windows 7 version recommended for DCS

[Squid]

Are there things missing from windows 7 x64 Home basic, that DCS might need (performance wise i guess)

 

I am planing to build my first ever simulators dedicated PC and thinking if i would be better off maybe with the lightest Windows 7 x64 version available.

Edited September 12, 2013 by Squid

[EtherealN]

Win7 Home Premium.

 

Anything more is just money spent for features you are very unlikely to use. (And that are irrelevant for DCS.)

 

That said, Win8 isn't all that bad. I use it on the laptop.

[Squid]

Are 8 cheaper btw ?

[Spetz]

Win7 x64 home premium right now. If I have to reformat I might run ultimate again, but for the general user, you don't need it.

 

And I wouldn't touch win8 even if I received it on a free computer.

[Mustang]

And I wouldn't touch win8 even if I received it on a free computer.

 

Agreed, I've had a weeklong experience with Windows 8 that was bad enough for me to revert back to 7 x64 (high DPC latency issues amongst other things)

[cichlidfan]

I don't find Win 8 to be that objectionable either, once you add Classic Shell that is. ;)

 

For my sim machine, though, I am running Win 7 64 Home Premium which works just fine.

 

EDIT: As for price, Amazon US has a $3 difference in price between Win 7 64 HP and Win 8 (for the OEM edition).

Edited September 14, 2013 by cichlidfan

[Lange_666]

I don't find Win 8 to be that objectionable either, once you add Classic Shell that is. ;)

 

+ 1

 

Installed it and never looked back (and you have the option to sneak around in the new Windows environment if you which). Win 8 runs smooth.

[Bucic]

Win7 Home Premium.

 

Anything more is just money spent for features you are very unlikely to use. (And that are irrelevant for DCS.)

 

That said, Win8 isn't all that bad. I use it on the laptop.

Isn't it a good idea to install as castrated version as possible? For a gaming system that uses only 3 GB of ram (I know it's unlikely) I would even go for Win 7 Starter, which is 32-bit only. If we're considering 64-bit versions - is Home Premium the most castrated 64-bit capable version?

[EtherealN]

Well, Home Basic can do it as well, but is limited to 8GB; which sorely limits future expansion capabilities. Worse, Home Basic does not come with 64-bit in retail; only in prefab. You also lose some not-so-important media stuff like some decoders and so on.

 

Also, I think it is limited to "3rd world" only as far as retail goes.

 

Starter, btw, is limited to 2 GB, not 3-4, does not support multiple monitors and a few other things that might be nice to have. Also, again, it is not available in retail, only prefab.

[Phantom88]

Just like anything else new,Win8 takes some time to navigate/get used to,but once you do you can do/find everything that was in Win7.

[EtherealN]

Agreed. I don't like the UI (I'm starting to get old I guess), but there's no real showstoppers aside from just not liking it. I wouldn't buy Win8 to replace my current Win7, but whenever I decide to replace the workstation/sim machine, it will probably get Win8 along with the rebuild.

[pctoptech]

Hey all, I have been using Windows 8 for about 6 months. I also dislike the new ui, so I bought Start8 from StarDock for $5. and it lets you choose for start up to go directly to the desktop with a start button just like Win 7. To let all of you know, ALL of my games and sims run better and Win8 loads faster than Win7.