Windows 7 or 8? 32 or 64?

[Atata]

Just setup comp for botting (will running ~20 bots at same time), which windowns will be better... win 7 or 8? 32 or 64? Thanks for helping!

 

[Tarathiel2]

Windows 8, 64bit.

 

[lmarty]

Windows 8, 64bit.

Can understand why 64bit because of the ram, but why win 8 > win7?

 

[Butty26]

Looking at the numbers
8>7

 

[Strelok27]

Windows 8 actually has better performance than Windows 7, the reason why people hate Windows 8 is simply because of the "new" metro look and the fact that a lot of people saw 8 and then didn't bother looking at 8.1 which essentially fixed the majority of issue's with windows 8

Overall I'd get Windows 8.1 with ClassicStart (adds a start menu and boots to desktop)

 

[HB8764U89]

windows 8 has such a little performance increase vs 7 (a difference of avg 2 fps on gtx 670 i7 [email protected]) that it just does not justify the terrible interface in my experience.

 

[Reviir]

8 sucks. I have it. But looking foward yo win 9 and getting rid of metro start bar

64bit either choice

 

[Randomonium]

Windows 8.1 has better performance as they introduced new way to manage processes and RAM. Get 8.1 with 64-bit install "Classic Shell" to bring back the classic Start menu.