamers - Have you tried Windows 7 yet?

    Quote Originally Posted by Drdeath View Post
    Stan still uses win98 LOL
    I do to but on one of my old P2 rigs converted to P3.
    Hell of an OS at the time, The SE version. USB support.

    Later.
    Last edited by Irocing; 30-07-2012 at 19:50.

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    Default Re: For Gamers - Have you tried Windows 7 yet?

    At least he is not using WIN ME

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    Default Re: For Gamers - Have you tried Windows 7 yet?

    Quote Originally Posted by Drdeath View Post
    Stan still uses win98 LOL
    yeah right, lol I had windows retail edition installed before they were released. Jim's still mad because my GTX680s kicked his AMD 7970s butt to the curb
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    Default Re: For Gamers - Have you tried Windows 7 yet?

    Quote Originally Posted by Drdeath View Post
    Stan still uses win98 LOL
    Win 98 got a bsod on a demonstration of it's plug-n-play capabilities, NT4 all the way
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    Default Re: For Gamers - Have you tried Windows 7 yet?

    Quote Originally Posted by PoLoMoTo View Post
    Win 98 got a bsod on a demonstration of it's plug-n-play capabilities, NT4 all the way
    Thats why SE came out plus USB support.

    Actually prefered it to the next 3 OS's that followed.

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    Default Re: For Gamers - Have you tried Windows 7 yet?

    Quote Originally Posted by Doctor_Death View Post
    yeah right, lol I had windows retail edition installed before they were released. Jim's still mad because my GTX680s kicked his AMD 7970s butt to the curb
    Tri against Dual is hardly a fair fight.

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    Default Re: For Gamers - Have you tried Windows 7 yet?

    Quote Originally Posted by Cyberburnout View Post
    At least he is not using WIN ME
    Or Microsoft Bob,.......

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