Windows7 vs 2008R2

[402blownstroker]

I hate to ask this and even feel a little dirty, but which 'OS' is better for Folding on?

 

[Deleted member 12106]

They will be the same. Windows 7 thin PC will have the least overhead. A pair of hex xeons at 3.3ghz is approximately 60k ppd on server 2008r2.

 

[musky]

Linux, with Windows Whatever in a VM.

 

[Quisarious]

Linux, with Windows Whatever in a VM.

That there is a great idea...

 

[402blownstroker]

Unfortunately I have run some high quality software that does not run correctly within a VM.

 

[Spazturtle]

If you can go for server 2012

 

[Deleted member 12106]

If you can go for server 2012

You will want to hang your self, is the correct ending to that sentence.

 

[Spazturtle]

You will want to hang your self, is the correct ending to that sentence.

yeah the interface is bad (I would use a different work but I don't know what language I can use on hard) but it has better resource usage then Win 7, server 2008r2 or Win 8

 

[402blownstroker]

You will want to hang your self, is the correct ending to that sentence.

At least for me

 

[W.Feather]

If you need windows, just go with whatever you have a liscense for, if you have a need for 2k8, go for it, however I personally would go win 7 just because of less headache in the end


@ spaz ...... I dont care ;D do what ya want if it crosses the line you will know (or view the [H] rules at the bottom of the forums ... )

 

[Deleted member 12106]

You can use startdock 8 on server 2012 but there still are some gui Annoyances that remain.

 

[Axiomatic]

As far as F@H in a VM I get the best perf out of VMWares free esxi 5 hypervisor with a Linux VM of some flavor. I do have some borg running Windows Server 2012 and getting good PPD on them though.

 

[402blownstroker]

Well I think the I will settle on the awesomeness of Windows7.....

 

[Biffa]

You should be fine with anything up to a 2 CPU rig with Win7:

PCs with multi-core processors:
Windows 7 was designed to work with today's multi-core processors. All 32-bit versions of Windows 7 can support up to 32 processor cores, while 64‑bit versions can support up to 256 processor cores.

PCs with multiple processors (CPUs):
Commercial servers, workstations, and other high-end PCs may have more than one physical processor. Windows 7 Professional, Enterprise, and Ultimate allow for two physical processors, providing the best performance on these computers. Windows 7 Starter, Home Basic, and Home Premium will recognize only one physical processor.