win2k3 and games

coldfireuk · Feb 28, 2004, 07:08 PM

Now all my games run in win2k3, install without any probs, but everything is a lot slower. I.m running the eval version right now and love the stability of the platform, however I need the few gamesI own to run well. WinXP runs everything quite a bit faster. All the drivers etc are installed just fine (Seeing as the latest Cat4.2's have the 2k3 errors fixed) but I've lost a chuck of my performance. For example 3dMark2k1 has dropped from 169xx to 145xx. Any ideas how I can make this ground up?

Cheers guys!!

zerodamage · Feb 28, 2004, 07:23 PM

You want to improve speed and performance? Then go back to Windows XP. The server software is just for that, as a server. It is not meant for games in the least and actually has a lot of extra stuff running because it is a server and is supposed to be as stable as possible. I seriously would not be using server 2003 as a gaming OS.

The_Neon_Cowboy · Feb 29, 2004, 01:21 AM

well w2k wsn't built for game so you haave to tweak a hole bunch of stuff to get things to run

Zulan · Mar 18, 2004, 04:21 PM

Ok, lets put this to rest ONCE and for all

In one corner we have WinXP Sp1, Clean Install + Drivers + DX 9 + Cat 3.8's

In the other corner we have Window Server 2003 Ent Edition, No Patches, Clean Install + Drivers + DX9 + Cat 3.8's

The only changes made to the server were those required to install Cat's and enable 3d support

Test is 3dMark2k1SE, total defaults
(since we were concerned about 3d performance its 3dMark)

A Picture is worth 1000 Words right

The system is of a friend of mine. ( One which I would like to have,

)

Xp is first up

next up Server 2003

Need I say more?

P.S. Before anyone notices the wall paper, the winxp install had a mod made to the install (unattended install) to set that as the default wallpaper, shouldnt affect 3d stuff.

Feb 28, 2004, 07:08 PM	#1
coldfireuk DriverHeaven Junior Member Join Date: Nov 2003 Posts: 63 Rep Power: 0	win2k3 and games Now all my games run in win2k3, install without any probs, but everything is a lot slower. I.m running the eval version right now and love the stability of the platform, however I need the few gamesI own to run well. WinXP runs everything quite a bit faster. All the drivers etc are installed just fine (Seeing as the latest Cat4.2's have the 2k3 errors fixed) but I've lost a chuck of my performance. For example 3dMark2k1 has dropped from 169xx to 145xx. Any ideas how I can make this ground up? Cheers guys!!

Feb 29, 2004, 01:21 AM	#3
The_Neon_Cowboy HardwareHeaven Extreme Member Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: U.S.A. Posts: 16,009 Rep Power: 92 System Specs	well w2k wsn't built for game so you haave to tweak a hole bunch of stuff to get things to run __________________

Mar 18, 2004, 04:21 PM	#4
Zulan DriverHeaven Lover Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: In your backyard Posts: 236 Rep Power: 0	Ok, lets put this to rest ONCE and for all In one corner we have WinXP Sp1, Clean Install + Drivers + DX 9 + Cat 3.8's In the other corner we have Window Server 2003 Ent Edition, No Patches, Clean Install + Drivers + DX9 + Cat 3.8's The only changes made to the server were those required to install Cat's and enable 3d support Test is 3dMark2k1SE, total defaults (since we were concerned about 3d performance its 3dMark) A Picture is worth 1000 Words right The system is of a friend of mine. ( One which I would like to have, ) Xp is first up next up Server 2003 Need I say more? P.S. Before anyone notices the wall paper, the winxp install had a mod made to the install (unattended install) to set that as the default wallpaper, shouldnt affect 3d stuff. __________________ System 1: CPU: AMD Athlon 64 3200+ (socket 939) \| DVD-RW: Sony DVD RW DW-U18A \| Motherboard: MSI K8N Neo2-54G \| GFX: nVidia Geforce 6600 GT \| Monitor: Samsung SyncMaster 1100DF \| RAM: 1 GB Kingston PC 3200 \| Sound: Soundblaster X-Fi \| Main HDD: 2 * Western Digital Raptor 36.7GB Serial ATA 10000RPM @ RAID 0 \| Storage HDD: Maxtor DiamondMAX Plus 9 120 GB 8 MB Cache \| DVD: Lite-On 16* DVD \| OS: Windows XP SP2 \| PSU: Sweex 650W PSU *System 2:* CPU: AMD Sempron 3000+ \| Motherboard: MSI K7N2 Delta2-FSR \| GFX: nVidia Geforce 6200 256 MB \| Monitor: Hercules Prophetview 920 PRO \| RAM: 1 GB Kingston PC 3200 \| Sound: Nvidia Soundstorm \| Main HDD: Maxtor DiamondMAX Plus 9 80 GB 8 MB Cache \| CD-ROM: NEC 52* CD \| OS: FreeBSD 6.0-STABLE \| PSU: A-Open 300W PSU *Laptop:* CPU: AMD Mobile Sempron 3100+ \| GFX: SiS M760GX 128 MB \| Monitor: 15" XGA TFT LCD \| RAM: 1 GB Kingston PC 3200 \| Sound: Realtek AC '97 audio \| HDD: 40 GB \| DVD-RW: Slimtype DVDRW SOSW-833S \| OS: Windows XP PRO SP2 Last edited by Zulan; Mar 18, 2004 at 04:26 PM.

Feb 28, 2004, 07:23 PM	#2
zerodamage HardwareHeaven Extreme Member Join Date: May 2003 Location: Virginia, USA Posts: 3,478 Rep Power: 0 System Specs	You want to improve speed and performance? Then go back to Windows XP. The server software is just for that, as a server. It is not meant for games in the least and actually has a lot of extra stuff running because it is a server and is supposed to be as stable as possible. I seriously would not be using server 2003 as a gaming OS.