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Windows 8 BUILD Keynote Address
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- Computer type
- PC/Desktop
- Computer Manufacturer/Model Number
- Home Built
- OS
- Windows 8.1 Pro w/Media Center 64bit, Windows 7 HP 64bit
- CPU
- Phenom II X6 1100T
- Motherboard
- ASUS M5A99X EVO
- Memory
- Crucial Balistic 8gb DDR3-1866 CL9
- Graphics Card(s)
- 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
- Hard Drives
- Two WD Cavier Black 2TB Sata III, WD My Book Essential 2TB USB 3.0
- PSU
- Seasonic X650 80 Plus GOLD Modular
- Case
- Corsair 400R
- Cooling
- Antec Kuhler H2O 620, Two 120mm and four 140mm
- Keyboard
- Logitech K120
- Mouse
- Logitech Marble Mouse USB, Logitech Precision Game Pad
- Internet Speed
- 15MB
- Antivirus
- Norton IS 2013, Malwarebytes Pro Beta 2
- Browser
- IE-11, FF-27
- 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
For the most part, I liked what I saw. A lot of cool stuff.
- Computer Manufacturer/Model Number
- Dell Inspiron 1520 (Laptop)/ Home (Desktop)
- OS
- Windows 7 x64 / Same
- CPU
- Intel Core 2 Duo T7250 / Intel Core i7 930
- Motherboard
- Intel 945 / Asus P6X58D-E
- Memory
- 4GB / 6GB
- Graphics Card(s)
- NVIDIA GeForce 8400M GS / ASUS 1GB
- Sound Card
- Whatever Dell gave me :-( / Onboard
- Monitor(s) Displays
- 15.4" LCD / Crappy CRT
- Hard Drives
- Seagate 500GB SATA; 7200 RPM / Seagate 1TB SATA; 7200 RPM
- PSU
- N/A / OCZ Fatal1ty 550W Modular
- Case
- N/A / Antec 900
- Cooling
- Air
- Mouse
- Microsoft Presenter (Bluetooth)
Hmm...they didn't mention during the keynote that Defender uses 100MB of my RAM and 25-40% of the processor ALL THE TIME...
Edit: OK, Defender has calmed down and is in more reasonable ranges now.
- Computer Manufacturer/Model Number
- Dell Inspiron 1520 (Laptop)/ Home (Desktop)
- OS
- Windows 7 x64 / Same
- CPU
- Intel Core 2 Duo T7250 / Intel Core i7 930
- Motherboard
- Intel 945 / Asus P6X58D-E
- Memory
- 4GB / 6GB
- Graphics Card(s)
- NVIDIA GeForce 8400M GS / ASUS 1GB
- Sound Card
- Whatever Dell gave me :-( / Onboard
- Monitor(s) Displays
- 15.4" LCD / Crappy CRT
- Hard Drives
- Seagate 500GB SATA; 7200 RPM / Seagate 1TB SATA; 7200 RPM
- PSU
- N/A / OCZ Fatal1ty 550W Modular
- Case
- N/A / Antec 900
- Cooling
- Air
- Mouse
- Microsoft Presenter (Bluetooth)
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Hmm...they didn't mention during the keynote that Defender uses 100MB of my RAM and 25-40% of the processor ALL THE TIME...
Edit: OK, Defender has calmed down and is in more reasonable ranges now.
They did say the New Defender would include anti-virus and malware protection so it should be bigger.
Jim

- Computer type
- PC/Desktop
- Computer Manufacturer/Model Number
- Home Built
- OS
- Windows 8.1 Pro w/Media Center 64bit, Windows 7 HP 64bit
- CPU
- Phenom II X6 1100T
- Motherboard
- ASUS M5A99X EVO
- Memory
- Crucial Balistic 8gb DDR3-1866 CL9
- Graphics Card(s)
- 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
- Hard Drives
- Two WD Cavier Black 2TB Sata III, WD My Book Essential 2TB USB 3.0
- PSU
- Seasonic X650 80 Plus GOLD Modular
- Case
- Corsair 400R
- Cooling
- Antec Kuhler H2O 620, Two 120mm and four 140mm
- Keyboard
- Logitech K120
- Mouse
- Logitech Marble Mouse USB, Logitech Precision Game Pad
- Internet Speed
- 15MB
- Antivirus
- Norton IS 2013, Malwarebytes Pro Beta 2
- Browser
- IE-11, FF-27
- 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
Hmm...they didn't mention during the keynote that Defender uses 100MB of my RAM and 25-40% of the processor ALL THE TIME...
Edit: OK, Defender has calmed down and is in more reasonable ranges now.
They did say the New Defender would include anti-virus and malware protection so it should be bigger.
Jim
Yeah, but it cut those numbers in half after running a little while. So it's cool.
- Computer Manufacturer/Model Number
- Dell Inspiron 1520 (Laptop)/ Home (Desktop)
- OS
- Windows 7 x64 / Same
- CPU
- Intel Core 2 Duo T7250 / Intel Core i7 930
- Motherboard
- Intel 945 / Asus P6X58D-E
- Memory
- 4GB / 6GB
- Graphics Card(s)
- NVIDIA GeForce 8400M GS / ASUS 1GB
- Sound Card
- Whatever Dell gave me :-( / Onboard
- Monitor(s) Displays
- 15.4" LCD / Crappy CRT
- Hard Drives
- Seagate 500GB SATA; 7200 RPM / Seagate 1TB SATA; 7200 RPM
- PSU
- N/A / OCZ Fatal1ty 550W Modular
- Case
- N/A / Antec 900
- Cooling
- Air
- Mouse
- Microsoft Presenter (Bluetooth)