kc-tr

hmm good point lol

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jrs

I run server 2003 converted by the guide on msfn or whatever it is. Some games are hard to run until you turn of DEP. Fear did not want to start until I turned off DEP. For the record cs 1.6 works on 2k3.....never had a problem with it

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Chipp

I'm 100% server right now, I'm loving it. Incredibly quick.

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Grim

I've always disliked XP.
Without Getting into too many details, its stability pales in comparison TO W2k. It is W2k with a prittier GUI, removed/added features, and DX9 born Graphics drivers, giving it better performance with graphics.
Its overall, slower, and less stable than w2k.

So I was happy when I heard a tech friend of mine raving about Windows XP "low-cal" meaning low calorie.

Its a version of XP that has all the resource heavy crap removed, BOOTS IN SECONDS (bar goes across like 2 times I hear) and is overall as stable (or allmost) as w2k, but has the graphics performance of your normal XP.

What I'll relating is all what my friend said I must mention, But I do trust him.

I'm about DLing it now. you guys should try it out.

Chosen

Great! When I first installed server 2003 I compared its fresh boot speed from bios to desktop to a fresh boot on xp pro (server was converted to workstation)
Needless to say it booted 50% faster than my xp pro installation on the same type of harddrive. I've been hooked since. Never gotten a bsod

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Grim

How's the gaming performance?

Chosen

Its obviously more stable but server is a very streemlined OS its more efficent and from my experience that translates to the games running better, less lag, less choppyness and more efficent utilization of the system resources compares to xp - xp pro

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kc-tr

xp - xp pro and add x64 to that list.

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Grim

Bah. I agree. XP is crap.

But I'll disagree with you here guys. XP has better gaming performance because it was created during the time period that Driver devopers were starting to uttilize DX 9. A lot of developers focused on Gaming, so the drivers were better streamlined for XP.

AS you guys are fully aware of, Win2k3 Server is a networking variant of Windows and really, its optimized for networking, I doubt developers optimized their drivers for win2003 server. (I'm speculating based on what I've benchmarked with W2k too.)

No doubt it manages resources better though.

I'd really like to see some benchs comparing WinXP and Win2003 server (grahpics benchmarks that is).

Chipp

Once I'm back on my main rig I'll happily supply some before/after info. I can say that my BitTorrent habbit is much better supported on Server, as it handles my dual NEC's and seems to make much more effective use of network load balncing. I'm assumings pings will be lower in games, as well.

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