I've been flogging my Windows XP Pro for most of a decade with mirc, frequently running a dozen or more, near 100% processes 24/7 downloading then filtering through 2 GB worth of text per hour via a dozen mircs running remote script connections. I want more.
I am replacing my current i3-3225 w/5MB dsl, but not yet wed to, an i7-4770 Haswell Quad 3.5 on an MSI z87 mobo with 4GB of Crucial ballistic 1866 w/15MB DSL. What I lack is a clear choice OS that does one thing, run as many mirc at full blast, stably, infinitely... On what OS would you suggest my i7 spend the next decade laboring away at this mirc based dedicated operation while efficiently making the most of what hardware it has to use while not being dogged down by the ?90% of OS fluff it does not need. (keeping in mind that mirc is *likely* to never go 64bit)
Tell me which OS do you like for this job and why it shines above others?
Last edited by FEarth; 03/11/13 03:17 PM. Reason: new question