B BigTabs New Member Messages 4 Jun 4, 2013 #1 I'm stumped with people saying you do and don't need a Windows 8 Motherboard Really need help with this one My Computer System One OS windows 8
I'm stumped with people saying you do and don't need a Windows 8 Motherboard Really need help with this one
P pparks1 Well-Known Member VIP Member Guru Messages 3,658 Location Westland, MI Jun 4, 2013 #2 Not necessary. I'm running Windows 8 on an 8 year old dell desktop computer at work. My Computer System One OS Windows 7 System Manufacturer/Model Self-Built in July 2009 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.
B BigTabs New Member Messages 4 Jun 4, 2013 #3 Okay thank you for the information pparks1 My Computer System One OS windows 8
B bobkn New Member Member Messages 465 Location Danbury Jun 4, 2013 #4 Windows 8 hardware requirements: Windows 8 system requirements - Microsoft Windows Some processors don't support NX (Intel calls it the Execute Disable bit). It's not strictly a motherboard feature. My Computer System One OS Window 8 Pro Computer type PC/Desktop System Manufacturer/Model homebuilt CPU I7-3930k Motherboard Asus P9X79 Pro Memory 16 GB Gskill DDR3-2133 Graphics Card(s) eVGA GTX 680 Sound Card Soundblaster Zx Monitor(s) Displays Asus PA246Q Screen Resolution 1920X1200 Hard Drives Corsair Force GT 120GB WD Cavair Black 1.5TB PSU PC Power & cooling Silencer 750 Case Silverstone FT02B-W Cooling Noctua NH-D14 w/ PWM fans Keyboard cheap Logitech USB wired Mouse old 5 button Microsoft USB optical Internet Speed 6Mb cable
Windows 8 hardware requirements: Windows 8 system requirements - Microsoft Windows Some processors don't support NX (Intel calls it the Execute Disable bit). It's not strictly a motherboard feature.