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RE: [OT] WinXPro - IPX Support?
- To: <ukha_d@xxxxxxx>
- Subject: RE: [OT] WinXPro - IPX Support?
- From: "Ian Lowe, Wintermute Consultancy" <ian@xxxxxxx>
- Date: Sun, 25 Nov 2001 14:58:05 -0000
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I have now been faced with a problem...
I like XP Pro, love the scanning interface, all the new views, etc..
But I just ripped it off and reinstalled Windows 98.=20
I play Unreal Tournament, at a fairly good level (Division 4 in the UTA
League) which is fairly typical of DirectX games. In windows 98, I get a
benchmark in 3DMark 2001 of about 6000
When I installed W2KPro, my performance dropped to about 4000: lower
framerates, poor USB mouse performance, juddery screen etc. Even two
driver updates later, it stank.
Windows XP was *even* slower, of the order of about 2750 on Identical
hardware. That=92s 32fps as opposed to 75fps in normal gaming.
Basically, Windows XP is pretty, and ncie to use, but it is *terrible*
for any application you actually want to perform worth a damn.
Ian.
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