Performance Showdown - Vista vs. Windows 7 in MMO Gaming
Machail tests Pulse Top 10 MMOs in Vista and Windows 7
Is Windows 7 really that much better than Windows Vista? Take a look at our test results to see for yourself. We put both operating systems to the test with nine MMO games to see which contender would come out on top. The results were a little surprising, perhaps even to the most die-hard techy. Find out if it's time for you to upgrade.
From the article:
"I booted a whole bunch of MMOGs on my PC when it was running Vista (64-bit) and I took simple frame rate samples from 4 resolutions... Each test was run [in a busy area] for precisely 60 seconds. I recorded the minimum FPS (frames per second), the maximum, and the average. I then repeated the test three times in each resolution to help eliminate any sort of anomalies. Then I upgraded the exact same PC with Windows 7."
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Which OS for you?
Hopefully you've had a chance to look at Ben de la Durantaye's operating system Performance Showdown.
Now we'd like to know which OS churns your gaming system along.
Are you a diehard XP fan? Still crunching it out with Vista? Have you taken advantage of the increasing number of games available for OSX? Or are you all about the latest and greatest Windows 7? Vote, and then tell us why.

| Rank | Game | Previous | Traffic |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | World of Warcraft | 1 | |
| 2 | EverQuest 2 | 3 | |
| 3 | Age of Conan: Hyborian Adventures | 2 | |
| 4 | Dungeons and Dragons Online | 4 | |
| 5 | Warhammer Online: Age of Reckoning | 5 | |
| Rank | Game | Change | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 14 | Alganon | 6 | |
| 7 | Lord of the Rings Online | 1 | |
| 8 | Vanguard: Saga of Heroes | -1 | |
| Rank | Game | Previous | Traffic |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | World of Warcraft | 1 | |
| 2 | Age of Conan: Hyborian Adventures | 4 | |
| 3 | EverQuest 2 | 3 | |
| 4 | Dungeons and Dragons Online | 2 | |
| 5 | Warhammer Online: Age of Reckoning | 7 | |
| Rank | Game | Change | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 15 | Torchlight | 5 | |
| 13 | Tabula Rasa | 4 | |
| 19 | Alganon | -4 | |
| Rank | Game | Previous | Traffic |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | World of Warcraft | 1 | |
| 2 | Dungeons and Dragons Online | 2 | |
| 3 | EverQuest 2 | 4 | |
| 4 | Age of Conan: Hyborian Adventures | 5 | |
| 5 | Aion | 3 | |
| Rank | Game | Change | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 10 | Dragon Age Origins | 8 | |
| 14 | Torchlight | 6 | |
| 17 | Global Agenda | 5 | |
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