what is the best OS for Gaming ?
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Windows 7 By far. Windows 8 is still new so not many games support it, Windows XP is too old so not many new games support it. 64 or 32 bit mainly depends on your system and how powerful it is.
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If you're wanting to play the older games (2008 and before), Windows XP is the one to choose. If you're wanting to play both newer & older games, Windows 7 is generally better.
Older games will generally work better with Windows XP. Newer games will generally work better with Windows 7.
Older games will generally work better with Windows XP. Newer games will generally work better with Windows 7.
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Windows 7 Ultimate 32-BitIntel(R) Core(TM) i7 CPU 920 @ 2.67GHzCorsair DDR3 4GbNvidia Ge-Force GTS250
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Windows 7 64bit + Windows XP Virtual PC for those pesky games that don't want to mesh with 7 no matter how drunk you get it 
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Windows 7 x64 (Ultimate)Intel i5-4670K8GBs Ripjaws 2133MhzAsus GTX660 (2GBs)
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windows 7 because it supports many older games and the newer games with dx10 and dx11 while xp does not and only goes up to dx9.
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Windows 10 64bitAMD Phenom II X4 925 (Deneb)(2.8GHz) OC 3.4GHzCorsair Vengeance DDR3 4GBX2 (8192MB)XFX HD 6870 1GB (OC)- 940MHz core, mem 1150MHz
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It all depends on the game. I have one, for example, that will not run in Windows 7 or 8 yet will run quite happily in Vista. Another game, which I got free with a sound card in the days of XP (before Vista even came out) still runs OK in Windows 8.
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Windows 8.1 Pro RTM x64Intel Core-i5-3570K 4-core @ 3.4GHz (Ivy Brid...4 x 4GB DDR3-1600 Corsair Vengeance CMZ8GX3M2...MSI GeForce GTX770 Gaming OC 2GB
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Asus Eee PC 1011PX Netbook (Windows 7 x86 Starter)
Windows 7 by far. Very stable and very compatible with nearly all the games out there!
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Windows 7AMD X6 1090T 4.02Ghz16.00GBNvidia Geforce 470
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- Antec Three hundred
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- Water Cooling
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