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Windows 7 - Windows Aero and games performance |
01-19-2012
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#1 | |
Genuine Windows 7 Professional SP1 32bit |
Windows Aero and games performance
hi all,
if i turn off all Aero features, will i get a performance increase in 3D games? (i play gta IV, ut3, borderlands, assassin's creed II...)
| My System Specs | | System Manufacturer/Model Number HP Media Center PC m7750.it (modified)
OS Genuine Windows 7 Professional SP1 32bit
CPU Intel Core 2 Duo Conroe E6300 @1.86 GHz (2 cores, 2 MB L2)
Motherboard Asus P5LP-LE Leonite (Socket LGA 775, PCIe 1.1)
Memory 3 GB DDR2 Dual Channel PC2-5300 (2x512 MB + 2x1024 MB)
Graphics Card PNY GeForce GTS 450 XLR8 - Performance Edition (1 GB GDDR5)
Sound Card Integrated Realtek High Definition Audio
Monitor(s) Displays Packard Bell Viseo 200Ws
Screen Resolution 1600x900 @59/60Hz
Keyboard HP Wireless Keyboard 5187URF2
Mouse Microsoft Basic Optical Mouse v2.0 USB
PSU NILOX 600W
Case HP Media Center m7000
Cooling 4 fans (System, CPU, GPU, PSU)
Hard Drives Western Digital SATA 313 GB
Other Info Secondary PC:
OS: Windows XP Professional SP3 32bit;
CPU: Intel Pentium 4 Northwood @2.53 GHz (1 core, 512 KB L2);
Motherboard: Asus P4S8X (Socket 478 mPGA, SiS AGP 8x with fast write);
Memory: 2 GB DDR PC-3200 (2x512 MB + 1x1024 MB);
Graphics Card: Sapphire Radeon 9600 PRO AGP 8x (256 MB DDR);
Monitor Displays: Philips Brillance 151AX;
Screen Resolution: 1024x768 @60Hz;
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01-19-2012
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#2 | |
Windows 7 pro 32bit. (SP1) |
Quote: Originally Posted by Dorado  hi all,
if i turn off all Aero features, will i get a performance increase in 3D games? (i play gta IV, ut3, borderlands, assassin's creed II...)
i dont think you will get a noticeable performance increase except maybe if you play in windowed mode. | | My System Specs | | System Manufacturer/Model Number Self Built PC
OS Windows 7 pro 32bit. (SP1)
CPU Intel core I5 2400
Motherboard Gigabyte H61
Memory 4GB DDR3 Kingston
Graphics Card MSI GF GTS450
Sound Card Realtek HD audio
Monitor(s) Displays LCD 20"
Screen Resolution 1600x900
Keyboard logitech
Mouse logitech
PSU Inter tech 400W
Case Coolermaster atx case
Cooling stock cooler
Hard Drives INTEL SSD 320 80GB +Seagate 7200.12 1TBx3
Internet Speed FTTD 100mbps
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01-19-2012
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#3 | |
Windows 7 Home Premium 64 Bit |
There are better methods for getting improved performance in games. I increased my performance by 15% just by following the Optimize Windows 7 tutorial. | | My System Specs | | System Manufacturer/Model Number HP Pavilion e9110t
OS Windows 7 Home Premium 64 Bit
CPU Intel(R) Core(TM)2 Quad CPU Q9550 @ 2.83GHz
Motherboard Pegatron IPIEL-LA3
Memory 6.00 GB Hundai HMT125U6BFR8C-H9
Graphics Card ATI Radeon HD 4850
Sound Card Realtek High Definition Audio/ATI High Definition Audio
Monitor(s) Displays Acer AL2216W
Screen Resolution 1680x1050
Keyboard HP Keyboard
Mouse HP Mouse
PSU Unknown/installed by HP
Case HP generic case
Cooling Intel Stock Cooling
Hard Drives Hitachi HDP725050GLA360 ATA Device 500 GB
Internet Speed Download: 19.15 Mbps Upload: 1.67 Mbps
Other Info Network Adapter Realtek RTL8168D/8111D Family PCI-E Gigabit Ethernet NIC (NDIS 6.20)
Network Adapter 802.11n Wireless PCI Express Card LAN Adapter
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01-19-2012
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#4 | |
Genuine Windows 7 Professional SP1 32bit |
| | My System Specs | | System Manufacturer/Model Number HP Media Center PC m7750.it (modified)
OS Genuine Windows 7 Professional SP1 32bit
CPU Intel Core 2 Duo Conroe E6300 @1.86 GHz (2 cores, 2 MB L2)
Motherboard Asus P5LP-LE Leonite (Socket LGA 775, PCIe 1.1)
Memory 3 GB DDR2 Dual Channel PC2-5300 (2x512 MB + 2x1024 MB)
Graphics Card PNY GeForce GTS 450 XLR8 - Performance Edition (1 GB GDDR5)
Sound Card Integrated Realtek High Definition Audio
Monitor(s) Displays Packard Bell Viseo 200Ws
Screen Resolution 1600x900 @59/60Hz
Keyboard HP Wireless Keyboard 5187URF2
Mouse Microsoft Basic Optical Mouse v2.0 USB
PSU NILOX 600W
Case HP Media Center m7000
Cooling 4 fans (System, CPU, GPU, PSU)
Hard Drives Western Digital SATA 313 GB
Other Info Secondary PC:
OS: Windows XP Professional SP3 32bit;
CPU: Intel Pentium 4 Northwood @2.53 GHz (1 core, 512 KB L2);
Motherboard: Asus P4S8X (Socket 478 mPGA, SiS AGP 8x with fast write);
Memory: 2 GB DDR PC-3200 (2x512 MB + 1x1024 MB);
Graphics Card: Sapphire Radeon 9600 PRO AGP 8x (256 MB DDR);
Monitor Displays: Philips Brillance 151AX;
Screen Resolution: 1024x768 @60Hz;
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01-19-2012
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#5 | |
Windows 7 Home Premium x64 |
You would see a better boost in the games department by adding RAM, since your video card looks adequate. The other thing you can try is an SSD, once you start running off of an SSD, your life will change forever, lol. | | My System Specs | | System Manufacturer/Model Number Custom
OS Windows 7 Home Premium x64
CPU Intel Core i7 920 Processor at 2.66GHz (LGA1366)
Motherboard MSI X58 Platinum SLI
Memory Wintec AmpX PC12800 1600MHz 12GB DDR3 Triple Channel
Graphics Card 2x MSI NVIDIA GTX260 PCI-e 2.0 x16 896MB in SLI
Sound Card Integrated Motherboard Sound
Monitor(s) Displays 42" Panasonic Viera LCD
Screen Resolution 1920x1080
Keyboard Logitech K350
Mouse Logitech M510
PSU Rosewill Bronze RBR1000-M 1000W w/Modular Cabling
Case COOLER MASTER Centurion 534 RC-534-SKN2-GP Black / Silver
Hard Drives System: ADATA SATA II 128GB SSD
Internal 1: Seagate 7200RPM 500GB SATA II
External 1: Seagate 7200RPM 2TB USB 2.0
Internet Speed 15MBPs
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01-20-2012
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#6 | |
Genuine Windows 7 Professional SP1 32bit |
Quote: Originally Posted by askavatar You would see a better boost in the games department by adding RAM, since your video card looks adequate. The other thing you can try is an SSD, once you start running off of an SSD, your life will change forever, lol. I'll look for a SSD, thank you. | | My System Specs | | System Manufacturer/Model Number HP Media Center PC m7750.it (modified)
OS Genuine Windows 7 Professional SP1 32bit
CPU Intel Core 2 Duo Conroe E6300 @1.86 GHz (2 cores, 2 MB L2)
Motherboard Asus P5LP-LE Leonite (Socket LGA 775, PCIe 1.1)
Memory 3 GB DDR2 Dual Channel PC2-5300 (2x512 MB + 2x1024 MB)
Graphics Card PNY GeForce GTS 450 XLR8 - Performance Edition (1 GB GDDR5)
Sound Card Integrated Realtek High Definition Audio
Monitor(s) Displays Packard Bell Viseo 200Ws
Screen Resolution 1600x900 @59/60Hz
Keyboard HP Wireless Keyboard 5187URF2
Mouse Microsoft Basic Optical Mouse v2.0 USB
PSU NILOX 600W
Case HP Media Center m7000
Cooling 4 fans (System, CPU, GPU, PSU)
Hard Drives Western Digital SATA 313 GB
Other Info Secondary PC:
OS: Windows XP Professional SP3 32bit;
CPU: Intel Pentium 4 Northwood @2.53 GHz (1 core, 512 KB L2);
Motherboard: Asus P4S8X (Socket 478 mPGA, SiS AGP 8x with fast write);
Memory: 2 GB DDR PC-3200 (2x512 MB + 1x1024 MB);
Graphics Card: Sapphire Radeon 9600 PRO AGP 8x (256 MB DDR);
Monitor Displays: Philips Brillance 151AX;
Screen Resolution: 1024x768 @60Hz;
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01-20-2012
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#7 | |
Windows 7 Ultimate x64 SP1 / Kubuntu 12.04 x64 |
Quote: Originally Posted by writhziden There are better methods for getting improved performance in games. I increased my performance by 15% just by following the Optimize Windows 7[2]=Performance%20Maintenance tutorial.
Thanks for the tutorial!!!!!  | | My System Specs | | System Manufacturer/Model Number Lenovo Ideapad Y550 (4186)
OS Windows 7 Ultimate x64 SP1 / Kubuntu 12.04 x64
CPU Intel Core 2 Duo 2.20 Ghz
Motherboard LENOVO KIWB1 (U2E1)
Memory 4.0GB Dual-Channel DDR3 @ 398MHz
Graphics Card NVIDIA GeForce GT 240M 1GB
Sound Card Realtek High Definition Audio
Monitor(s) Displays 15 inch (1366x768@60Hz)
Screen Resolution 1366*768
Keyboard Build In
Mouse Touchpad
Hard Drives 320GB Hitachi HITACHI HTS545032B9A300 (SATA)
Internet Speed 30 KBps (Dial up)
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01-20-2012
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#8 | |
Windows 7 Home Premium 64 Bit |
Quote: Originally Posted by Ravi5kumar
Quote: Originally Posted by writhziden There are better methods for getting improved performance in games. I increased my performance by 15% just by following the Optimize Windows 7[2]=Performance%20Maintenance tutorial.
Thanks for the tutorial!!!!! No problem. That is a very useful tutorial.  | | My System Specs | | System Manufacturer/Model Number HP Pavilion e9110t
OS Windows 7 Home Premium 64 Bit
CPU Intel(R) Core(TM)2 Quad CPU Q9550 @ 2.83GHz
Motherboard Pegatron IPIEL-LA3
Memory 6.00 GB Hundai HMT125U6BFR8C-H9
Graphics Card ATI Radeon HD 4850
Sound Card Realtek High Definition Audio/ATI High Definition Audio
Monitor(s) Displays Acer AL2216W
Screen Resolution 1680x1050
Keyboard HP Keyboard
Mouse HP Mouse
PSU Unknown/installed by HP
Case HP generic case
Cooling Intel Stock Cooling
Hard Drives Hitachi HDP725050GLA360 ATA Device 500 GB
Internet Speed Download: 19.15 Mbps Upload: 1.67 Mbps
Other Info Network Adapter Realtek RTL8168D/8111D Family PCI-E Gigabit Ethernet NIC (NDIS 6.20)
Network Adapter 802.11n Wireless PCI Express Card LAN Adapter
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