Yukon Trooper Posted September 13, 2006 Posted September 13, 2006 Does Professional have any gains over Home performance wise? I'll be gaming in general.. I know Professional has some extra security features and what not but any performance gains? I'll be running RAID 0 but I am pretty sure Home can handle it... BTW this is such a stupid isn't it? I just cant seem to find anything Googling. :confused: I've seen the comparison chart at Microsoft but there doesn't seem to be anything that would involve gaming performance. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
red930 Posted September 13, 2006 Posted September 13, 2006 win xp pro is a more advanced version of win xp compaired to home. hence there are more procceses in the background, logic tells me if you dont need it, wich you prob. dont, its an extra demand on your system for nothing, so i would say nope, not worth it. just my two cents Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Yukon Trooper Posted September 13, 2006 Posted September 13, 2006 Just purchased all my parts. Went with Home. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Angry_Games Posted September 13, 2006 Posted September 13, 2006 the only difference between Pro and Home is the advanced administrator options, as well as some networking options (ie setting up webserver *IIS* or FTP etc). Home is always the best (and cheapest) choice for everyday normal users like you and me. Home WILL function as a file server or game server or such without any issues, but it is lacking the deep administrative controls that Pro offers (but there's not a home network on the planet that needs that kind of administrative restrictions/functions) Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Yukon Trooper Posted September 13, 2006 Posted September 13, 2006 I See. Thnx for the deffintive answer. I love those answers. Cheers! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Evil_inc Posted September 13, 2006 Posted September 13, 2006 Even a sh**ty version like windows ME will run as a server also with little to no problems. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
michaelzhao Posted September 13, 2006 Posted September 13, 2006 I'm a big fan of MCE 2005. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
arklab Posted September 13, 2006 Posted September 13, 2006 the only difference between Pro and Home is the advanced administrator options, as well as some networking options (ie setting up webserver *IIS* or FTP etc). Home is always the best (and cheapest) choice for everyday normal users like you and me. Home WILL function as a file server or game server or such without any issues, but it is lacking the deep administrative controls that Pro offers (but there's not a home network on the planet that needs that kind of administrative restrictions/functions) Not about RAID, but ... I guess I was wrong (yet again?) - I thought only Pro supported (as in actually used) SMP (dual CPUs or Dual Core CPUs). I KNOW that WinMe will not do SMP. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
chronicfathead Posted September 13, 2006 Posted September 13, 2006 XP pro will allow 10 network connections to it as opposed to 5 with XP home, if you are a computer hoarder. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
red930 Posted September 13, 2006 Posted September 13, 2006 Quick comparison right from Microsoft's site: http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/home/ho.../choosing2.mspx EDIT: Even more detailed comparison: http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/pro/eva...eaturecomp.mspx RAID is supported under Home and Professional. Home supports a single physical processor whereas Professional supports up to two physical processors. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Branjo Posted September 13, 2006 Posted September 13, 2006 I hate Home edition, feels like a kids OS like it has parental controls to it or something. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Angry_Games Posted September 13, 2006 Posted September 13, 2006 Not about RAID, but ...I guess I was wrong (yet again?) - I thought only Pro supported (as in actually used) SMP (dual CPUs or Dual Core CPUs). I KNOW that WinMe will not do SMP. because of dual-core and hyperthreaded processors, XP Home will support a Hyperthreaded Pentium4, or a standard dual-core Intel/AMD cpu. MS would never allow some of their customers to not be able to use Home because of HT or dual-core cpu's. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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