Oh you guys. 8 isn't that bad. I mean, Metro isn't the greatest, but there's still the traditional desktop. I'll buy it because it's a good deal, and if it's stable.
But is it worth $40? For somebody perfectly content with Windows 7, who isn't excited about the Metro interface, is it really advantageous to spend the $40 per PC for this?
My Computer
At a glance
Windows 7 Ultimate x64Intel Q9550 2.83Ghz OC'd to 3.40Ghz8GB G.Skill PI DDR2-800, 4-4-4-12 timingsEVGA 1280MB Nvidia GeForce GTX570
Computer 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(s)
EVGA 1280MB Nvidia GeForce GTX570
Sound Card
Realtek ALC899A 8 channel onboard audio
Monitor(s) Displays
23" Acer x233H
Screen Resolution
1920x1080
Hard Drives
Intel X25-M 80GB Gen 2 SSD
Western Digital 1TB Caviar Black, 32MB cache. WD1001FALS
PSU
Corsair 620HX modular
Case
Antec P182
Cooling
stock
Keyboard
ABS M1 Mechanical
Mouse
Logitech G9 Laser Mouse
Internet Speed
15/2 cable modem
Other Info
Windows and Linux enthusiast. Logitech G35 Headset.
Oh you guys. 8 isn't that bad. I mean, Metro isn't the greatest, but there's still the traditional desktop. I'll buy it because it's a good deal, and if it's stable.
But is it worth $40? For somebody perfectly content with Windows 7, who isn't excited about the Metro interface, is it really advantageous to spend the $40 per PC for this?
You make a great point. If you're happy with Windows 7, stay with it. If you don't it, don't buy it. To me, it is worth 40 dollars because I like Metro, and I'm sure there will be a lot of great software for Windows 8. But if it isn't stable, and it's crappy, then I'll ditch it.
My Computer
At a glance
Windows 7 Home Premium 64-BitIntel Core i5-4670K8GB HyperX BLUIntel HD 4600 Graphics
I'll hold out until XP-quality programming returns to Microsoft (not going to be holding my breath on that one). And I am in fact being perfectly serious.
Gee such a wonderful "8 loving" audience no less! :roflmao: And MS is now getting so desperite to sell 8 they lowered the price down to near $0! haaaa....!
You have to be right up front and say it the way it is being most are simply frowning on 8 to start with! What a let down from the success 7 enjoys once you make the larger comparison!
W7 Ultimate x64/W10 Pro x64/W11 Pro Triple Bo...AMD Phenom II X4 975 Deneb 3.6ghz - 965 2nd r...Kingston Hyper X DDR3 1600 1.5v 16gb - Hyper ...MSI HD Radeon 5750 1gb - MSI HD Radeon 6450 o...
Computer type
PC/Desktop
Computer Manufacturer/Model Number
Custom builds = 2
OS
W7 Ultimate x64/W10 Pro x64/W11 Pro Triple Boot - Main PC W7 Remote PC Micro ATX W7 Pro x64/W11 Pro
CPU
AMD Phenom II X4 975 Deneb 3.6ghz - 965 2nd remote pc
Motherboard
Gigabyte GA-790XTA-UD4-Gigabyte GA-880GM-D2H remote pc
Memory
Kingston Hyper X DDR3 1600 1.5v 16gb - Hyper X Fury 8gb 2nd
Graphics Card(s)
MSI HD Radeon 5750 1gb - MSI HD Radeon 6450 on mini tower
Sound Card
Creative Labs X-Fi Xtreme Audio P - Realtek onooard 2nd case
Monitor(s) Displays
ASUS VW199T-P 19" HP 2082a Main-HP 2082a 20" remote pc
Screen Resolution
Asus 1440x900 - HP 1600x900
Hard Drives
WD Black 1TB HD per OS W7, W10, and pending W11 presently on 500gb OS Drive - Pending Triple 1TB HDs for Spanned Storage/backup volume
Single 2TB external USB enclosure, single 1TB System 7 Host/Boot drive, Pending 8TB external HD for system image b
PSU
Corsair 750TX - primary / Corsair CX600 - second
Case
Antec 900-2 - SSD compatible / NZXT Vulcan mini tower
I used it for about two weeks,I liked some of the features like the faster boot up,copying time and shutdown times but I felt like they removed a lot of features and felt like a broken windows 7 with metro slapped on with a few tweaks to speed up boot and shut down times along with some changes to task manger and the way windows transfers files.I like I have said before will stay on windows 7 until Microsoft makes a OS that I like with similar features of windows 7 with some great performance tweaks.I'm open to new ideas and features but one should be offered previous features and given options to use only the new features one likes or to disable them.Although Microsoft so far has made a left turn going the wrong way,I hope they learn from this.Just like when vista released and had issues and wasn't liked much by the majority of the community.I felt like vista was the beta for windows 7 and windows 7 was the final product with all its superiority. Love windows 7 and most likely won't change unless there are major performance changes and i like the interface and can live with it and windows 7 loses most support for software.I'm hoping windows 9 will be just that but if Microsoft continues this path with making wrong choices that are disliked by most of the community then Microsoft is in for a strong loss.
My Computer
At a glance
Windows 10 64bitAMD Phenom II X4 925 (Deneb)(2.8GHz) OC 3.4GHzCorsair Vengeance DDR3 4GBX2 (8192MB)XFX HD 6870 1GB (OC)- 940MHz core, mem 1150MHz
Computer type
PC/Desktop
Computer Manufacturer/Model Number
custom build
OS
Windows 10 64bit
CPU
AMD Phenom II X4 925 (Deneb)(2.8GHz) OC 3.4GHz
Motherboard
M5A78L-MLX Plus
Memory
Corsair Vengeance DDR3 4GBX2 (8192MB)
Graphics Card(s)
XFX HD 6870 1GB (OC)- 940MHz core, mem 1150MHz
Monitor(s) Displays
Vizio 26' 1920x1080 / Acer 1336x768
Screen Resolution
1920x1080 60Hz /1336x768
Hard Drives
Kingston Digital 60GB SSDNow V300/500gb HDD Western Digital 7200rpm (/WD 160GB HDD 7200rpm
Win 7 Ultimate, Win 8.1 Pro, Linux Mint 19 Ci...Intel i5 4690KCorsair Vengeance LP 32GB DDR3MSI GTX 1060 GAMING X 6GB
Computer type
PC/Desktop
Computer Manufacturer/Model Number
Custom Build
OS
Win 7 Ultimate, Win 8.1 Pro, Linux Mint 19 Cinnamon (All 64-Bit)
CPU
Intel i5 4690K
Motherboard
Gigabyte Z97X-UD3H
Memory
Corsair Vengeance LP 32GB DDR3
Graphics Card(s)
MSI GTX 1060 GAMING X 6GB
Sound Card
Onboard
Hard Drives
Samsung 850 EVO 250GB SSD (x2)
Samsung 860 EVO 1TB SSD (x2)
Crucial MX300 525GB SSD
WD Blue 2TB 5400rpm Intellipark Disabled (x2)
PSU
Corsair HX750i
Case
Phanteks Enthoo Pro
Cooling
CM Hyper 212 EVO on CPU, Noctua Redux NF-P14S 1500rpm (x6)
Keyboard
Corsair K70 RGB LUX
Mouse
Corsair Sabre RGB
Antivirus
Avast Free, MalwareBytes, SAS & CryptoPrevent
Browser
Chrome
Other Info
StarTech PEXESAT322I 2 Port PCI-E SATA Card
ASUS PCE-AC56 Dual-band AC1300 Wireless Card
Akasa FC.Six Manual Fan Controller
And a Partridge in a Pear Tree!
Hmmm BBQ or Sweet sause the Blind Lambs will have WIN8 looking like gold in a few weeks especialy consumers trying to one up on everything that is the latest
Well get ready mate, 'coz every new Tablet/Ultrabook device that will be shipping from RTM onwards will come with Windows 8 preinstalled... and will sell millions of copies...
My Computer
At a glance
Windows 7 x64 Professional SP1Intel C2D T9550 2.66 GHz @ 2.793 GHz (Thanks ...8 GB DDR3ATI MOBILITY RADEON 4670
I believe Windows 8 will be successful among touch-devices, but not among desktop users... the Metro touch-interface just ignores the mouse-keyboard we love so much.
My Computer
At a glance
Windows 8 Professional 64-bitIntel Core i3-21004GBGeForece GTX 550 Ti
No way on the customizations so far from what I've seen unless you add a 3rd party app on. That goes for the Metro UI workarounds as well.
The main problems besides the Metro seen here however have to do with setting up any dual boot of 8 with 7. When booting into 7 from 8 a lengthy list of drive errors resulted from the 7/8 RP dual boot not previously seen with the 7/8 CP dual boot. Both Windows versions suddenly began locking up as soon as the desktop finished loading. The Check Disk tool got 7 running normally again until an overdue clean install went on.
Following that I decided to change from Native ide to AHCI mode and whamo 7 saw everything go smoothly while the RP simply would no longer load! That's when I simply to split up the second OS drive for a Linux/Windows on VBox setup of both 7 and 8 where the RP failed to finish once again! No 8 VMs on Linux for sure!
The CP went onto the latest VM Player without a hitch while the RP simply would not. By the time I saw that as well as the 8 on VM problem with Linux and the drive errors on two OS drives it didn't much to figure out that 8 was going in reverse and becoming a "crap OS"! When going to get the old Vista case running again to loan out to a friend who wouldn't be in a financial situation to build a new case to replace his old XP system that went doa I ended up having some extras around to now see a second 7 Pro mini tower in progress!
Gee two 7 systems and no "8 mares" to think about! Can't go wrong there! :roflmao:
W7 Ultimate x64/W10 Pro x64/W11 Pro Triple Bo...AMD Phenom II X4 975 Deneb 3.6ghz - 965 2nd r...Kingston Hyper X DDR3 1600 1.5v 16gb - Hyper ...MSI HD Radeon 5750 1gb - MSI HD Radeon 6450 o...
Computer type
PC/Desktop
Computer Manufacturer/Model Number
Custom builds = 2
OS
W7 Ultimate x64/W10 Pro x64/W11 Pro Triple Boot - Main PC W7 Remote PC Micro ATX W7 Pro x64/W11 Pro
CPU
AMD Phenom II X4 975 Deneb 3.6ghz - 965 2nd remote pc
Motherboard
Gigabyte GA-790XTA-UD4-Gigabyte GA-880GM-D2H remote pc
Memory
Kingston Hyper X DDR3 1600 1.5v 16gb - Hyper X Fury 8gb 2nd
Graphics Card(s)
MSI HD Radeon 5750 1gb - MSI HD Radeon 6450 on mini tower
Sound Card
Creative Labs X-Fi Xtreme Audio P - Realtek onooard 2nd case
Monitor(s) Displays
ASUS VW199T-P 19" HP 2082a Main-HP 2082a 20" remote pc
Screen Resolution
Asus 1440x900 - HP 1600x900
Hard Drives
WD Black 1TB HD per OS W7, W10, and pending W11 presently on 500gb OS Drive - Pending Triple 1TB HDs for Spanned Storage/backup volume
Single 2TB external USB enclosure, single 1TB System 7 Host/Boot drive, Pending 8TB external HD for system image b
PSU
Corsair 750TX - primary / Corsair CX600 - second
Case
Antec 900-2 - SSD compatible / NZXT Vulcan mini tower
No 8 VMs on Linux for sure!
