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10-02-2009
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What's The Next Step?
I was looking into these and they all seem really great! I'm really not to sure what to vote on,but so far I like the idea that Windows is finally getting rid of the 50 year old outdated explorer.exe!
Look more into these OS's and tell me what you think will be the next revolution in Windows..... Windows 8 News & Themes | My System Specs | | System Manufacturer/Model Number Custom
OS Windows 7 7600RTM X64
CPU AMD Phenom(tm) 9600 Quad-Core Processor
Motherboard ASUS M4A78 PRO
Memory 4GB 1066 DDR2 OCZ Gold Edition
Graphics Card NVIDIA GeForce 8600 GT
Sound Card On board
Monitor(s) Displays 42" RCA LCD TV
Screen Resolution 1920x1080
Keyboard Logitech Wireless Keyboard W/Integrated Touchpad
PSU 400W
Case Crappy
Cooling Fans
Hard Drives 500GB 7200 RPM SATA
Internet Speed 10Mbps DL
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10-02-2009
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Windows 7 Professional x64 |
Years and years of Windows 7 support. Hopefully. | | My System Specs | | System Manufacturer/Model Number Desktop
OS Windows 7 Professional x64
CPU Intel i5-2500k @ 3.3Ghz
Motherboard Gigabyte GA-Z68XP-UD4
Memory 4GB DDR3
Graphics Card Nvidia GTS250 1GB
Monitor(s) Displays Sony SDM S95A
Screen Resolution 1280x1024
Keyboard Logitech Media Keyboard
Mouse Microsoft Intellimouse
PSU Corsair HX850W
Case Cooler Master 690 II
Cooling 3x 120mm & 2x 140mm Fans
Hard Drives 1x 1TB, 2x 250GB HDDs
Internet Speed 8MB
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10-02-2009
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Quote: Originally Posted by QuackPot  Years and years of Windows 7 support. Hopefully.
Phooey on that, I'm ready for Windows 8.  | | My System Specs | | System Manufacturer/Model Number * BFK Customs *
OS W 7 64-bit Ultimate
CPU Intel Q9550 Yorkfield
Motherboard ASUS P5Q Pro
Memory 8GB Dominator 8500C5D
Graphics Card ATI : XFX 5870
Sound Card Realtek HD Audio 7-1
Monitor(s) Displays 1x 47" LCD HDMI & 3x 26" LCD HDMI
Screen Resolution 1920x1080P & 1920x1200
Keyboard Microsoft 500
Mouse Razer Diamondback 3G
PSU Corsair 620HX
Case Cooler Master RC-690
Cooling Tuniq Tower 120, 2x 140mm and 3x 120mm case fans
Hard Drives 1x 80GB Intel X25-M G2 SSD : 1x 500GB & 1x 640GB WD Caviar Black(s)
Internet Speed 14 Mb/s
Other Info 1x Koutech 3Gb/s SATA HDD Hot Swap Rack
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10-02-2009
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Windows 7 Professional x64 |
I think Windows 8 will be the next major thing (not counting things like new versions of Office or Visual Studio.NET...maybe IE9 will be out before Windows 7). | | My System Specs | | System Manufacturer/Model Number Self-made
OS Windows 7 Professional x64
CPU Intel Core 2 Duo E6750 2.66GHz OC'd to 3.6GHz
Motherboard Abit IP-35 Pro
Memory 4x1GB Patriot PDC24G6400LLQK Extreme Performance @ 900MHz
Graphics Card eVga GeForce 8800GT Superclocked 512MB
Sound Card Creative X-Fi XtremeGamer
Monitor(s) Displays 22" Samsung SyncMaster 226BW - 1680x1050 - 2ms
PSU Antec NeoPower Blue 650w
Case Raidmax Smilodon
Cooling Arctic Cooling Freezer 7 Pro Rev. 2
Hard Drives 2x Seagate Barracuda 7200.10 250GB SATA drives, RAID 0
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10-02-2009
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Windows 7 Professional x64 |
Quote: Originally Posted by 2Cold Scorpio I think Windows 8 will be the next major thing (not counting things like new versions of Office or Visual Studio.NET...maybe IE9 will be out before Windows 7). Wasn't IE8 only released a few months ago? | | My System Specs | | System Manufacturer/Model Number Desktop
OS Windows 7 Professional x64
CPU Intel i5-2500k @ 3.3Ghz
Motherboard Gigabyte GA-Z68XP-UD4
Memory 4GB DDR3
Graphics Card Nvidia GTS250 1GB
Monitor(s) Displays Sony SDM S95A
Screen Resolution 1280x1024
Keyboard Logitech Media Keyboard
Mouse Microsoft Intellimouse
PSU Corsair HX850W
Case Cooler Master 690 II
Cooling 3x 120mm & 2x 140mm Fans
Hard Drives 1x 1TB, 2x 250GB HDDs
Internet Speed 8MB
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10-02-2009
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Yes, IE8 was first included in the first builds of Windows 7 and Office 2010 will be out before too long.  | | My System Specs | | System Manufacturer/Model Number * BFK Customs *
OS W 7 64-bit Ultimate
CPU Intel Q9550 Yorkfield
Motherboard ASUS P5Q Pro
Memory 8GB Dominator 8500C5D
Graphics Card ATI : XFX 5870
Sound Card Realtek HD Audio 7-1
Monitor(s) Displays 1x 47" LCD HDMI & 3x 26" LCD HDMI
Screen Resolution 1920x1080P & 1920x1200
Keyboard Microsoft 500
Mouse Razer Diamondback 3G
PSU Corsair 620HX
Case Cooler Master RC-690
Cooling Tuniq Tower 120, 2x 140mm and 3x 120mm case fans
Hard Drives 1x 80GB Intel X25-M G2 SSD : 1x 500GB & 1x 640GB WD Caviar Black(s)
Internet Speed 14 Mb/s
Other Info 1x Koutech 3Gb/s SATA HDD Hot Swap Rack
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10-02-2009
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Windows 7 Ultimate x64 SP1 |
We have theeightforums.com, if anybodies interested in joining. | | My System Specs | | System Manufacturer/Model Number Airbot 2.0
OS Windows 7 Ultimate x64 SP1
CPU Core i7 920 (D0) @ 4Ghz, *26c idle *65c full load on air
Motherboard Asus P6X58D Premium - Sata 6Gb/s - USB 3.0
Memory 12GB DDR3 Corsair Dominator -CMD12GX3M6A1600C8 at 1600MHz
Graphics Card EVGA GeForce GTX 480 -Aftermaket Accelero Xtreme Plus cooler
Sound Card ASUS Xonar D2X
Monitor(s) Displays 1 LG 24" Flatron W2453V-PF 1 Samsung 24" P2450H both 2ms RT
Screen Resolution 1920x1080@60hz
Keyboard Logitech Wireless MK700
Mouse Logitech Wireless MK700
PSU Corsair HX1000W
Case Cooler Master HAF 932
Cooling Case Fans *3 230mm, *1 140mm/CPU - *Tuniq Tower 120 Extreme
Hard Drives 1 OCZ Vertex2 180GB SSD
1 TB Samsung Spinpoint F1 7200RPM 32MB cache
2 500GB WD Caviar Blacks 7200RPM 32MB cache (WD5001AALS)
Pioneer DVD Burner DVR-S18M
Internet Speed DL 15 Mbps UL 0.98 Mbps
Other Info Processor-7.7 *RAM- 7.9 *Graphics-7.9 *Gaming Graphics- 7.9 *SSD- 7.8 W.E.I final score= 7.7
*Phone- Samsung Galaxy Nexus
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10-02-2009
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Windows 7 Professional x64 |
Quote: Originally Posted by Bare Foot Kid
Quote: Originally Posted by QuackPot Years and years of Windows 7 support. Hopefully.
Phooey on that, I'm ready for Windows 8. Did it leak yet?  | | My System Specs | | System Manufacturer/Model Number MasterB/Custom
OS Windows 7 Professional x64
CPU QuadCore AMD Phenom II X4 Black Edition 955 3.2 GHz
Motherboard Asus M4A785TD-V Evo
Memory 8 GB Crucial DDR3
Graphics Card SAPPHIRE Radeon HD 4890 1GB HDMI New Edition
Sound Card VIA VT1708S HD Audio 7.1 onboard/ ATI HDMI video card
Monitor(s) Displays Acer H233H 23'' LCD HDMI
Screen Resolution 1920x1080
Keyboard Logitech MX 3200
Mouse Logitech MX 3200
PSU CORSAIR CMPSU-620HX 620W
Case COOLER MASTER Storm Scout SGC-2000
Cooling 2x 140mm and 1x 120mm case fans, Stock CPU fan
Hard Drives 1x 500GB and 1x 1TB 7200RPM 32MB Cache WD Caviar Black
Internet Speed 15 Mbps
Other Info My first build!
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10-02-2009
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Win 7 Pro x64, VM Win XP, Win7 Pro Sandbox, Kubuntu 11 |
Seems as if MS isn't just lying down. Some of those sound interesting, and have to agree that a new explorer.exe is needed, albeit it should be interesting to see what they come up with.  | | My System Specs | | System Manufacturer/Model Number HP Pavilion a4302f
OS Win 7 Pro x64, VM Win XP, Win7 Pro Sandbox, Kubuntu 11
CPU AMD Athlon(tm) II X4 640 @ 3.0 Gbz
Memory 12GB 1066MHz DDR3 SDRAM - 2x4GB, 2x2GB
Graphics Card ATI Radeon HD 4350 HD Graphics/Audio with 512MB
Sound Card Realtek High Definition Audio
Monitor(s) Displays 1. Dell 23" SP2307, 2. Mitsublishi 40" HDTV, Hannspree 25"
Screen Resolution 1. 2048x1152, 2. 1920-1080, 3. 1920x1200
Keyboard Microsoft Wireless 2000
Mouse Microsoft Wireless Mouse 5000
Case Mid Tower
Cooling Standard Fans - 5 fans (very quiet)
Hard Drives Int: 1 120 Gig SSD i
1 - 2.5" 500 USB External HDD
1 -1 Tb USB External HDD
Internet Speed 10 Mbit (realistically 500 Kbit - 1.2 Mbit)
Other Info Speakers - Bose Desktop (Excellent Sound)
1 external CD|DVD\Blue-ray Recorders/Players (Sony)
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10-03-2009
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Quote: Originally Posted by masterB
Quote: Originally Posted by Bare Foot Kid
Quote: Originally Posted by QuackPot Years and years of Windows 7 support. Hopefully.
Phooey on that, I'm ready for Windows 8. Did it leak yet?
Naw, just wishful thinking; I miss the leak-fests! | | My System Specs | | System Manufacturer/Model Number * BFK Customs *
OS W 7 64-bit Ultimate
CPU Intel Q9550 Yorkfield
Motherboard ASUS P5Q Pro
Memory 8GB Dominator 8500C5D
Graphics Card ATI : XFX 5870
Sound Card Realtek HD Audio 7-1
Monitor(s) Displays 1x 47" LCD HDMI & 3x 26" LCD HDMI
Screen Resolution 1920x1080P & 1920x1200
Keyboard Microsoft 500
Mouse Razer Diamondback 3G
PSU Corsair 620HX
Case Cooler Master RC-690
Cooling Tuniq Tower 120, 2x 140mm and 3x 120mm case fans
Hard Drives 1x 80GB Intel X25-M G2 SSD : 1x 500GB & 1x 640GB WD Caviar Black(s)
Internet Speed 14 Mb/s
Other Info 1x Koutech 3Gb/s SATA HDD Hot Swap Rack
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