10 Best Operating Systems for Gaming
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What To Look For
- Easy To Install
- Frequent Updates
- Feature Packed
Why We Recommend These Products
Out of thousands of reviews for 124 products, over 700 people recommended Operating Systems specifically for Gaming. These 10 are the most highly recommended products we found.
Microsoft Windows Vista Home Premium Edition Full Version OEM
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$110 - $135
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131 People Recommend
"for example it would not support my ati all in wonder 9200 video card.…" - Tigerdirect.com User "better frames in gaming!…" - Tigerdirect.com User "other thoughts: it is best to go out to the mfg sites for your system, audio, lan, and video drivers to get the latest drivers copied to a cd/dvd before starting the installation (make sure the…" - Newegg.com User |
Microsoft Windows XP Professional 64Bit
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$136 - $165
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36 People Recommend
"i kinda worry about directx10 games down the road but maybe vista will mature by the time its sp2 rolls around and i can always reload it.…" - Newegg.com User "and most of the linux distros require too much work and have too many thingsps: system is xp pro x64 dual raptor 150gb, ddr1066 at 4gb p35ds4 board seasonic m12 power, gigabyte 8600gts video…" - Newegg.com User "if you are a gamer or into video editing, this is the right operating system.…" - Newegg.com User |
Microsoft Windows XP Home Edition
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$97 - $230
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25 People Recommend
"if you want to play pc games, it is either xp or vista, and vista is still too new for relilable gaming, especially with older games.…" - Newegg.com User "no problems, use it to play games and run any other programs i wouldn't be able to on my mac.…" - Newegg.com User "it's a solid os, only limitation i don't care for is the ram mem, but i don't need more than 2 gigs at the moment anyways, as do most people don't, just gamers maybe.…" - Newegg.com User |
Microsoft Windows XP Professional Edition
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$132 - $419
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9 People Recommend
"i had to build a new system when i realized how old my other system was when it wouldn't run my kids computer games.…" - Newegg.com User "oem packaging had everything needed and no problems at all so far.cons: as others have stated, it's windows (too bad so many games won't work with linux).other thoughts: excellent deal, much better…" - Newegg.com User "it plays games listen to music and other things in everyday life.cons: the made part is that windows gets so many updates.…" - Newegg.com User |
Microsoft Windows Vista Business Edition Full Version OEM
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$100 - $199
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8 People Recommend
"i have large video files that i work with and it tried to cache one!…" - Newegg.com User "i'm a gamer so the dx10 gpu's work to perfection on this os.cons: 1.more drivers are needed (duh!)…" - Newegg.com User "and a ati x850 video card with 256 meg of memory.…" - Newegg.com User |
Xandros Desktop Home Edition Premium Full Version
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7 People Recommend
"the only room for improvement on this product i see is making it more usable for online games.…" - jay_butterfield@hotmail.com from New Port Richey, FL at Buy.com "i'm using xandros for everything but windows games now.…" - Tigerdirect.com User "useful, thick manual.cons: still haven't figured out how to install without issues on systems with an ati radeon video card...other thoughts: i've lked this variant on debian since it was called…" - Newegg.com User |
Microsoft Windows XP Professional
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$140 - $219
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6 People Recommend
"turn video setting to best performance 11.…" - Pricegrabber.com User "next windows can run every comeputer applacation out there including games, can linix, or mac?…" - Pricegrabber.com User "- a lot of great software and games for this os- easy operating system to install…" - Integration x Parts at Newegg.com |
Microsoft Windows XP Home Edition English
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$86 - $110
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6 People Recommend
"if you surf sites that have losts of video and the like when you view it, it gets stored on your hard drive whether you know it or not.…" - Amazon.com User "this is the best possible operating system for a budget gamer like me.…" - Newegg.com User "even nt users found more stability in windows 2000, 98 users mostly gamers or downloaders, seeing the blue screen of death often, while win 2k users doing something a little more software intensive…" - Amazon.com User |
Microsoft Windows Vista Business Edition Full Version
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$114 - $284
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4 People Recommend
"it runs good on this setup but no windows areo becsaue of the onboard video.…" - Tigerdirect.com User "i use my system primarily as a gaming system.…" - Newegg.com User "people keep whining about the driver support and incompatible games..but i've had no problems with any of my games or drivers.…" - Newegg.com User |
Microsoft Windows XP Media Center Edition 2005 Full Version OEM
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$360 - $521
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3 People Recommend
"the bottom line: it much better than a dvd recorder, so if you have the $800 for a new mce pc and a dx9 video card like the nvidia geforce 6600gt.…" - the_nvidia_guy at Shopping.com " the bottom line: it much better than a dvd recorder, so if you have the $800 for a new mce pc and a dx9 video card like the nvidia geforce 6600gt. …" - the_nvidia_guy at Shopping.com " cons: audio of recordings disappears when we use video conferencing software …" - labaster at Shopping.com |
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