Windows 8, and So It Begins.

Windows 7 was released to manufacturing on July 22, and hit the shelves on October 22, generating obvious questions about whatâ??s next for Microsoftâ??s proprietary operating system. And the answer is rather simple: Windows 8. This time around, the Redmond-based company made little efforts to hide the moniker associated with the next generation of the Windows client. Not that it could, given that the codename aspect of Windows development efforts is the only transparent aspect of the otherwise translucent communication strategy set in place by Steven Sinofsky, President, Windows and Windows Live Division.
More -
http://news.softpedia.com/news/Windows-8-and-So-It-Begins-125779.shtml
 
Just waiting for my first beta download
 

My Computer

System One

  • OS
    Windows 7 x64 / Windows 8 Consumer Preview
    System Manufacturer/Model
    Systemax / N2000
    CPU
    Q6600 (G0 stepping) @2.4 Ghz
    Motherboard
    XFX nForce 680i LT
    Memory
    4 X 2gb OCZ SLI-Ready PC-6400
    Graphics Card(s)
    Dual XFX GeForce 9800GT 512MB in SLI mode (Stock)
    Sound Card
    Integrated High Def audio 192 kHz/32-bit eight channel
    Monitor(s) Displays
    Dual 24" Sceptre X246W-1080P
    Screen Resolution
    1920 x1080 each monitor
    Hard Drives
    500GB 7200 RPM SATA II
    PSU
    Cooler Master Real Power Pro 1250W
    Case
    N2000 tower server
    Cooling
    Thermaltake bigwater 760is - Liquid cooling
    Keyboard
    MicroSoft wireless 6000 v2.0 keyboard
    Mouse
    Microsoft wireless laser Mouse 6000
    Internet Speed
    TransWorld Network - 512k minimum with 1.5 mb burst (ok, not great)
    Other Info
    Windows 7 x64 ultimate, Windows 7 x64 Pro, Windows home server x86 V1 (1.5 Tb on 5 drives), Ubuntu 11.10 x86, Vista x86 sp2 Home Premium, Vista x64 sp2 Home Premium, XP pro sp3 x86. SQLserver 2005, MySQL DB 5.0, Android 3.0 Viewsonic G Tablet, Android 3.2 Acer Iconia tablet A100.
I'll be waiting to find out where to sign up for testing when the time comes that is! :D
 

My Computer

System One

  • OS
    1st W10 Professional x64/W7 Ultimate x64 - 2nd Remote system: W10 Insider Builds/W7 Professional
    Computer type
    PC/Desktop
    System Manufacturer/Model
    Custom Builds
    CPU
    AMD Phenom II X4 975 Deneb 3.6ghz -2nd case AMD Atholon II 3.2ghz
    Motherboard
    Gigabyte GA-790XTA-UD4
    Memory
    Kingston Hyper-X DDR3 1600mhz 16gb - 2nd case Kingston Hyper-X "Fury" DDR3 1600mhz 8gb
    Graphics Card(s)
    MSI Radeon HD 5750 1gb - 2nd AMD Radeon 6450
    Sound Card
    Creative Xtreme Gamer - 2nd case Realtek Onboard audio
    Monitor(s) Displays
    Acer 19" dual monitor setup - 2nd case HP 20" lcd
    Screen Resolution
    1440x900 same on both builds
    Hard Drives
    1st build
    WD Caviar Black Edition Sata II 1tb two OS drives
    WD RE "Heavy Duty Sata II 2tb two Storage/Backup
    2nd build
    WD Blue Sata II 500gb
    WD Black Edition Sata III 1tb
    WD Green Power Sata II 1tb in external usb enclosure
    PSU
    Corsair TX750H 750w -Corsair 500w
    Case
    Antec 900-2 -NXZT Vulcan Mini tower/carrying handle
    Cooling
    120mm front pair, 120 rear 200cm top - 120mm Front intake 200mm side cover
    Keyboard
    Azio Blue led back lit both builds.
    Mouse
    MSI DS200 11 button programmable Gaming optical mouse - Odessa 3 button dual scroll trackball
    Internet Speed
    30mbps
    Other Info
    two MSI 22x ide dvd burners, 25 usb flash drives used for Linux Live, live data recovery 128gb, and Windows 7, 10 usb installation keys
I'm ready - bring it on.
 

My Computer

System One

  • OS
    Win8 Pro x64
    System Manufacturer/Model
    24c Built
    CPU
    i7-2700k
    Motherboard
    ASRock Z68 EXTREME4 GEN3
    Memory
    CORSAIR Vengeance 16GB
    Graphics Card(s)
    ASUS ENGTX560 TI
    Sound Card
    n/a
    Monitor(s) Displays
    2 Samsung 2343BWX
    Screen Resolution
    2048x1152
    Hard Drives
    2-Vertex4x128-RAID0-OS
    2-Vertex4x128-RAID0-DATA
    2-Vertex4x256-RAID1-BACKUPS
    PSU
    CORSAIR Professional Series Gold AX750
    Case
    ANTEC 900
    Cooling
    stock case fans
    Keyboard
    Logitech K750 solar
    Mouse
    Logitech M310 wireless
    Internet Speed
    pretty quick
I'm ready - bring it on.

I think most of us have been ready for months. :D

I dunno why, but W7 feels boring and dare i say, outdated already.
 

My Computer

System One

  • OS
    Windows 7 Ultimate x86
    System Manufacturer/Model
    HP Touchsmart IQ771.uk
    CPU
    AMD Turion(tm) 64 X2 Mobile Technology TL-56
    Motherboard
    ASUSTeK Computer INC. Pheonix
    Memory
    Hyundai 3GB DDR2 PC2-6400 (400MHz)
    Graphics Card(s)
    NVIDEA GeForce Go 7600
    Monitor(s) Displays
    19" Wide/Touchscreen
    Screen Resolution
    1440 x 900
    Hard Drives
    320GB Samsung Internal
    500GB Maxtor External
    Internet Speed
    12Mb
    Other Info
    BIOS - American Megatrends Inc. 5.07
    HP 802.11abg Wireless LAN
So, is it officially Windows 8?
 

My Computer

System One

  • OS
    Windows 7 Ultimate 64-bit
    System Manufacturer/Model
    Zen Productions/000001
    CPU
    Intel Core i7-860
    Motherboard
    Gigabyte GA-P55A-UD4P
    Memory
    Corsair Dominator 2x2gb @ 1600mhz
    Graphics Card(s)
    ATI Radeon 5770 HD OCd
    Sound Card
    Integrated HD Audio
    Monitor(s) Displays
    Samsung P2570HD
    Screen Resolution
    1920x1080
    Hard Drives
    Western Digital Caviar Black 500gb
    PSU
    Corsair 750W HX
    Case
    Antec P183
    Cooling
    Corsair H-50
    Keyboard
    Logitech G110
    Mouse
    Logitech MX Revolution
    Internet Speed
    500kb/s average
No, it is not officially Windows 8 nor Midori. we'll have to wait a litler bit longer to know whats the codename of the new OS.

Regards.
 

My Computer

System One

  • OS
    Windows 7 RC
    CPU
    C2D E7400
    Motherboard
    Gigabyte EP43-S3L
    Memory
    Patriot 2x2GB 1066Mhz (5-5-5-12)
    Graphics Card(s)
    Gigabyte GeForce 9600GT 512 MB DDR3
    Sound Card
    Sound Blaster Audigy
    Monitor(s) Displays
    LG StudioWorks 773 (CRT)
    Screen Resolution
    1024*768*32
    Hard Drives
    WD Caviar 640GB SATAII
    WD Caviar 160GB UATA
Can't wait, this will be fun!
 

My Computer

System One

  • OS
    W7 Ultimate RTM x64
    System Manufacturer/Model
    Homemade
    CPU
    Intel E5300 (OC) @ 3.00ghz
    Motherboard
    ASUS P5KPL-AM SE
    Memory
    4GB (2x 2GB Elixier RAM 800mhz)
    Graphics Card(s)
    Nvidia 9400GT 1GB Edition
    Sound Card
    Integrated 6 Channel
    Monitor(s) Displays
    19" HDTV Widescreen
    Screen Resolution
    1366x768
    Hard Drives
    Seagate 500GB Internal
    Seagate 160GB Internal
    Seagate 250GB External
    Hitachi 1TB External
    PSU
    ATX 600W
    Case
    Tsunami
    Cooling
    Stock Intel CPU Fan
    Keyboard
    HP SK-2960 Multimedia Keyboard
    Mouse
    Logitech M350 Wireless Gaming Mouse
    Internet Speed
    1.5MB
They must already have a codename for it. I doubt they refer to it as 'the new one' or something like that.


"Hey hows the progress on the new one going?"
 

My Computer

System One

  • OS
    Windows 7 Pro. x64
    System Manufacturer/Model
    Custom
    CPU
    AMD Athlon II X2 240 @ 2.8GHz
    Motherboard
    Asus M4A785-M
    Memory
    G-Skill 2 x 1GB DDR2 800MHz
    Graphics Card(s)
    (Integrated) ATI Radeon 4200
    Sound Card
    VT1708S High Definition Audio 8-Channel
    Monitor(s) Displays
    16" CRT
    Screen Resolution
    1152x864@75Hz
    Hard Drives
    Seagate ST3300831AS - 300GB 7200rpm (RAID0)
    Seagate ST3300831AS - 300GB 7200rpm (RAID0)
    Hitachi HDP725016GLA380 - 160GB 7200rpm
    PSU
    Raidmax 450W
    Case
    Raidmax Tornado
    Cooling
    Thermaltake SpinQ (aka: Black Widow)
    Keyboard
    Standard Dell
    Mouse
    Microsoft Wireless Arc Mouse (black)
    Internet Speed
    Download: 1.6mbps, Upload: 320kbps
I'll be waiting to find out where to sign up for testing when the time comes that is! :D

Microsoft is using Connections for there testing, I'll see if I can hunt up the link.
 

My Computer

System One

  • CPU
    AMD PHENOM II 3.2GHZ
    Motherboard
    ASSUS M4A78T-E SLI
    Memory
    CORSAIR DDR-3
    Graphics Card(s)
    ATI RADEON 3300
    Sound Card
    ATI HD
    Monitor(s) Displays
    SAMSUNG SYNCMASTER 2033 DVI
    Screen Resolution
    1600X900
    Hard Drives
    SEAGATE 1.5 Terabyte
    PSU
    Antec 550w
    Case
    COOLERMASTER GLITE
    Cooling
    STOCK
    Keyboard
    MS WIRELESS
    Mouse
    MS
    Internet Speed
    20 MPS
    Other Info
    I LUV BRIAN

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My Computer

System One

  • CPU
    AMD PHENOM II 3.2GHZ
    Motherboard
    ASSUS M4A78T-E SLI
    Memory
    CORSAIR DDR-3
    Graphics Card(s)
    ATI RADEON 3300
    Sound Card
    ATI HD
    Monitor(s) Displays
    SAMSUNG SYNCMASTER 2033 DVI
    Screen Resolution
    1600X900
    Hard Drives
    SEAGATE 1.5 Terabyte
    PSU
    Antec 550w
    Case
    COOLERMASTER GLITE
    Cooling
    STOCK
    Keyboard
    MS WIRELESS
    Mouse
    MS
    Internet Speed
    20 MPS
    Other Info
    I LUV BRIAN
I'm already looking forward to download a bunch of betas again.
 

My Computer

System One

  • OS
    Windows 8.1 Pro x64
    Computer type
    PC/Desktop
    System Manufacturer/Model
    Self Built
    CPU
    Intel Core i7 965
    Motherboard
    ASUS Sabertooth x58
    Memory
    12GB Corsair Dominator 1600MHz
    Graphics Card(s)
    Nvidia GeForce GTX770
    Sound Card
    ASUS Xonar DX 7.1
    Monitor(s) Displays
    Dell S2409W + Dell E207WFP
    Screen Resolution
    1920x1080 + 1680x1050
    Hard Drives
    OCZ Vertex 2E 120GB, Western Digital Caviar Black 750GB, Western Digital Caviar Green 1TB
    PSU
    Corsair TX850 Modular 850w
    Case
    Coolermaster CM690 II Advanced Nvidia Edition
    Cooling
    Zalman CNPS9700 Nvidia Edition
    Keyboard
    Logitech G510s
    Mouse
    Logitech G500s
    Internet Speed
    40Mbps
    Other Info
    Logitech X-530

My Computer

System One

  • OS
    Windows 7 Pro. x64
    System Manufacturer/Model
    Custom
    CPU
    AMD Athlon II X2 240 @ 2.8GHz
    Motherboard
    Asus M4A785-M
    Memory
    G-Skill 2 x 1GB DDR2 800MHz
    Graphics Card(s)
    (Integrated) ATI Radeon 4200
    Sound Card
    VT1708S High Definition Audio 8-Channel
    Monitor(s) Displays
    16" CRT
    Screen Resolution
    1152x864@75Hz
    Hard Drives
    Seagate ST3300831AS - 300GB 7200rpm (RAID0)
    Seagate ST3300831AS - 300GB 7200rpm (RAID0)
    Hitachi HDP725016GLA380 - 160GB 7200rpm
    PSU
    Raidmax 450W
    Case
    Raidmax Tornado
    Cooling
    Thermaltake SpinQ (aka: Black Widow)
    Keyboard
    Standard Dell
    Mouse
    Microsoft Wireless Arc Mouse (black)
    Internet Speed
    Download: 1.6mbps, Upload: 320kbps
Same, will be awesome to get into the beta downloads on a regular basis again. Ahh the good days :)
 

My Computer

System One

  • OS
    W7 Ultimate RTM x64
    System Manufacturer/Model
    Homemade
    CPU
    Intel E5300 (OC) @ 3.00ghz
    Motherboard
    ASUS P5KPL-AM SE
    Memory
    4GB (2x 2GB Elixier RAM 800mhz)
    Graphics Card(s)
    Nvidia 9400GT 1GB Edition
    Sound Card
    Integrated 6 Channel
    Monitor(s) Displays
    19" HDTV Widescreen
    Screen Resolution
    1366x768
    Hard Drives
    Seagate 500GB Internal
    Seagate 160GB Internal
    Seagate 250GB External
    Hitachi 1TB External
    PSU
    ATX 600W
    Case
    Tsunami
    Cooling
    Stock Intel CPU Fan
    Keyboard
    HP SK-2960 Multimedia Keyboard
    Mouse
    Logitech M350 Wireless Gaming Mouse
    Internet Speed
    1.5MB

My Computer

System One

  • OS
    Win8 Pro x64
    System Manufacturer/Model
    24c Built
    CPU
    i7-2700k
    Motherboard
    ASRock Z68 EXTREME4 GEN3
    Memory
    CORSAIR Vengeance 16GB
    Graphics Card(s)
    ASUS ENGTX560 TI
    Sound Card
    n/a
    Monitor(s) Displays
    2 Samsung 2343BWX
    Screen Resolution
    2048x1152
    Hard Drives
    2-Vertex4x128-RAID0-OS
    2-Vertex4x128-RAID0-DATA
    2-Vertex4x256-RAID1-BACKUPS
    PSU
    CORSAIR Professional Series Gold AX750
    Case
    ANTEC 900
    Cooling
    stock case fans
    Keyboard
    Logitech K750 solar
    Mouse
    Logitech M310 wireless
    Internet Speed
    pretty quick

My Computer

System One

  • OS
    Windows 7 Ultimate x86
    System Manufacturer/Model
    HP Touchsmart IQ771.uk
    CPU
    AMD Turion(tm) 64 X2 Mobile Technology TL-56
    Motherboard
    ASUSTeK Computer INC. Pheonix
    Memory
    Hyundai 3GB DDR2 PC2-6400 (400MHz)
    Graphics Card(s)
    NVIDEA GeForce Go 7600
    Monitor(s) Displays
    19" Wide/Touchscreen
    Screen Resolution
    1440 x 900
    Hard Drives
    320GB Samsung Internal
    500GB Maxtor External
    Internet Speed
    12Mb
    Other Info
    BIOS - American Megatrends Inc. 5.07
    HP 802.11abg Wireless LAN
Oh, ive got over 100 DVD's just waiting for a beta of W8 to digitally write itself onto it :)
 

My Computer

System One

  • OS
    W7 Ultimate RTM x64
    System Manufacturer/Model
    Homemade
    CPU
    Intel E5300 (OC) @ 3.00ghz
    Motherboard
    ASUS P5KPL-AM SE
    Memory
    4GB (2x 2GB Elixier RAM 800mhz)
    Graphics Card(s)
    Nvidia 9400GT 1GB Edition
    Sound Card
    Integrated 6 Channel
    Monitor(s) Displays
    19" HDTV Widescreen
    Screen Resolution
    1366x768
    Hard Drives
    Seagate 500GB Internal
    Seagate 160GB Internal
    Seagate 250GB External
    Hitachi 1TB External
    PSU
    ATX 600W
    Case
    Tsunami
    Cooling
    Stock Intel CPU Fan
    Keyboard
    HP SK-2960 Multimedia Keyboard
    Mouse
    Logitech M350 Wireless Gaming Mouse
    Internet Speed
    1.5MB
Ready set lets go!
 

My Computer

System One

  • OS
    Windows Seven Ultimate 64 /Xp Home sp3
    System Manufacturer/Model
    Thefabe
    CPU
    Intel Q6600 GO steppping 2.4 @ 2.63
    Motherboard
    Asus P5N-D
    Memory
    8 gig's OCZ Fata1ty 1066
    Graphics Card(s)
    EVGA GTX 260 Superclocked
    Sound Card
    Creative Labs Audigy 2zs
    Monitor(s) Displays
    HP 23in TFT
    Screen Resolution
    1920x1080p 60hz
    Hard Drives
    WD 200 Blue / Wd 500 Blue / Seagate 120gb 2.5 in External Drive / Seagate 80 gb 2.5 in External Drive / LG 10x BDRW / TSST DVDRW / Sony DVDRW
    PSU
    OCZ 700 w Gamextreme
    Case
    NZXT Apollo
    Cooling
    Masscool CPU / Dominator Memory/ 3 120mm
    Keyboard
    Logitech MX5000
    Mouse
    Logitech MX1000
    Internet Speed
    19.83mb/s DL 0.97 Mb/s up
    Other Info
    Logitech Z2300 2.1 speakers and Bose Comfort Headphones, Epson NX415 all in one printer, 4port powered USB hub PCAmp 40 x 40
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