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Windows 7: Sick of Windows, need a different OS idea.
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27 Feb 2012
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#1 | |
Windows 7 Ultimate Scotland |
Sick of Windows, need a different OS idea.
Hi.
I'm absolutely sick of Windows. It's not bad, it's just that it's sluggish and I just want something new. I'd be more than happy to dual boot.
Anyway, I've tried using Ubuntu/Linux but I just hate the way it 'feels'. I've tried Android and Chromium but I don't get all of the features I'd like. The only one that I think I'd like would be OSX. I've got a copy of Leopard but I can't seem to get it working (send me a message if you'd like to know more).
Does anyone know of some secret OS that is really really awesome? Let me know  | My System Specs |
| System Manufacturer/Model Number HP
OS Windows 7 Ultimate
CPU DualCore Intel Pentium D 930, 3000 MHz (15 x 200)
Motherboard Asus P5LP-LE (Emery)
Memory 3x512MB DDR2
Graphics Card NVIDIA GeForce 7800 GTX
Sound Card Realtek ALC882/D/M @ Intel 82801GB ICH7
Monitor(s) Displays Iiyama ProLite E2407HDS
Screen Resolution 1920 x 1080 70 Hz
Keyboard Hewlett Packard Wireless Ergo
Mouse Logitech USB Wheel Mouse
Hard Drives WDC WD10EARS-00Y5B1 ATA Device
Internet Speed 10mbps Download - 1mbps Upload
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27 Feb 2012
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#2 | |
Windows 7 Ultimate SP1 (x64) South Australia |
Hi,
LinuxMint12 GNOME or KDE is pretty good. You could also try Zorin for something completely different if you like.
Regards,
Golden | | My System Specs | | Computer type PC/Desktop
System Manufacturer/Model Number Golden Mk. I.3
OS Windows 7 Ultimate SP1 (x64)
CPU Intel i7 860 @ 2.80 GHz
Motherboard Gigabyte P55A-UD3R Rev.1. Award BIOS F13
Memory 16GB Corsair Vengance DDR3 @ 661 MHz Dual Channel (9-9-9-24)
Graphics Card EVGA NVidia GTX 560 1024MB
Sound Card Realtek Integrated
Monitor(s) Displays Dual Samsung SyncMaster 2494HS
Screen Resolution 1920*1080 and 1920*1080
Keyboard Logitech G110
Mouse Logitech MX518
PSU Thermaltake ToughPower QFan 750W
Case Thermaltake Element S VK60001W2Z
Cooling Corsair H60 Water Cooling, 2*230mm and 2*80mm case fans
Hard Drives 1*OCZ Vertex 2 60GB SSD;
2*Samsung F3 SpinPoint 1TB in RAID0;
3*Samsung F1 SpinPoint 1TB in RAID5;
1*Western Digital 500GB External USB 3.0
1*Seagate 500GB External USB 2.0
Internet Speed Not fast enough!!!
Antivirus MSE and Malwarebytes Pro
Browser Chrome Version 25
Other Info Laptop: ASUS X54C, Intel Core i3-2330M @ 2.0Ghz, 4GB RAM, Intel HD on-board graphics, Windows 7 Professional SP1 (x64), LinuxMint 14 (x64), PepperMint 3 (x86)
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27 Feb 2012
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#3 | |
Windows 7 Ultimate Scotland |
Quote: Originally Posted by Golden  Hi,
LinuxMint12 GNOME or KDE is pretty good. You could also try Zorin for something completely different if you like.
Regards,
Golden Zorin looks great. I'll give it a shot, thanks!  | | My System Specs | | System Manufacturer/Model Number HP
OS Windows 7 Ultimate
CPU DualCore Intel Pentium D 930, 3000 MHz (15 x 200)
Motherboard Asus P5LP-LE (Emery)
Memory 3x512MB DDR2
Graphics Card NVIDIA GeForce 7800 GTX
Sound Card Realtek ALC882/D/M @ Intel 82801GB ICH7
Monitor(s) Displays Iiyama ProLite E2407HDS
Screen Resolution 1920 x 1080 70 Hz
Keyboard Hewlett Packard Wireless Ergo
Mouse Logitech USB Wheel Mouse
Hard Drives WDC WD10EARS-00Y5B1 ATA Device
Internet Speed 10mbps Download - 1mbps Upload
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28 Feb 2012
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#4 | |
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Quote: Originally Posted by jloc Hi.
I'm absolutely sick of Windows. It's not bad, it's just that it's sluggish and I just want something new. I'd be more than happy to dual boot.
This would explain the sluggish:
DualCore Intel Pentium D 930, 3000 MHz (15 x 200)
3x512MB DDR2
WD10EARS-00Y5B1
Some of the distros with less intensive Window Managers would help here. | | My System Specs | | Computer type PC/Desktop
System Manufacturer/Model Number Custom Computers by SmartEyeball
OS 8 Pro x64
CPU i7 3770K 4.6GHz
Motherboard ASUS P8Z77 WS
Memory 16GB G.Skill Trident X 2400mhz
Graphics Card 3x Gigabyte GTX 670 OC WindForce *TRI SLI*
Sound Card ALC898 / 5.1 receiver/ ATH-AD900 Headphones
Monitor(s) Displays x3 Dell U2410 / 58" Samsung / "40 Sony
Screen Resolution 5760*1200/ 1920*1200 / 1920*1080
Keyboard Topre Realforce // Ducky Shine MX Black // Filco Ninja TKL
Mouse Razer Imperator + Thermaltake Theron
PSU Corsair AX1200W
Case Thermaltake Level 10 GT Snow Edition
Cooling Noctua NH-D14
Hard Drives 2x Intel 520 240GB (RAID 0) * 2x WD Caviar Blacks 2TB (RAID 0) * 2TB WD Caviar Black
Antivirus MSE
Browser IE, FF
Other Info GT Extreme V2 Sim Racing Cockpit + 40" LCD and K/B Mouse stand ▼
Fanatec CSR Elite Wheel + Clubsport Pedals + CSR shifter/7GS ▼
Buttkicker v2 Seat Rumbler with Dedicated 5.1 and Sub Woofer attached to frame ▼
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Bloody Big Grin
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28 Feb 2012
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#5 | |
Windows 7 Ultimate x64 Service Pack 1 Doncaster, UK |
The slowness in your system is down to the amount of memory you have installed. 1.5GB is low for Windows 7 (although it can run, albeit slowly, on less). With a low amount of memory as you have, the paging (swap) file is used more than it would be with a greater amount of RAM and, as the HDD is markedly slower than RAM, this will manifest itself as a slowing down of your computer.
Conclusion: I would consider increasing the amount of RAM, making sure that it matches. | | My System Specs | | System Manufacturer/Model Number Dwarf Dwf/11/2012
OS Windows 7 Ultimate x64 Service Pack 1
CPU Intel Core-i5-3570K 4-core @ 3.4GHz (Ivy Bridge) (OC 4.2GHz)
Motherboard ASRock Z77 Extreme4-M
Memory 4 x 4GB DDR3-1600 Corsair Vengeance CMZ8GX3M2A1600C9B (16GB)
Graphics Card 2 x AMD Radeon HD7770 1GB CrossFired (OC 1100MHz/1250MHz)
Sound Card Realtek High Definition on board solution (ALC 898)
Monitor(s) Displays ViewSonic VA1912w Widescreen (VGA)
Screen Resolution 1440x900
Keyboard Microsoft Comfort Curve Keyboard 3000 (USB)
Mouse Microsoft Comfort Mouse 3000 for Business (USB)
PSU XFX Pro Series 850W Semi-Modular
Case Gigabyte IF233
Cooling 1 x 120mm Front Inlet 1 x 120mm Rear Exhaust
Hard Drives OCZ Agility 3 SSD 120GB SATA III x2 (RAID 0)
Samsung HD501LJ 500GB SATA II x2
Hitachi HDS721010CLA332 1TB SATA II
Iomega 1.5TB Ext USB 2.0
WD 2.0TB Ext USB 3.0
Internet Speed NetGear DG834Gv3 ADSL Modem/Router (Ethernet) ~4.0 Mb/s (O2)
Antivirus Avast! 7.0.1474
Browser IE 9
Other Info Optical Drive: HL-DT-ST BD-RE BH10LS30 SATA Bluray
Lexmark S305 Printer/Scanner/Copier (USB)
CTF-430 Tablet & Pen
WEI Score: 7.7/7.9/7.4/7.4/7.9
Asus Eee PC 1011PX Netbook (Windows 7 x86 Starter)
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28 Feb 2012
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#6 | |
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The EARS is also a 5,400rpm Eco drive. They're not really suited for OS use. | | My System Specs | | Computer type PC/Desktop
System Manufacturer/Model Number Custom Computers by SmartEyeball
OS 8 Pro x64
CPU i7 3770K 4.6GHz
Motherboard ASUS P8Z77 WS
Memory 16GB G.Skill Trident X 2400mhz
Graphics Card 3x Gigabyte GTX 670 OC WindForce *TRI SLI*
Sound Card ALC898 / 5.1 receiver/ ATH-AD900 Headphones
Monitor(s) Displays x3 Dell U2410 / 58" Samsung / "40 Sony
Screen Resolution 5760*1200/ 1920*1200 / 1920*1080
Keyboard Topre Realforce // Ducky Shine MX Black // Filco Ninja TKL
Mouse Razer Imperator + Thermaltake Theron
PSU Corsair AX1200W
Case Thermaltake Level 10 GT Snow Edition
Cooling Noctua NH-D14
Hard Drives 2x Intel 520 240GB (RAID 0) * 2x WD Caviar Blacks 2TB (RAID 0) * 2TB WD Caviar Black
Antivirus MSE
Browser IE, FF
Other Info GT Extreme V2 Sim Racing Cockpit + 40" LCD and K/B Mouse stand ▼
Fanatec CSR Elite Wheel + Clubsport Pedals + CSR shifter/7GS ▼
Buttkicker v2 Seat Rumbler with Dedicated 5.1 and Sub Woofer attached to frame ▼
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Bloody Big Grin
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28 Feb 2012
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#7 | |
Windows 7 Ultimate SP1 64-Bit Peterborough, England |
If you do decide to upgrade your RAM as Dwarf suggests, download and run Crucial's memory scanner, which will suggest the best configuration for your computer. SDRAM, DDR2 and DDR RAM memory upgrades from Crucial.com | | My System Specs | | System Manufacturer/Model Number HP Pavilion Elite 495UK
OS Windows 7 Ultimate SP1 64-Bit
CPU Intel Core i7 870 @ 2.93GHz
Motherboard MSI 2A9C (CPU1)
Memory 8Gb Dual-Channel DDR3 @ 664MHz
Graphics Card nVidia GeForce GTX 460 1024MB dedicated RAM
Sound Card Realtek HD Audio
Monitor(s) Displays HP2310i
Screen Resolution 1920 x 1080
Keyboard Logitech K750 solar-powered keyboard
Mouse Logitech Wireless M180 mouse
PSU 460W
Case HP Elite
Cooling Air cooled
Hard Drives 1x1954GB Hitachi HDS22020ALA 330 (RAID), 1x1954GB Hitachi External for backup and storage
Internet Speed 2Mb
Other Info Pure Avanti Flow Internet Radio with iPod Dock, 64Gb iPod, HP USB Speakers, Sony MDR-V500 Headphones, Sony Vaio F-Series Laptop
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28 Feb 2012
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#8 | |
Windows 7 x64 Ultimate Cape Town, South Africa |
Quote: Originally Posted by Golden Hi,
LinuxMint12 GNOME or KDE is pretty good. You could also try Zorin for something completely different if you like.
Regards,
Golden +1 for Mint and Zorin | | My System Specs | | System Manufacturer/Model Number Own build
OS Windows 7 x64 Ultimate
CPU Intel Core i7-870 Lynnfield 2.93 GHz
Motherboard Intel Whitesburg P55 LGA1156
Memory Kingston Hyper X 1333MHz DDR3 2x4Gb
Graphics Card Nvidia GTS 250 ECO 1 Gig 256 Bit
Monitor(s) Displays Phillips 22" 221E1HSB LCD
Keyboard Genius
Mouse Genius
PSU 650W
Case Coolermaster HAF 912
Cooling Stock
Hard Drives Western Digital 1000GB Hard Drive (SATA 3.0Gb/s, 7200rpm, 32MB Cache)
Other Info LG OptDrive 24x SATA DVDRW Lightscribe
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28 Feb 2012
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#9 | |
W7x64 Pro, SuSe 12.1/** W7 x64 Pro, XP MCE Indian Territory |
| | My System Specs | | System Manufacturer/Model Number DIY
OS W7x64 Pro, SuSe 12.1/** W7 x64 Pro, XP MCE
CPU Phenom II 1090T w/Noctua NH-D14 /**4400+ X2 w/CM Hyper TX 3
Motherboard ASRock 890FX Deluxe 4/**A8N-SLI
Memory 2 x 2GB Patriot PGS34g1600LLKA/**4x1GB Corsair VS
Graphics Card EVGA GTX460 SC/**EVGA 8800GTS
Sound Card Asus Xonar D2X/**Xonar D1
Monitor(s) Displays Acer X233H, Dell E152FPc /**LG M237-WD
Screen Resolution 1920x1080 & 1024x768/**1980x1080
Keyboard Logitech Media USB/**Saitek Eclipse
Mouse Cordless Trackman Wheel/**Ditto
PSU CM RS600 w/ APC BX1000G/**Antec 500 TP w/ APC BX1000
Case HAF922/**Antec 1040IIB
Cooling 3x200mm, 1x140 and 1x120mm/**5x80mm fans
Hard Drives WDC 2TB, 1.5TB, 1TB, 500GB,Seagate 500GB , Maxtor 80GB /**500GB Seagate & WDC 1TB Black
Internet Speed 3.3Mbps
Other Info SB 560 5.1 w/ Sennheiser RS140/**Creative T20 speakers, Dvico FusionHDTV7 Gold RT, Cisco E3000, HP 5510V AIO, Linksys E3000, Belkin F5U237 hub and **F5D8055 adapter
(** = 2nd rig)
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01 Mar 2012
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#10 | |
Windows 7 Ultimate World 1-1 |
Im a little late here, but what hell. Its true what other people said, Its you Hardware not your software. I really hate when people are quick to blame windows, not their actual computer. | | My System Specs | | System Manufacturer/Model Number The Vampire
OS Windows 7 Ultimate
CPU Intel i5 2500k @ 3.30
Motherboard P8Z68 V-Pro
Memory G.Skill Ripjaws 1600 2x4 Gb
Graphics Card BFG GTX 260 MAXCORE 55 OC 896MB GDDR3
Sound Card Onboard
Monitor(s) Displays 50'' Sony Display Panel
Screen Resolution 1360 x 768
Keyboard LX710 Logitech Wireless Keyboard
Mouse Logitech Wireless Mouse
PSU OCZ 750 Watts ZT Series Fully Modular PSU 80 Plus Bronze
Case NZXT Red Phantom
Cooling 120mm x2 Intake, 120mm x 1 and 200mm x2 Exhaust
Hard Drives Seagate 750 GB
WD 160 GB
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