Do you prefer Windows 7 or Windows 10?

[=CrimsoN=]

inb4 Linux
inb4 Windows 8 plebs

I use both Windows 7 and Windows 10 on my system and I keep coming back to Windows 7 for gaming because 10 just produces so many issues when it comes to games. Not just compatibility problems either,, but sometimes performance will be lower or I'll get increased crashing and sometimes stuff will just sometimes not work.

Edit: Oh and the whole "You're desktop is now a tablet" thing needs to burn in a fire. If this is the way Microsoft is going, then I may be a Linux supporter when Windows 7 finally goes out of style.

No problems with Windows 7 though. Maximum compatibility....I know that support will end for it eventually, but it still seems to have more support than Windows 10, and maybe thats just because its been out longer.

Only exception is virtual reality. Windows 10 (for obvious reasons) has much better support for virtual reality based games and applications. Hence, why I haven't just dumped Windows 10 and kept Windows 7 like I did in the past....oh and the DirectX 12 support is nice....I guess.

What about u?

Edit: When I stated, I use "both". I meant, I dual boot Windows 10 and Windows 7. Not looking to make a decision between the two, since I do use both for different reasons. Just trying to hear some opinions on what people around here prefer.

[CursedPanther]

I trio-boot 7, 8.1 and 10. Although I primarily use 10 now, I occasionally go back to the other OS to test stuff.

[DumbleSnore]

I stuck to Windows 7 when Windows 8 and 8.1 came out. I tried Windows 10 a few times, hated it (bloatware, privacy concerns, and UI), and kept going back to Windows 7. I tried Windows 10 again last summer and ended up keeping it after disabling a bunch of stuff and removing all the bloatware. It grew on me and now I can barely tell the difference. Everything works fine and I haven't had any issues with it.

[Bad 💀 Motha]

There are some compatibility issues in Win10 with some older games; but really it is no different then the other OS', you just need to learn how to customize it. Same as with Win7. Everything isn't perfect in 7 either. Eventually you have to let old apps go. Can you play most Win95/98 or even many WinXP games in Win7, no.

If you are coming from Win7, you should already be used to ignoring the entire Start Menu; if you do that in Win10 you'll be fine.

And a one time try of Win10 is not enough. The entire OS changes every few months and gets better along the way. Its night and day difference between how Win10 is today vs how it was back in 2015. And I'd say there is no comparing Win8, 8.1, 10. 10 is everything those are missing, which both 8 & 8.1 are just a broken mess.

[buttonmush]

Having used windows since Win95, I will freely admit that Windows 10 had a number of really annoying issues for it's first 4-6 months, especially for those coming from the super solid Windows 7.
However, a year into it's life and you really shouldn't fear upgrading now. It's a nice slick OS and certainlky worth upgrading to now.

[Arya]

As somebody who mostly plays games made after 2012, I use Win10 exclusively and haven't had any problems. If anything it's been the most reliable OS I've ever owned, although whether that's my own freaky luck or the quality of the product I don't know.

[Revelene]

If you are getting worse performance under Win10, then you have an issue.

You need to find the actual cause of the issue.

[=CrimsoN=]

Originally posted by Bruh!:

If you are getting worse performance under Win10, then you have an issue.

You need to find the actual cause of the issue.

Had it for a year now. Still havent determined the cause and when I say "loss of performance". I don't mean like a major loss.

Just through benchmarks. Certain games, mostly older DirectX 9 based games will show like a 5-8 Fps loss. I've determined that the only reasonable cause can be Windows 10.

And then I've determined that some games. Mostly DirectX 11 games actually have better performance on Windows 10.

I mostly play older games though. So Windows 7 suits me still.

[Revelene]

Originally posted by ☭Comrade Red DAS:

Originally posted by Bruh!:

If you are getting worse performance under Win10, then you have an issue.

You need to find the actual cause of the issue.

Had it for a year now. Still havent determined the cause and when I say "loss of performance". I don't mean like a major loss.

Just through benchmarks. Certain games, mostly older DirectX 9 based games will show like a 5-8 Fps loss. I've determined that the only reasonable cause can be Windows 10.

And then I've determined that some games. Mostly DirectX 11 games actually have better performance on Windows 10.

I mostly play older games though. So Windows 7 suits me still.

Still sounds like you need to find the actual issue.

Perhaps you are not using the correct capability mode?

[=CrimsoN=]

Originally posted by Bruh!:

Originally posted by ☭Comrade Red DAS:

Had it for a year now. Still havent determined the cause and when I say "loss of performance". I don't mean like a major loss.

Just through benchmarks. Certain games, mostly older DirectX 9 based games will show like a 5-8 Fps loss. I've determined that the only reasonable cause can be Windows 10.

And then I've determined that some games. Mostly DirectX 11 games actually have better performance on Windows 10.

I mostly play older games though. So Windows 7 suits me still.

Still sounds like you need to find the actual issue.

Perhaps you are not using the correct capability mode?

lol Yeah. I'm not an idiot. I built the system myself. Also, quite a few benchmarks support my argument.

YouTube™ Video: Windows 10 VS Windows 7 Gaming performance | GTX 980 Ti | i7 4790K 

Views: 329,939

ENEBA - great place to buy games (PS5, Xbox, PC)! https://ene.ba/Bang4Buck All games, DLC! https://ene.ba/Bang4Buck-Store Gift Cards!

^Like this one, for example. In fact, this guy almost has the exact same specs as me. Except I haven't overclocked my i7-4790k to 4.8Ghz....although I did overclock it to 5.0ghz for the ♥♥♥♥♥ and giggles once. That was pretty fun.

[Revelene]

Originally posted by ☭Comrade Red DAS:

Originally posted by Bruh!:

Still sounds like you need to find the actual issue.

Perhaps you are not using the correct capability mode?

lol Yeah. I'm not an idiot. I built the system myself. Also, quite a few benchmarks support my argument.

YouTube™ Video: Windows 10 VS Windows 7 Gaming performance | GTX 980 Ti | i7 4790K 

Views: 329,939

ENEBA - great place to buy games (PS5, Xbox, PC)! https://ene.ba/Bang4Buck All games, DLC! https://ene.ba/Bang4Buck-Store Gift Cards!

^Like this one, for example. In fact, this guy almost has the exact same specs as me. Except I haven't overclocked my i7-4790k to 4.8Ghz....although I did overclock it to 5.0ghz for the ♥♥♥♥♥ and giggles once. That was pretty fun.

Never called you one. I'm merely trying to help.

Considering that I have not experienced any performance loss with Win10 and older titles, on multiple machines, and that I've fixed many computers from people that claimed Win10 performance degradation and claim they know all about computers because they built it themselves... Signs point to a localized issue.

While your performance loss is minimal, it is still performance loss. If you'd allow me, I can perhaps help.

[Bad 💀 Motha]

Win10 older then Aug 2016; then it might be a good idea to try a clean install too.
Provided you actually go and redownload the latest build of Win10 using MS' download tool to fetch that.

But yes the performance issue could be any number of things; such as Drivers for example. Newer is not always better, especially for older hardware.

[=CrimsoN=]

Originally posted by Bruh!:

Originally posted by ☭Comrade Red DAS:

lol Yeah. I'm not an idiot. I built the system myself. Also, quite a few benchmarks support my argument.

YouTube™ Video: Windows 10 VS Windows 7 Gaming performance | GTX 980 Ti | i7 4790K 

Views: 329,939

ENEBA - great place to buy games (PS5, Xbox, PC)! https://ene.ba/Bang4Buck All games, DLC! https://ene.ba/Bang4Buck-Store Gift Cards!

^Like this one, for example. In fact, this guy almost has the exact same specs as me. Except I haven't overclocked my i7-4790k to 4.8Ghz....although I did overclock it to 5.0ghz for the ♥♥♥♥♥ and giggles once. That was pretty fun.

Never called you one. I'm merely trying to help.

Considering that I have not experienced any performance loss with Win10 and older titles, on multiple machines, and that I've fixed many computers from people that claimed Win10 performance degradation and claim they know all about computers because they built it themselves... Signs point to a localized issue.

While your performance loss is minimal, it is still performance loss. If you'd allow me, I can perhaps help.

Nah. If it was a "help" thread, I'd have stated so in the OP. Merely looking for opinions. Thank you for stating yours.

[buttonmush]

I was having really bad loss of performance for ages initally after going from windows 7 to 10.
It wasn't the usual culprits like the XBox DVR etc and loads of others were having the same issue as I soon discovered having started an MS thread to get to the bottom of it.
In the end, it turned out to be the pre rendered frames setting in the Nvidia control panel. Although I have never heard of this setting nor had it cause me any problems before in years of PC gaming, this bugger was the cause.
It was creating "input" lag which manifests itself exactly like slowdown. Setting this to the now lowest possible setting of "1" cleared it all up.
Worth a try!

[=CrimsoN=]

Originally posted by buttonmush:

I was having really bad loss of performance for ages initally after going from windows 7 to 10.
It was the usual culprits like the XBox DVR etc and loads of others were having the same issue as I soon discovered having started an MS thread to get to the bottom of it.
In the end, it turned out to be the pre rendered frames setting in the Nvidia control panel. Although I have never heard of this setting nor had it cause me any problems before in years of PC gaming, this bugger was the cause.
It was creating "input" lag which manifests itself exactly like slowdown. Setting this to the now lowest possible setting of "1" cleared it all up.
Worth a try!

Like I said, it's not a major performance loss. It's more like 5-8FPS loss. Nothing major. Only affects older games (mostly Directx 9). Doesn't affect new ones.

I dual boot anyway guys...not like Im looking to decide between which one is better. I keep Windows 10 for the newer stuff (especially virtual reality) and Windows 7 for the older stuff. Best of both worlds.

I'm just looking for opinions. You know, trying to start a discussion. I know that 90% of the threads on this board are people asking for help or advice on what type of computer they should buy. This isn't one of those threads.

[rotNdude]

You can look at the Steam Survey for what OS people prefer.

http://store.steampowered.com/hwsurvey/

We don't need a new versus thread for this comparison.