UniToxic
Minmatar
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Posted - 2009.04.25 03:30:00 -
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Simple answer as many people above me have already said, yes Eve Online works fine on Windows 7. (as you can see in the following screenshot (note bottom right for the watermark);
http://digitalinsomnia.co.uk/hosting/pictures/shauntaylor88/eveonline_windows7.jpg
(Before any questions are asked, that isn't the default UI, I have a few 3rd party applications to recieve that final result)
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Initially everyone was jumping up and down and saying Windows 7 sweeps the feet from below Windows Vista. Which it initially did, however, what many people didn't take in account is that the vast majority of people done a fresh install, meaning there was no software clogging up the system.
Now many people along with myself have been running Windows 7 for at least 4 months, by this time, we have the operating system full with all the junk we normally have. Therefore we can truely see how different it is under normal conditions.
Some Differences between my 4 month old Windows 7 build (which isn't final) and my 6 month old Windows Vista install (all have almost identical software installed, similar registries, identical drives) in the same system which is a;
CPU: Intel Core Duo Quad Core Q6600 (2.6ghz x 4)
GFX: nVidia BFG 8800gtx OC (768mb)
RAM: 8gb 1066mhz Corsair DDR2
HDD's: Seagate Barracuda 1tb 7200.11
Eve Online: (A typical "Kill XXX" T2 mission (about 10ships on screen firing))
Vista: 98fps - 42% Ram - 41% CPU
Win 7: 106fps - 24% Ram - 27% CPU
Counter-Strike Source: (A normal run on Office, 12v12)
Vista: 78fps - 39% Ram - 39% CPU
Win 7: 84fps - 26% Ram - 37% CPU
As you can see there isn't really too much in it now most of the computer are clogged up with the normal crap, the main difference is how Win7 deals with memory, in Vista, it used memory and graphics power on all minimized windows, this was its flaw, and caused the "slower" operating times compared to XP and now Win 7. Windows 7 statistically compared to fresh installs of XP uses about 5% more power, but that is a small pay off, considering technology has improved ten-fold since the launch of XP.
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