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[mnewsham]

I don't want windows 8 because windows 8 sucks...

lol oh if this weren't a technical sub forum i'd have some choice words xD


Have you actually used windows 8 for an extended period on a personal computer of your own? It is a much faster OS than W7, and you'd know that if you didn't just hop on the "W8 sucks YOLOSWAG bandwagon"

 

[xXdragonbatXX]

I just don't like the setup on win 8. It just isn't as user friendly as 7...I have it on my laptop...

 

[xXdragonbatXX]

I am already planning to take my 500gb seagate out and put a 1tb or 2tb HDD with a SSD and 16gb more RAM so that is why I thought I could just do a 2nd build...

 

[mnewsham]

http://lifehacker.com/5965889/how-to-run-windows-xp-for-free-in-windows-8


With W8 and using that little trick, you could simply pay $70 instead of 220 for W7 ultimate....

 

[xXdragonbatXX]

Or since I can just spend $170 in make me a 2nd build like I have been wanting to for awhile...

I already have a HDD, PSU, and RAM.

Would this processor work? http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...D=3938566&SID=

 

[mnewsham]

I just don't like the setup on win 8. It just isn't as user friendly as 7...I have it on my laptop...

okay. i dont get this, it is identical to W7 except instead of a start button you have a start screen (aka metro UI)

you dont have to use it, I am almost never using the metro interface, instead i set in desktop mode 97% of the time and in this mode it is almost identical to W7

 

[Sleepingforest]

$220 to upgrade to win 7 ultimate...$200 for new computer...hmm

Wait, you don't need to get Ultimate when Pro is fine (unless that's all that is available). Check with your school to see if they have reduced cost copies of Win7 Pro.

 

[xXdragonbatXX]

Nope my shitty community college doesn't do that.

 

[mfenn]

No I haven't because I don't have much room on my HDD and I really don't want to install a 7 disk games right now.

Also I kinda don't want to add a floppy drive to this computer (my favorite games are on floppy disk, sue me) so I am kinda wanting to make a new old computer anyway with a HDD just for those games because I some how managed to use over half of a 500gb HDD in a week...

Most of the games I got are 3 disk but one of them that says XP only (battlefield 1942 collection) and it is a 7 disk game and that is really the only one I wanted and my cousin gave me all her games so I might sell on or two of them for some money for this new computer.

Obviously if a game came out before Vista, it isn't going to say "Windows Vista" on the box. Have you actually tried the games? I bet they will work just fine on 7.