Check this article out first before you migrate completely to 7, I'm currently using 7 Ultimate (x86) and XP Pro (x86) in a dual boot system.
http://downloads.techrepublic.com.com/abstract.aspx?docid=1165993&tag=leftCol;post-1728 7 is great for newer games (dx9 or HWTnL) as you can use the addgame.reg tweak (only in Vista and 7!), but XP is better for older legacy games (eg. I cannot get Kohan: Immortal Sovereign to work bug free in 7 so I just boot into XP) So just read through the article, and make up your mind from there. BUt if you DO end up setting up a dual boot system, stick with stock drivers for XP, but MDs from here for 7. On Mar 3, 9:58 am, blackrabite <[email protected]> wrote: > Hey there! First off, I really appreciate the work that's going into > making these chipsets viable for gaming. Thanks so much! Anywho, > looking around other posts, it seems as though there aren't any modded > 965 drivers for Windows XP due to legal issues. In your opinion, would > I be better off with the latest Intel drivers and using XP, or would I > see better gaming performance if I switched to Windows 7 and used the > modded drivers? > > Can I still use this "addreg" settings tweaker for various games even > without custom drivers? > > I'm running a Core 2 Duo T5270 @ 1.40 Ghz w/ 2.00 Gb of RAM, and I'm > very prudent about which processes and services I allow Windows to > run. I'm not concerned that Windows 7 would perform less optimally due > to its requirements as an OS, I'm just curious if installing a brand > new OS over what I have now would be worth it for the modded drivers. > Thanks so much for your help! -- INTEL 9xx SOLDIERS SANS FRONTIERS
