Win 8 question

elbeasto

elbeasto

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It may be a little early to answer this but will Windows 8 be like an update to Win 7 or will it be a complete departure as Vista was to XP?

Win 7 is my favourite Windows by a long way so if it's just an update/upgrade from this I wouldn't complain.

Having said that, Windows 8 could be even better so who knows... :nerd:
 

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The architecture is the same, Vista>Win7>Win8.
It changed from XP>Vista.

It has several added functions and it seems faster so far, if your running Win7 you won't have any problems running Win8.
 

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    Windows 8.1 Pro x64/ Windows 7 Ult x64
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    PC/Desktop
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    76~2.0
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    Intel Core i5-3570K 4.6GHz
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    GIGABYTE GA-Z77X UD3H f18
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    8GB (2X4GB) DDR3 1600 CORSAIR Vengeance CL8 1.5v
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    Sapphire HD 7770 Vapor-X 1GB DDR5
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    Corsair HX650W
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    Cooler Master Storm Scout
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    Desktop: eSATA ports,
    External eSATA Seagate 500GB SATA2 7200rpm,
How about the GUI/Interface, is it similar to Win7?
 

My Computer

System One

  • OS
    Windows 7 Home Premium x64
    Computer type
    PC/Desktop
    CPU
    i7 2600K
    Motherboard
    Asus P67 EVO
    Memory
    Corsair Dominator 8GB, PC3-12800, 1600MHz, 8-8-8-24, 4x2GB
    Graphics Card(s)
    EVGA GTX 580 SLi
    Sound Card
    Onboard Realtek HD
    Monitor(s) Displays
    Dell U3011
    Screen Resolution
    2560 x 1600 (16:10, as god intended)
    Hard Drives
    OCZ Vertex 3 240GB SSD (Boot OS)
    2 x Hitachi 7K3000 2TB (Storage)
    PSU
    Seasonic X-1250
    Case
    Silverstone TJ07
    Cooling
    Water cooled, Aqua Computer water blocks, D5, 480 rad
    Keyboard
    Logitech Wireless Illuminated keyboard K800
    Mouse
    Loigitech M950 Performance
    Internet Speed
    ADSL 2+
    Browser
    Chrome
    Antivirus
    MSE
    Other Info
    Netgear 3700 Wireless n Router,
    WD Elements 640GB Network Hard Drive
Yes, there is a desktop UI and a tablet UI.

It will be very similar to the Win7 UI.


Win8 desktop.jpg
 
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System One

  • OS
    Windows 8.1 Pro x64/ Windows 7 Ult x64
    Computer type
    PC/Desktop
    System Manufacturer/Model
    76~2.0
    CPU
    Intel Core i5-3570K 4.6GHz
    Motherboard
    GIGABYTE GA-Z77X UD3H f18
    Memory
    8GB (2X4GB) DDR3 1600 CORSAIR Vengeance CL8 1.5v
    Graphics Card(s)
    Sapphire HD 7770 Vapor-X 1GB DDR5
    Sound Card
    Onboard VIA VT2021
    Monitor(s) Displays
    22" LCD Dell SP2208WFP
    Screen Resolution
    1680x1050
    Hard Drives
    Samaung 840Pro 128GB, Seagate 500GB SATA2 7200rpm 32mb, Seagate 1TB SATA2 7200rpm 32mb,
    PSU
    Corsair HX650W
    Case
    Cooler Master Storm Scout
    Cooling
    Corsair H80 w/Noctua NF P12 12cm fan, case fans 2X14cm
    Keyboard
    Logitech Wave
    Mouse
    CM Sentinel
    Internet Speed
    Abysmal
    Browser
    Opera Next
    Other Info
    Dell Venue 8Pro: Baytrail Z3740D, 2GB Ram, 64GB HDD, 8" IPS Display 1280 x 800, Active Stylus.
    Haswell laptop: HP Envy 17t-j, i7-4700MQ, GeForce 740M 2GB DDR3, 17.3" Full HD 1920x1080, 16GB RAM, Samsung 840 Pro 128GB, 1TB Hitachi 7200 HDD,
    Desktop: eSATA ports,
    External eSATA Seagate 500GB SATA2 7200rpm,
I see, it does look very similar, thanks for posting the screen shot. :)

Nice background btw too.
 

My Computer

System One

  • OS
    Windows 7 Home Premium x64
    Computer type
    PC/Desktop
    CPU
    i7 2600K
    Motherboard
    Asus P67 EVO
    Memory
    Corsair Dominator 8GB, PC3-12800, 1600MHz, 8-8-8-24, 4x2GB
    Graphics Card(s)
    EVGA GTX 580 SLi
    Sound Card
    Onboard Realtek HD
    Monitor(s) Displays
    Dell U3011
    Screen Resolution
    2560 x 1600 (16:10, as god intended)
    Hard Drives
    OCZ Vertex 3 240GB SSD (Boot OS)
    2 x Hitachi 7K3000 2TB (Storage)
    PSU
    Seasonic X-1250
    Case
    Silverstone TJ07
    Cooling
    Water cooled, Aqua Computer water blocks, D5, 480 rad
    Keyboard
    Logitech Wireless Illuminated keyboard K800
    Mouse
    Loigitech M950 Performance
    Internet Speed
    ADSL 2+
    Browser
    Chrome
    Antivirus
    MSE
    Other Info
    Netgear 3700 Wireless n Router,
    WD Elements 640GB Network Hard Drive
You're welcome.
 

My Computer

System One

  • OS
    Windows 8.1 Pro x64/ Windows 7 Ult x64
    Computer type
    PC/Desktop
    System Manufacturer/Model
    76~2.0
    CPU
    Intel Core i5-3570K 4.6GHz
    Motherboard
    GIGABYTE GA-Z77X UD3H f18
    Memory
    8GB (2X4GB) DDR3 1600 CORSAIR Vengeance CL8 1.5v
    Graphics Card(s)
    Sapphire HD 7770 Vapor-X 1GB DDR5
    Sound Card
    Onboard VIA VT2021
    Monitor(s) Displays
    22" LCD Dell SP2208WFP
    Screen Resolution
    1680x1050
    Hard Drives
    Samaung 840Pro 128GB, Seagate 500GB SATA2 7200rpm 32mb, Seagate 1TB SATA2 7200rpm 32mb,
    PSU
    Corsair HX650W
    Case
    Cooler Master Storm Scout
    Cooling
    Corsair H80 w/Noctua NF P12 12cm fan, case fans 2X14cm
    Keyboard
    Logitech Wave
    Mouse
    CM Sentinel
    Internet Speed
    Abysmal
    Browser
    Opera Next
    Other Info
    Dell Venue 8Pro: Baytrail Z3740D, 2GB Ram, 64GB HDD, 8" IPS Display 1280 x 800, Active Stylus.
    Haswell laptop: HP Envy 17t-j, i7-4700MQ, GeForce 740M 2GB DDR3, 17.3" Full HD 1920x1080, 16GB RAM, Samsung 840 Pro 128GB, 1TB Hitachi 7200 HDD,
    Desktop: eSATA ports,
    External eSATA Seagate 500GB SATA2 7200rpm,
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