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vista or XP for nba 2k9???

Wed Aug 26, 2009 8:31 am

hey all about to format my pc,currently running windows Vista,what windows should i go with,vista or XP? i know NBA 2K9 runs off direct x9.0 so should i just stick to XP running service pack 3? cheers.

Re: vista or XP for nba 2k9???

Wed Aug 26, 2009 9:36 am

Vista.

Re: vista or XP for nba 2k9???

Wed Aug 26, 2009 12:37 pm

not to knock vista but i like Xp better because if you want to start modding you will not be able to use the editor unless someone has fixed that issue and Xp does not use as much memory.

Re: vista or XP for nba 2k9???

Wed Aug 26, 2009 4:12 pm

im leaning towards XP myself,vista had a couple issues at times....random game freezes etc...

Re: vista or XP for nba 2k9???

Wed Aug 26, 2009 5:22 pm

Probably not Vista's fault.

Re: vista or XP for nba 2k9???

Wed Aug 26, 2009 5:41 pm

benji wrote:Probably not Vista's fault.


lol i doubt it was my specs faults,im running a evga 790i mobo,9800gx2 SLI, 4 gig of ram.....to name a few of the specs i encountered vista issues with...

Re: vista or XP for nba 2k9???

Thu Aug 27, 2009 4:34 am

Windows 7 :cool:

Re: vista or XP for nba 2k9???

Thu Aug 27, 2009 8:34 am

8LAL24 wrote:Windows 7 :cool:


Id go windows 7,but its only beta atm,isnt it??

Re: vista or XP for nba 2k9???

Thu Aug 27, 2009 10:06 am

fadz wrote:
8LAL24 wrote:Windows 7 :cool:


Id go windows 7,but its only beta atm,isnt it??


it's already in RTM so its the final product. im already using it and it has improved the gameplay compared to vista.

Re: vista or XP for nba 2k9???

Thu Aug 27, 2009 12:34 pm

If you buy Vista now (too bad you already have it) they give you a free upgrade to 7 in October.

You can also wait the month. Or install the 7 RC, which stops working in March 2010.

Re: vista or XP for nba 2k9???

Thu Aug 27, 2009 4:13 pm

gio23 wrote:
fadz wrote:
8LAL24 wrote:Windows 7 :cool:


Id go windows 7,but its only beta atm,isnt it??


it's already in RTM so its the final product. im already using it and it has improved the gameplay compared to vista.


What exactly have you noticed,thats different dude :cool:

Re: vista or XP for nba 2k9???

Thu Aug 27, 2009 7:22 pm

Windows 7 FTW! (Y) (Y) (Y)

Re: vista or XP for nba 2k9???

Thu Aug 27, 2009 8:04 pm

very proud to say WINDOWS 7 FTW,just finished installing it and im stoked at how fast everything works with this operating system (Y)
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