Windows 8 - free preview

[Ded10c]

What in the hell?

[Red Spot]

I am pretty sure I wont be getting W8 ..
That being said, I think it will take a long time before the average company switches over to something other than Windows. Plenty of company's still use XP/'NT', so those can always upgrade to W7 to get the feeling they're moving along with time.

[Red Devil]

since 8 is w8, will 9 be...wine?

[forgottengames]

No, it will hopefully be Windows 2014.

[SUB-0]

Hi guys so this kinda answers my question i was gona buy windows 8 but really wasent sure if it would be a good idea...since i do need a new pc what do you recomend ?
my G/F asked me to ask you guys .CHRISTMAS IS COMMING FAST SO? LOL she also asked if getting windows 8 would be bz2 compatible ...

i need a good pc theses ones are making me go mad ...i have tryed Me xp vista to name a few
and now i need a bigger pc
one that dosent argue with me lol...what do you recomend plz befor xmas

[Red Devil]

i am very pleased with 64-bit windows 7 pro on an intel 2500k; very stable and fast for the past 1.5 years.

[Red Spot]

Still very content with XP. Pretty much stripped it from unneeded BS which means I dont pay for extra memory so stuff can run in the background while I never use it, I prefer it that way.

[Red Devil]

i have xp pro on the pc upstairs and it still runs fine. what unneeded stuff did you remove and how?

[Red Spot]

Tasks, services, etc ...

compmgmt.msc
drwtsn32
gpedit.msc

Edit: If you really want to strip XP to the max and you dont like googling every task, I can send you some data that you can use as a 'guideline' (« note the last word here!). Just let me know.

[Red Devil]

i thought that said 'Tanks' instead of 'Tasks'

thinking i better not mess with it since i have been having trouble booting it due to hardware issues , but thank you.

[Baconboy]

Won't be getting this. Win7 ftw.

[Red Devil]

looked on newegg and the ivy bridge cpu's cost about the same as the sandy bridge ones...

[GSH]

AMD's not been a strong competitor to Intel for a few years. Intel doesn't have any real pressure to drop prices. See here, where they note that the Core i3-21xx dominates much more expensive AMD chips in games. And, AMD chips use a lot more power, which turns into higher power bills -- once for the system, and paying for AC/cooling. Not really worth it to me.

-- GSH

[Red Spot]

Still I bought an AMD last time I bought a CPU. If you let AMD die now you pay the price tomorrow, and you'll be paying it to Intel ...

[MrTwosheds]

Puts himself into suspended animation until optical processors come out.