System Name | The Workhorse |
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Processor | AMD Ryzen R9 5900X |
Motherboard | Gigabyte Aorus B550 Pro |
Cooling | CPU - Noctua NH-D15S Case - 3 Noctua NF-A14 PWM at the bottom, 2 Fractal Design 180mm at the front |
Memory | GSkill Trident Z 3200CL14 |
Video Card(s) | NVidia GTX 1070 MSI QuickSilver |
Storage | Adata SX8200Pro |
Display(s) | LG 32GK850G |
Case | Fractal Design Torrent |
Audio Device(s) | FiiO E-10K DAC/Amp, Samson Meteorite USB Microphone |
Power Supply | Corsair RMx850 (2018) |
Mouse | Razer Viper (Original) |
Keyboard | Cooler Master QuickFire Rapid TKL keyboard (Cherry MX Black) |
Software | Windows 11 Pro (23H2) |
Processor | i7 7700k |
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Motherboard | MSI Z270 SLI Plus |
Cooling | CM Hyper 212 EVO |
Memory | 2 x 8 GB Corsair Vengeance |
Video Card(s) | Temporary MSI RTX 4070 Super |
Storage | Samsung 850 EVO 250 GB and WD Black 4TB |
Display(s) | Temporary Viewsonic 4K 60 Hz |
Case | Corsair Obsidian 750D Airflow Edition |
Audio Device(s) | Onboard |
Power Supply | EVGA SuperNova 850 W Gold |
Mouse | Logitech G502 |
Keyboard | Logitech G105 |
Software | Windows 10 |
System Name | DLSS / YOLO-PC |
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Processor | i5-12400F / 10600KF |
Motherboard | Gigabyte B760M DS3H / Z490 Vision D |
Cooling | Laminar RM1 / Gammaxx 400 |
Memory | 32 GB DDR4-3200 / 16 GB DDR4-3333 |
Video Card(s) | RX 6700 XT / R9 380 2 GB |
Storage | A couple SSDs, m.2 NVMe included / 240 GB CX1 + 1 TB WD HDD |
Display(s) | Compit HA2704 / Viewsonic VX3276-MHD-2 |
Case | Matrexx 55 / Junkyard special |
Audio Device(s) | Want loud, use headphones. Want quiet, use satellites. |
Power Supply | Thermaltake 1000 W / Corsair CX650M / DQ550ST [backup] |
Mouse | Don't disturb, cheese eating in progress... |
Keyboard | Makes some noise. Probably onto something. |
VR HMD | I live in real reality and don't need a virtual one. |
Software | Windows 10 and 11 |
2000 because I never had to use this software.
Feature and core-wise - 11. It’s by default, the latest OS core will always be the best.
System Name | AlderLake |
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Processor | Intel i7 12700K P-Cores @ 5Ghz |
Motherboard | Gigabyte Z690 Aorus Master |
Cooling | Noctua NH-U12A 2 fans + Thermal Grizzly Kryonaut Extreme + 5 case fans |
Memory | 32GB DDR5 Corsair Dominator Platinum RGB 6000MT/s CL36 |
Video Card(s) | MSI RTX 2070 Super Gaming X Trio |
Storage | Samsung 980 Pro 1TB + 970 Evo 500GB + 850 Pro 512GB + 860 Evo 1TB x2 |
Display(s) | 23.8" Dell S2417DG 165Hz G-Sync 1440p |
Case | Be quiet! Silent Base 600 - Window |
Audio Device(s) | Panasonic SA-PMX94 / Realtek onboard + B&O speaker system / Harman Kardon Go + Play / Logitech G533 |
Power Supply | Seasonic Focus Plus Gold 750W |
Mouse | Logitech MX Anywhere 2 Laser wireless |
Keyboard | RAPOO E9270P Black 5GHz wireless |
Software | Windows 11 |
Benchmark Scores | Cinebench R23 (Single Core) 1936 @ stock Cinebench R23 (Multi Core) 23006 @ stock |
System Name | The Workhorse |
---|---|
Processor | AMD Ryzen R9 5900X |
Motherboard | Gigabyte Aorus B550 Pro |
Cooling | CPU - Noctua NH-D15S Case - 3 Noctua NF-A14 PWM at the bottom, 2 Fractal Design 180mm at the front |
Memory | GSkill Trident Z 3200CL14 |
Video Card(s) | NVidia GTX 1070 MSI QuickSilver |
Storage | Adata SX8200Pro |
Display(s) | LG 32GK850G |
Case | Fractal Design Torrent |
Audio Device(s) | FiiO E-10K DAC/Amp, Samson Meteorite USB Microphone |
Power Supply | Corsair RMx850 (2018) |
Mouse | Razer Viper (Original) |
Keyboard | Cooler Master QuickFire Rapid TKL keyboard (Cherry MX Black) |
Software | Windows 11 Pro (23H2) |
That’s virtually impossible since there would be no point of comparison. Whatever the latest Windows was at the time WAS the best for that time, with the arguable weird short period of ME and 2000 existing side by side (and that would be won by 2000, no contest). Yes, even Vista, core-wise was objectively superior to XP, surprise-surprise. Windows is, by quite a large margin, the dominant desktop OS. So dominant, in fact, so as to be nearly alternative-less. Unless, I suppose, we try and chart a timeline for every Windows version and every Mac OS/OS X version, find roughly analogous releases for the time period and compare them. But I am hardly a Mac guy, so I cannot reasonably comment on that.You should consider the best one for the time. Of course, that the latest is the most advanced, it's like comparing the latest TSMC 2nm process and 180nm from 25 years ago. lol
System Name | DLSS / YOLO-PC |
---|---|
Processor | i5-12400F / 10600KF |
Motherboard | Gigabyte B760M DS3H / Z490 Vision D |
Cooling | Laminar RM1 / Gammaxx 400 |
Memory | 32 GB DDR4-3200 / 16 GB DDR4-3333 |
Video Card(s) | RX 6700 XT / R9 380 2 GB |
Storage | A couple SSDs, m.2 NVMe included / 240 GB CX1 + 1 TB WD HDD |
Display(s) | Compit HA2704 / Viewsonic VX3276-MHD-2 |
Case | Matrexx 55 / Junkyard special |
Audio Device(s) | Want loud, use headphones. Want quiet, use satellites. |
Power Supply | Thermaltake 1000 W / Corsair CX650M / DQ550ST [backup] |
Mouse | Don't disturb, cheese eating in progress... |
Keyboard | Makes some noise. Probably onto something. |
VR HMD | I live in real reality and don't need a virtual one. |
Software | Windows 10 and 11 |
I just never had a luxury to reasonably use it. Now, I don't even have hardware that can run this retro stuff.I remember that 2000 and Me were "to avoid" versions, very problematic and unstable.
Vista, 8, 8.1, and 11 strongly disagree with that.Whatever the latest Windows was at the time WAS the best for that time
System Name | The Workhorse |
---|---|
Processor | AMD Ryzen R9 5900X |
Motherboard | Gigabyte Aorus B550 Pro |
Cooling | CPU - Noctua NH-D15S Case - 3 Noctua NF-A14 PWM at the bottom, 2 Fractal Design 180mm at the front |
Memory | GSkill Trident Z 3200CL14 |
Video Card(s) | NVidia GTX 1070 MSI QuickSilver |
Storage | Adata SX8200Pro |
Display(s) | LG 32GK850G |
Case | Fractal Design Torrent |
Audio Device(s) | FiiO E-10K DAC/Amp, Samson Meteorite USB Microphone |
Power Supply | Corsair RMx850 (2018) |
Mouse | Razer Viper (Original) |
Keyboard | Cooler Master QuickFire Rapid TKL keyboard (Cherry MX Black) |
Software | Windows 11 Pro (23H2) |
Wait, wat? 2000 was legitimately in many ways just a less shiny version of XP and absolutely was the go-to OS for the time for enthusiasts, regardless of some procurement issues (it wasn’t technically a “consumer” OS, that was ME at the time).I remember that 2000 and Me were "to avoid" versions, very problematic and unstable.
We are talking core here, not usability. I explained my reasoning in the first post.Vista, 8, 8.1, and 11 strongly disagree with that.
System Name | Regular PC | Server HP Z440 |
---|---|
Processor | 9700k | E5-2698v3 |
Motherboard | Gigabyte Z390 Gaming X-CF | Stock mobo |
Cooling | Scythe Mugen 5 rev. B | Stock HS |
Memory | 32 GB (8x4) | 112 GB (8x2 + 16x6) |
Video Card(s) | RTX 2070 Super | K4000 |
Storage | 970 EVO+ 1TB | 860 1TB x2 |
Display(s) | XV340CK x2, 1080p x2 |
Power Supply | Corsair RM750x | Corsair RM750e |
Software | Pop!_OS | Proxmox |
That’s virtually impossible since there would be no point of comparison. Whatever the latest Windows was at the time WAS the best for that time, with the arguable weird short period of ME and 2000 existing side by side (and that would be won by 2000, no contest). Yes, even Vista, core-wise was objectively superior to XP, surprise-surprise. Windows is, by quite a large margin, the dominant desktop OS. So dominant, in fact, so as to be nearly alternative-less. Unless, I suppose, we try and chart a timeline for every Windows version and every Mac OS/OS X version, find roughly analogous releases for the time period and compare them. But I am hardly a Mac guy, so I cannot reasonably comment on that.
System Name | The Workhorse |
---|---|
Processor | AMD Ryzen R9 5900X |
Motherboard | Gigabyte Aorus B550 Pro |
Cooling | CPU - Noctua NH-D15S Case - 3 Noctua NF-A14 PWM at the bottom, 2 Fractal Design 180mm at the front |
Memory | GSkill Trident Z 3200CL14 |
Video Card(s) | NVidia GTX 1070 MSI QuickSilver |
Storage | Adata SX8200Pro |
Display(s) | LG 32GK850G |
Case | Fractal Design Torrent |
Audio Device(s) | FiiO E-10K DAC/Amp, Samson Meteorite USB Microphone |
Power Supply | Corsair RMx850 (2018) |
Mouse | Razer Viper (Original) |
Keyboard | Cooler Master QuickFire Rapid TKL keyboard (Cherry MX Black) |
Software | Windows 11 Pro (23H2) |
I don’t deal in hypothetical fantasies. The question of your thread is quite clear and presents a choice from what versions of OS exist or existed. Nowhere did you indicate that we should theorycraft some “perfect” version of Windows and judge against it.No. The idea is that you can make a better Windows than 11 today, if you had the power to.
System Name | RogueOne |
---|---|
Processor | Xeon W9-3495x |
Motherboard | ASUS w790E Sage SE |
Cooling | SilverStone XE360-4677 |
Memory | 128gb Gskill Zeta R5 DDR5 RDIMMs |
Video Card(s) | MSI SUPRIM Liquid X 4090 |
Storage | 1x 2TB WD SN850X | 2x 8TB GAMMIX S70 |
Display(s) | Odyssey OLED G9 (G95SC) |
Case | Thermaltake Core P3 Pro Snow |
Audio Device(s) | Moondrop S8's on schitt Modi+ & Valhalla 2 |
Power Supply | Seasonic Prime TX-1600 |
Mouse | Lamzu Atlantis mini (White) |
Keyboard | Monsgeek M3 Lavender, Akko Crystal Blues |
VR HMD | Quest 3 |
Software | Windows 11 Pro Workstation |
Benchmark Scores | I dont have time for that. |
I don’t deal in hypothetical fantasies. The question of your thread is quite clear and presents a choice from what versions of OS exist or existed. Nowhere did you indicate that we should theorycraft some “perfect” version of Windows and judge against it.
How are you so bad at this to the point of misunderstanding your own thread?
System Name | The Workhorse |
---|---|
Processor | AMD Ryzen R9 5900X |
Motherboard | Gigabyte Aorus B550 Pro |
Cooling | CPU - Noctua NH-D15S Case - 3 Noctua NF-A14 PWM at the bottom, 2 Fractal Design 180mm at the front |
Memory | GSkill Trident Z 3200CL14 |
Video Card(s) | NVidia GTX 1070 MSI QuickSilver |
Storage | Adata SX8200Pro |
Display(s) | LG 32GK850G |
Case | Fractal Design Torrent |
Audio Device(s) | FiiO E-10K DAC/Amp, Samson Meteorite USB Microphone |
Power Supply | Corsair RMx850 (2018) |
Mouse | Razer Viper (Original) |
Keyboard | Cooler Master QuickFire Rapid TKL keyboard (Cherry MX Black) |
Software | Windows 11 Pro (23H2) |
System Name | Xeon build X58 / Main Rig X79 |
---|---|
Processor | Intel Xeon x5650 @ 4.2Ghz with HT / Xeon E5 1650 v2 @4.5Ghz |
Motherboard | Asus Rampage II Extreme socket 1366 / Asus P9X79 Pro socket 2011 |
Cooling | Thermalright Archon +Ty 140mm|Fans : 2 front-1top-1rear-1bottom/ Gelid Phantom Twin Tower |
Memory | 16gb DDR3 1600mhz Kingstone Hyper x Quad Channel / 16gb DDR3 1600MHZ Patriot Viper 3 |
Video Card(s) | Sapphire hd 7950 3gb Boost edition dual fan X / ZOTAC 1080 Ti Blower Edition |
Storage | INTENSO ssd sata 3 240gb+Seagate B 2Tb+WD g 1tb+WD g 3tb+WD r 3tb+Seagate B 4tb+Lexar 2Tb NVMe |
Display(s) | AOC E2460S 24" 1080p 60hz 1ms / LG 32UK550B 32" UHD 4K HDR 10 with Freesync |
Case | Enermax Phoenix / Fractal Design Arc midi |
Audio Device(s) | SoundMaxHD+5.1 BHT1100 BLUESKY,Fiio E10 Olympus+SuperluxHD668b+KZ HBB pr2,Superlux E205. |
Power Supply | Sharkoon WPM Gold Zero 650W semi modular / Corsair RM 850 Fully Modular |
Mouse | Generic Mice / Corsair M90 |
Keyboard | Generic Keyboard / Microsoft WK600 |
Software | Windows 10 Pro 64 /Windows 10 Pro 64 |
Processor | R5 5600 |
---|---|
Motherboard | MSI B450M Mortar Max |
Cooling | SPC Fortis 3 |
Memory | Crucial Ballistix Sport LT 3000 2x8 |
Video Card(s) | MSI Gaming Trio RTX 3070 |
Storage | Lexar Pro NM760 1 TB, Corsair MP510 960 GB |
Display(s) | Dell U2412M |
Case | be quiet! Pure Base 500 |
Power Supply | EVGA G2 750W |
Mouse | Logitech G500 |
Keyboard | SPC Gear GK550 Omnis Kailh Brown RGB |
You got something confused here, 2000 and ME were completely different.I remember that 2000 and Me were "to avoid" versions, very problematic and unstable.
System Name | White DJ in Detroit |
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Processor | Ryzen 5 5600 |
Motherboard | Asrock B450M-HDV |
Cooling | Be Quiet! Pure Rock 2 |
Memory | 2 x 16GB Kingston Fury 3400mhz |
Video Card(s) | XFX 6950XT Speedster MERC 319 |
Storage | Kingston A400 240GB | WD Black SN750 2TB |WD Blue 1TB x 2 | Toshiba P300 2TB | Seagate Expansion 8TB |
Display(s) | Samsung U32J590U 4K + BenQ GL2450HT 1080p |
Case | Fractal Design Define R4 |
Audio Device(s) | Line6 UX1 + some headphones, Nektar SE61 keyboard |
Power Supply | Corsair RM850x v3 |
Mouse | Logitech G602 |
Keyboard | Cherry MX Board 1.0 TKL Brown |
Software | Windows 10 Pro |
Benchmark Scores | Rimworld 4K ready! |
11. It’s the latest. It has the best hardware support. I don’t understand this thread. If it was supposed to be a “which one is your fav” we have had a thousand of those over the years. I still think one is open.
I remember that 2000 and Me were "to avoid" versions, very problematic and unstable.
System Name | Regular PC | Server HP Z440 |
---|---|
Processor | 9700k | E5-2698v3 |
Motherboard | Gigabyte Z390 Gaming X-CF | Stock mobo |
Cooling | Scythe Mugen 5 rev. B | Stock HS |
Memory | 32 GB (8x4) | 112 GB (8x2 + 16x6) |
Video Card(s) | RTX 2070 Super | K4000 |
Storage | 970 EVO+ 1TB | 860 1TB x2 |
Display(s) | XV340CK x2, 1080p x2 |
Power Supply | Corsair RM750x | Corsair RM750e |
Software | Pop!_OS | Proxmox |
OP included 95 through w11. There is enough context to overlook the tense error.Had you used "was" instead of "is" there would have been things to discuss, but as it is we live in a reality in which software updates are necessary.
System Name | PCGOD |
---|---|
Processor | AMD FX 8350@ 5.0GHz |
Motherboard | Asus TUF 990FX Sabertooth R2 2901 Bios |
Cooling | Scythe Ashura, 2×BitFenix 230mm Spectre Pro LED (Blue,Green), 2x BitFenix 140mm Spectre Pro LED |
Memory | 16 GB Gskill Ripjaws X 2133 (2400 OC, 10-10-12-20-20, 1T, 1.65V) |
Video Card(s) | AMD Radeon 290 Sapphire Vapor-X |
Storage | Samsung 840 Pro 256GB, WD Velociraptor 1TB |
Display(s) | NEC Multisync LCD 1700V (Display Port Adapter) |
Case | AeroCool Xpredator Evil Blue Edition |
Audio Device(s) | Creative Labs Sound Blaster ZxR |
Power Supply | Seasonic 1250 XM2 Series (XP3) |
Mouse | Roccat Kone XTD |
Keyboard | Roccat Ryos MK Pro |
Software | Windows 7 Pro 64 |
Without ME, System Restore would have never ExistedYou got something confused here, 2000 and ME were completely different.
2000 was amazing at its time, first one bringing NT kernel with all its advantages to regular home consumers, like NTFS, no stupid "random" bluescreens, etc.
Processor | AMD Ryzen 7 5700G |
---|---|
Motherboard | ASUS A520M-K |
Cooling | Scythe Kotetsu Mark II |
Memory | 2 x 16GB SK Hynix CJR OEM DDR4-3200 @ 4000 20-22-20-48 |
Video Card(s) | Colorful RTX 2060 SUPER 8GB GDDR6 |
Storage | 250GB WD BLACK SN750 M.2 + 4TB WD Red Plus + 4TB WD Purple |
Display(s) | AOpen 27HC5R 27" 1080p 165Hz |
Case | COUGAR MX440 Mesh RGB |
Audio Device(s) | Creative X-Fi Titanium HD + Kurtzweil KS-40A bookshelf |
Power Supply | Corsair CX750M |
Mouse | Razer Deathadder Essential |
Keyboard | Cougar Attack2 Cherry MX Black |
Software | Windows 10 Pro x64 |
System Name | PCGOD |
---|---|
Processor | AMD FX 8350@ 5.0GHz |
Motherboard | Asus TUF 990FX Sabertooth R2 2901 Bios |
Cooling | Scythe Ashura, 2×BitFenix 230mm Spectre Pro LED (Blue,Green), 2x BitFenix 140mm Spectre Pro LED |
Memory | 16 GB Gskill Ripjaws X 2133 (2400 OC, 10-10-12-20-20, 1T, 1.65V) |
Video Card(s) | AMD Radeon 290 Sapphire Vapor-X |
Storage | Samsung 840 Pro 256GB, WD Velociraptor 1TB |
Display(s) | NEC Multisync LCD 1700V (Display Port Adapter) |
Case | AeroCool Xpredator Evil Blue Edition |
Audio Device(s) | Creative Labs Sound Blaster ZxR |
Power Supply | Seasonic 1250 XM2 Series (XP3) |
Mouse | Roccat Kone XTD |
Keyboard | Roccat Ryos MK Pro |
Software | Windows 7 Pro 64 |
I used 95, 3.1, NT3.5, NT 4.0, 98SE, ME, 2000, XP, Vista, 7, 8/.1 10, 11.I started using Windows 98 I believe. Can't remember if I actually use 95 or did I ever install it during my experimental era. I haven't used 11 yet. ME was the worst for me I need to reformat every week. System restore not working to revert back to original state, haven't got any internet to patch things up back then. Currently I'm using XP in old machines and 10 in my laptop and main PC. I need to build Windows 7 machines kinda miss it, also windows 9x or 2000. I need to re-evaluate those OS how does it held up.
I usually take 2-3 years before I migrate to newer OS unless I been 'forced' to like new DirectX that comes with it. Even so, like from XP to 7 I take 4 years to migrate, waiting for it to become stable, and most importantly hardware upgrade to catch up. I haven't use Vista in the meantime (what's the point of running Crysis in DirectX 10 when your GPU barely runs at playable framerate in DirectX 9 lol). So does when I moved to 7, I haven't use Windows 8/8.1. Best Windows? I don't know what to say, I usually make the newer Windows as close as to the older Windows as possible, like changing the start menu and explorer, something I familiar with.
System Name | 4K-gaming |
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Processor | AMD Ryzen 7 5800X |
Motherboard | Asus ROG Crosshair VII Hero |
Cooling | Arctic Freezer 50, GPU with custom loop |
Memory | 32GB Kingston HyperX Fury DDR4-3466 |
Video Card(s) | Asus GeForce RTX 3080 TUF OC 10GB |
Storage | 256+240+128+480+2x1TB SSDs + 3TB HDDs |
Display(s) | Acer 27" 4K120 IPS + Lenovo 32" 4K60 IPS |
Case | Corsair 4000D Airflow White |
Audio Device(s) | Asus TUF H3 Wireless |
Power Supply | EVGA Supernova G2 750W |
Mouse | Logitech MX518 + Asus TUF P1 mousepad |
Keyboard | Roccat Vulcan 121 AIMO |
VR HMD | Oculus Rift CV1 |
Software | Windows 11 Pro |
Benchmark Scores | It runs Crysis |
2K was actually far more stable than XP. I would've used it until Vista/7 but software developers concentrated more into XP so it wasn't that much supported during its later years.I remember that 2000 and Me were "to avoid" versions, very problematic and unstable.