Vista SP1 vs XP SP3 - The Duel

clown_abhi

Hey guys,

Here’s a short review, rather a duel between two leading OS – XP and Vista from Microsoft.
This has been a debate for a long time as to which of these is the better OS with regards to gaming. I have run a few benchies and some games, to give a direct comparision between the two OS. I would also be touching somewhat on the functionality side of both XP and Vista to tell u which one would be better in day to day computing.

Lots of people in TE are suggesting a move to Vista, so just wanted to test both these OS, to give the right guidance to the people seeking it.

This is my first review, so kindly leave me a feedback about the mistakes and the things I have missed out on.

Dinesh_Malhotra · By Dinesh_Malhotra on 19 Sep 08, 03:29 AM

nice review

repped !

have been using vista from its beta days .......

i_max2k2 · #2 (**permalink**) By i_max2k2 on 19 Sep 08, 04:55 AM

Good review repped!

|Anish| · #3 (**permalink**) By |Anish| on 19 Sep 08, 07:02 AM

beautiful comparison done abhi ..very nicely kept

200mph · #4 (**permalink**) By 200mph on 19 Sep 08, 08:55 AM

nice stuff. repped

kumaranuj · #5 (**permalink**) By kumaranuj on 19 Sep 08, 09:04 AM

nice review repped !

roadrippersid · #6 (**permalink**) By roadrippersid on 19 Sep 08, 01:37 PM

Nice review buddy using Vista BTW .. ncie effort...

abbY · #7 (**permalink**) By abbY on 19 Sep 08, 02:03 PM

Nice Review !!!
If possible please add in Stalker - Clear Skies

clown_abhi · #8 (**permalink**) By clown_abhi on 19 Sep 08, 02:14 PM

Thanks everyone...

clown_abhi · #9 (**permalink**) By clown_abhi on 19 Sep 08, 02:16 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by abhisheksahas

Nice Review !!!
If possible please add in Stalker - Clear Skies

Would add it once i get my hands on the game...

NeViLLe · #10 (**permalink**) By NeViLLe on 19 Sep 08, 02:45 PM

Could someone do a comprehensive tweaking tutorial on Vista?? Like turning off the unnecessary stuff and applications...

Spectre · #11 (**permalink**) By Spectre on 19 Sep 08, 02:54 PM

great work mate...repped you...just what i was looking for

Could someone post comparison graphs at higher resolutions say 1440 or 1680

Vij · #12 (**permalink**) By Vij on 19 Sep 08, 03:37 PM

From your benchmarks it looks like in general XP is better or equal to vista at anything above or equal to 1280x1024...

clown_abhi · #13 (**permalink**) By clown_abhi on 19 Sep 08, 04:03 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by vij

From your benchmarks it looks like in general XP is better or equal to vista at anything above or equal to 1280x1024...

At 1280x1024 Vista is better than XP coz it leads in performance in most of the games, has higher minimum fps, and has all the goodies starting from Aero to being more secure compared to XP. Also, it lets u enjoy DX10 effects...

I still remember saying a few months back "Vista is more or less equal in performance to XP" but now that has changed to "XP is more or less equal in performance to Vista"...Sounds Nice...

deathvirus_me · By deathvirus_me on 19 Sep 08, 04:41 PM

SP1 does make a huge diff. with Vista .. plus the drivers have matured quite a lot .. infact with proper tweaking , its actually turning out to be must faster than XP for me atleast

.. not fully in gaming , but in every other area of my interest

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