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Windows 7: Windows 8 "Release Preview" Released
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31 May 2012
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#1 | |
Windows 8 Pro Standish, Lancashire, England |
Windows 8 "Release Preview" Released
| My System Specs |
| Computer type PC/Desktop
System Manufacturer/Model Number doofenshmirtz evil incorporated
OS Windows 8 Pro
CPU Intel Core i7-3970X Extreme Edition
Motherboard ASRock X79 EXTREME11
Memory 32GB (8x4GB) Corsair DDR3 Dominator Platinum
Graphics Card 2x 3GB EVGA GTX 660 Ti Superclocked+
Sound Card Creative
Monitor(s) Displays 3 x27" Dell & 2 x 23" Dell
Screen Resolution 3 @ 2560x1440 & 2 @ 1920x1080
Keyboard Microsoft Ergononic 7000
Mouse Logitech Performance MX
PSU 1500W ThermalTake Toughpower
Case Thermaltake Level 10 GT
Cooling Antec Kúhler H2O 620 CPU Watercooler
Hard Drives 240GB Intel 520 Series, 2.5" SSD, SATA III
Intel X25-M SSD - 160GB
Internet Speed 34 Mb/s ADSL2+ (Bonded)
Antivirus Windows Defender, Malwarebytes Pro
Browser Firefox
Other Info WinTV NovaTD
HP CP1515n Color Laser
Sony BD-5300S-0B Blu-ray Writer
Microsoft LifeCam Cinema
APC 750i Smart UPS
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31 May 2012
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#2 | |
Windows 7 Professional x64 Service Pack 1 USA |
Quote: Originally Posted by z3r010  I'm downloading it right now! I can't wait to start using it  | | My System Specs | | Computer type PC/Desktop
System Manufacturer/Model Number HP Pavilion P7-1010
OS Windows 7 Professional x64 Service Pack 1
CPU AMD Athlon X4 645
Motherboard Foxxcon N-Alvorix RS880
Memory 6GB DDR3 1066
Graphics Card Sapphire Radeon HD 5670 512MB
Sound Card Realtek Integrated Audio
Monitor(s) Displays HP 2011x
Screen Resolution 1600x900
Keyboard HP OEM- Made by Chicony
Mouse HP OEM- Made by Logitech
PSU Seasonic S12 II Bronze 380 Watt
Case HP OEM
Cooling Coolermaster Heatsink, AVC Case Fan
Hard Drives 1. Crucial M4 128GB SSD
2. 1TB Seagate Barracuda 7200.12 RPM
3. 1TB Western Digital Caviar Green 5400RPM
Internet Speed 20MBit Down/4 Up
Antivirus Microsoft Security Essentials
Browser Internet Explorer 9
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31 May 2012
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#3 | |
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What's the difference between a release preview and a release candidate? | | My System Specs | | System Manufacturer/Model Number Self-Built in July 2009
OS Windows 7 Ultimate x64
CPU Intel Q9550 2.83Ghz OC'd to 3.40Ghz
Motherboard Gigabyte GA-EP45-UD3R rev. 1.1, F12 BIOS
Memory 8GB G.Skill PI DDR2-800, 4-4-4-12 timings
Graphics Card EVGA 1280MB Nvidia GeForce GTX570
Sound Card Realtek ALC899A 8 channel onboard audio
Monitor(s) Displays 23" Acer x233H
Screen Resolution 1920x1080
Keyboard ABS M1 Mechanical
Mouse Logitech G9 Laser Mouse
PSU Corsair 620HX modular
Case Antec P182
Cooling stock
Hard Drives Intel X25-M 80GB Gen 2 SSD
Western Digital 1TB Caviar Black, 32MB cache. WD1001FALS
Internet Speed 15/2 cable modem
Other Info Windows and Linux enthusiast. Logitech G35 Headset.
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31 May 2012
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#4 | |
Windows 7 Professional x64 Service Pack 1 USA |
Quote: Originally Posted by pparks1 What's the difference between a release preview and a release candidate? Nothing. They are the same thing. | | My System Specs | | Computer type PC/Desktop
System Manufacturer/Model Number HP Pavilion P7-1010
OS Windows 7 Professional x64 Service Pack 1
CPU AMD Athlon X4 645
Motherboard Foxxcon N-Alvorix RS880
Memory 6GB DDR3 1066
Graphics Card Sapphire Radeon HD 5670 512MB
Sound Card Realtek Integrated Audio
Monitor(s) Displays HP 2011x
Screen Resolution 1600x900
Keyboard HP OEM- Made by Chicony
Mouse HP OEM- Made by Logitech
PSU Seasonic S12 II Bronze 380 Watt
Case HP OEM
Cooling Coolermaster Heatsink, AVC Case Fan
Hard Drives 1. Crucial M4 128GB SSD
2. 1TB Seagate Barracuda 7200.12 RPM
3. 1TB Western Digital Caviar Green 5400RPM
Internet Speed 20MBit Down/4 Up
Antivirus Microsoft Security Essentials
Browser Internet Explorer 9
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31 May 2012
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#5 | |
Windows 7 Ultimate x64 SP1 Cheshire, United Kingdom |
Quote: Originally Posted by windude99
Quote: Originally Posted by pparks1 What's the difference between a release preview and a release candidate? Nothing. They are the same thing. next release will be Golden Master(GM) and/or Release To Market(RTM) | | My System Specs | | Computer type PC/Desktop
System Manufacturer/Model Number Custom Build
OS Windows 7 Ultimate x64 SP1
CPU Intel Q6600 @ 2.6Ghz
Motherboard Evga NF78-CK-132-A 3-Way SLI
Memory 4Gb DDR2 Corsair Dominator @ 800Mhz 5-5-5-15
Graphics Card EVGA 560 GTX SC FTW 1GB
Sound Card Realtek HD 7.1 Audio, Plantronics GameCom780 7.1 Headset
Monitor(s) Displays Dell S2409W 16:9, HDMi, DVI & VGA
Screen Resolution 1920 x 1080
Keyboard Logitech generic keyboard
Mouse Razor Lachesis Banshee V2 Blue, 4000DPI
PSU Xigmatek 750W Quad sli quad core 80% eff
Case Antec 900 Gaming Case
Cooling Zalman CNPS9700-NT NVIDIA Tritium
Hard Drives Samsung 7200rpm 250Gb SATA
Samsung 7200rpm 750Gb SATA
WD 7200rpm 1TB SCSI SATA
Internet Speed 120Mb Virgin Media Fibre Optic
Other Info Wireless Gaming Receiver for Windows, Wireless Xbox 360 Pad, Wireless Xbox 360 Les Paul Guitar
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31 May 2012
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#6 | |
Windows 7 HP 64bit, Windows 8 Pro w/Media Center 64bit Covington, La |
I have a hunch there will be a Release Candidate as MS has said the Release Preview still has more updates coming.
Jim  | | My System Specs | | Computer type PC/Desktop
System Manufacturer/Model Number Home Built
OS Windows 7 HP 64bit, Windows 8 Pro w/Media Center 64bit
CPU Phenom II X6 1100T
Motherboard ASUS M5A99X EVO
Memory Crucial Balistic 8gb DDR3-1866 CL9
Graphics Card MSI R6850 Cyclone IGD5 PE
Sound Card On Board
Monitor(s) Displays ASUS VE258Q 25" LED with DVI-HDMI-DisplayPort
Screen Resolution 1920 x 1080
Keyboard Logitech K120
Mouse Logitech Marble Mouse USB, Logitech Precision Game Pad
PSU Seasonic X650 80 Plus GOLD Modular
Case Corsair 400R
Cooling Antec Kuhler H2O 620, Two 120mm and four 140mm
Hard Drives Two WD Cavier Black 2TB Sata III, WD My Book Essential 2TB USB 3.0
Internet Speed 15MB
Antivirus Norton IS 2012, Malwarebytes Pro
Browser IE-10, FF-19
Other Info APC UPS ES 750, Netgear WNR3500L Gigabit & Wireless N Router with SamKnows Test Program, Motorola SB6120 Gigabit Cable Modem. Brother HL-2170W Laser Printer, Epson V300 Scanner
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31 May 2012
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#7 | |
Windows 8 Pro Standish, Lancashire, England |
Release Preview is just the new name for Release Candidate - there will be nothing more until RTM in late July. | | My System Specs | | Computer type PC/Desktop
System Manufacturer/Model Number doofenshmirtz evil incorporated
OS Windows 8 Pro
CPU Intel Core i7-3970X Extreme Edition
Motherboard ASRock X79 EXTREME11
Memory 32GB (8x4GB) Corsair DDR3 Dominator Platinum
Graphics Card 2x 3GB EVGA GTX 660 Ti Superclocked+
Sound Card Creative
Monitor(s) Displays 3 x27" Dell & 2 x 23" Dell
Screen Resolution 3 @ 2560x1440 & 2 @ 1920x1080
Keyboard Microsoft Ergononic 7000
Mouse Logitech Performance MX
PSU 1500W ThermalTake Toughpower
Case Thermaltake Level 10 GT
Cooling Antec Kúhler H2O 620 CPU Watercooler
Hard Drives 240GB Intel 520 Series, 2.5" SSD, SATA III
Intel X25-M SSD - 160GB
Internet Speed 34 Mb/s ADSL2+ (Bonded)
Antivirus Windows Defender, Malwarebytes Pro
Browser Firefox
Other Info WinTV NovaTD
HP CP1515n Color Laser
Sony BD-5300S-0B Blu-ray Writer
Microsoft LifeCam Cinema
APC 750i Smart UPS
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31 May 2012
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#8 | |
Windows 7 64 bit Anglesey |
I don't think I'll bother with it. I'm going to wait and see how much MS are going to charge for the full version. I'd hate to get really involved in Win8 and then find that the price was way too high.
I'll stay with seven for the time being. | | My System Specs | | System Manufacturer/Model Number Mesh 955 XGS
OS Windows 7 64 bit
CPU Athlon X4 955 Black edition
Motherboard ASUS M4A78 Pro
Memory 8GB DDR2
Graphics Card 1x Radeon 4890
Monitor(s) Displays IIyama ProLite E2208HDS
Screen Resolution 1920X1080p
Keyboard MS wireless 6000
Mouse MS wireless laser 7000
PSU 600 watt
Cooling Standard
Hard Drives 2x 1TB Samsung SATA2
1x 320GB IDE
Internet Speed Not as fast as it should be......
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31 May 2012
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#9 | |
Windows 8 Pro Standish, Lancashire, England |
I dont care what they are going to charge, I hate it and I'm going to skip this update. | | My System Specs | | Computer type PC/Desktop
System Manufacturer/Model Number doofenshmirtz evil incorporated
OS Windows 8 Pro
CPU Intel Core i7-3970X Extreme Edition
Motherboard ASRock X79 EXTREME11
Memory 32GB (8x4GB) Corsair DDR3 Dominator Platinum
Graphics Card 2x 3GB EVGA GTX 660 Ti Superclocked+
Sound Card Creative
Monitor(s) Displays 3 x27" Dell & 2 x 23" Dell
Screen Resolution 3 @ 2560x1440 & 2 @ 1920x1080
Keyboard Microsoft Ergononic 7000
Mouse Logitech Performance MX
PSU 1500W ThermalTake Toughpower
Case Thermaltake Level 10 GT
Cooling Antec Kúhler H2O 620 CPU Watercooler
Hard Drives 240GB Intel 520 Series, 2.5" SSD, SATA III
Intel X25-M SSD - 160GB
Internet Speed 34 Mb/s ADSL2+ (Bonded)
Antivirus Windows Defender, Malwarebytes Pro
Browser Firefox
Other Info WinTV NovaTD
HP CP1515n Color Laser
Sony BD-5300S-0B Blu-ray Writer
Microsoft LifeCam Cinema
APC 750i Smart UPS
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31 May 2012
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#10 | |
Windows 7 Ultimate 64bit (Build 7600) Wales |
I agree pal, I'm reckon it belongs in the bin along with Vista  | | My System Specs | | System Manufacturer/Model Number Self Built
OS Windows 7 Ultimate 64bit (Build 7600)
CPU AMD Phenom Quad core 9950 black edition
Motherboard Gigabyte
Memory 8Gb
Graphics Card 2x XFX Radeon 5850
Sound Card PCI Express X-Fi Titanium / Logitech G35
Monitor(s) Displays 2x HP 2410i
Screen Resolution 1920x1080
Keyboard Logitech G15
Mouse Logitech G9
PSU Jean Tech Storm 700W
Case Cooler Master COSMOS S
Cooling Akasa Evo Blue Pro
Hard Drives 1x 500Gb Seagate
1x 1Tb Seagate
2x 1Tb Hitatchi
Internet Speed 12mb
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