Windows 8 upgrade diary: gaming and performance

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http://www.blogcdn.com/www.engadget.com/media/2012/11/win8upgrade-gaming-lead-620.jpg (http://www.engadget.com/2012/11/09/windows-8-upgrade-diary-4/)It's been a brisk and mostly enjoyable two weeks since the launch of Windows 8 (http://www.engadget.com/2012/10/30/windows-8-review/) and the start of this diary (http://www.engadget.com/tag/win8upgrade). Whereas my last entry was all about productivity, there's now been ample opportunity to relax with the new OS, play a few titles in Steam (http://www.engadget.com/tag/steam), and run some general performance benchmarks. These not-so-onerous tasks were completed using an AMD FX-based (http://www.engadget.com/2012/10/23/amd-fx-processor-refresh/) triple-monitor gaming rig upgraded from Windows 7 Ultimate to Windows 8 Pro, with all games running at 5,760 x 1,080 and max detail settings, and all the hardware was kept constant to allow a before-and-after comparison. You'll find the results after the break, along with a few broader impressions of what Windows 8 might mean for an early-adopting desktop gamer.

http://www.engadget.com/2012/11/09/windows-8-upgrade-diary-4/