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Doing a clean install on a new Win 8 computer: what's the best OS for MAME?

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Dcpmark:

As my cab update project continues, I got my hands on a brand new i7-3770k with a 120 GB SSD/1 TB HDD combo and a GTX 660 that came pre-loaded with Windows 8. A bit overkill for MAME, yes, but I also wanted to run Model 3 games. So now I am planning to get rid of the pre-installed Windows 8, but which 64-bit OS should I install, Windows 7 Pro or XP Pro? I will most likely use Maximus Arcade as my frontend, and my cab update may eventually include putting in a 25" tri-sync arcade monitor, so are there any limitations with using either? Are there any compatibility problems loading XP on such a new computer? Are some cab-specific versions of MAME (ie Cabmame, AdvanceMame) compatible with Windows 7? I'd like to install Windows 7 if possible, but not at the risk of not having certain things compatible. I know the Win 7 Pro version has XP Compatibility Mode, but I'm a Mac guy so I'm not sure that means as it relates to MAME and all of the related hardware (AVGA card) and software stuff (Soft 15, Powerstrip, etc).

Thanks in advance!

DeLuSioNal29:

XP pro 64-bit.

Dcpmark:


--- Quote from: DeLuSioNal29 on February 12, 2013, 11:03:10 pm ---XP pro 64-bit.

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Thanks! I see now where XP isn't always SSD friendly, so I think I may try to do a dual boot and leave Win 8 on the SSD drive and put an XP Pro partition on the 1TB hard drive. Now if this Mac guy can figure out how to do this, I'll be one happy camper.

Diet_Pepsi:

Not sure its really worth going through all that trouble?  As far as MAME is concerned, what can xp pro do that Windows 8 cannot with an i7-3770k?

Dcpmark:


--- Quote from: Diet_Pepsi on February 13, 2013, 07:44:04 am ---Not sure its really worth going through all that trouble?  As far as MAME is concerned, what can xp pro do that Windows 8 cannot with an i7-3770k?

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So you are saying that Windows 8 runs cab-specific versions of MAME (ie Cabmame, AdvanceMame), frontends like Maximus Arcade, all of the potentially-related hardware (AVGA card, encoders), and software stuff (Soft 15, Powerstrip, etc) as well as XP Pro? I thought not everything works well under Windows 7, much less Windows 8.

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