Okay Gamers; I need some information.

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  1. Posts : 25,847
    Windows 10 Pro. 64/ version 1709 Windows 7 Pro/64
       #1

    Okay Gamers; I need some information.


    I'm seeing a lot of gamers with BSOD and many of them are using Windows 7 Ultimate.

    I have never used Ultimate and I'm not a gamer,so my questions are; Why do many gamers use Ultimate. Is Ultimate a better Windows 7 for gaming?

    I personally don't see why Ultimate would be better for games but then again I'm not a gamer.

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  2. Posts : 2,047
    Windows 7 Home Premium 64-BIT
       #2

    It's because of RAM limitations and features Ultimate has to offer (Unless they bootlegged it..You know?)



    And According to my research, an average gamer would have 4-8GB of RAM installed in their computer. 16 GB is for those who will game and do video editing. In some cases however, they'd get 32GB so that's why they'll purchase the Ultimate version of Windows 7. Also, some people that has 4-8GB of RAM in their computer would rather get that version for future RAM upgrades.
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  3. Posts : 3,487
    Win 7 Pro x64/Win 10 Pro x64 dual boot
       #3

    I've noticed just by the posts on the forums that Ultimate is more common in Europe and the UK. Maybe that has to do with pricing, or a sales strategy by MS.

    Or maybe they are just pirated versions. Hard to say...

    Personally, I don't see a difference between Ultimate and Pro when it comes to playing games, and other than the memory cap on Home Premium, there should be no difference there, too.
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  4. Posts : 20,583
    Win-7-Pro64bit 7-H-Prem-64bit
       #4

    Hi,
    Besides the language packs and some business perks ultimate is just more bloated than pro.
    But pirates love ultimate I would image for the language perks more than anything.
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  5. Posts : 25,847
    Windows 10 Pro. 64/ version 1709 Windows 7 Pro/64
    Thread Starter
       #5

    Thanks for the replies.
    So I think it's fare to say; Ultimate is not a better operating system for gamers.
    Four to eight GB of ram is more than enough for games.
    Windows 7 Home Premium and above will work the same for gaming.

    **Correction**
    I do play a game; Chess but I don't think that makes me a gamer. Both of my system handle Chess quite well.
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  6. Posts : 201
    Windows 7 Professional x64, Arch Linux
       #6

    Four to eight GB of ram is more than enough for games.
    Sure, but you want to have enough to spare to run a comfortably sized RAMdisk!

    OT: I went with Pro because Home Premium doesn't have Remote Desktop "server" support. I saw no benefit in "upgrading" to ultimate.
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  7. Posts : 1,962
    Windows 7 x64 (Ultimate)
       #7

    I went with Ultimate more so because a friend used to work for Microsoft and hooked me up with it but the most RAM I have had on my gaming rigs is16 GBs. I now only use 8 GBs.
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  8. Posts : 2,047
    Windows 7 Home Premium 64-BIT
       #8

    Just to add: Some users may have been using a bootlegged cut version of Windows 7 Ultimate (Windows sounds removed). It's known to cause problems.
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  9. Posts : 26,863
    Windows 11 Pro
       #9

    There are very few differences between Ultimate and Pro. The ones that do exist are not used by the majority of people. For most of us, Pro and Ultimate are the same thing. I think some people use Ultimate for a status symbol, or because they can get an illegal copy. I have it and use it because I got it for free. I can assure you I would never pay for it, Pro would be fine. However, there are differences between Home Premium and Pro/Ultimate that matter.

    Don't worry Jack. your computer could run any game out there and then some. Try it, you'll like it.
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  10. Posts : 13,576
    Windows 10 Pro x64
       #10

    You are correct Jack, Ultimate is no better then any other version for gaming.

    Your chess game will run fine with Pro
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