Windows 8 who's buying/upgrading

theheyes said:
Fair enough. It's just that some people seem to think it's the holy grail of gaming when it really isn't as simple as porting a few games over.
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You mean the same way people think that win 8 is the holy grail ;)
Win 8 has got to sell more then 100mil copies or it will be called a fail as win 7 has sold over 90mil.

As for games I love to go back to dos but linux will do :)
 
Already got Win 8 Pro on my workstation. Best OS i've ever used.

All drivers are already working perfectly too, had zero problems with gaming and anything else. Infact some well known issues i had with Win 7 have been fixed.

Everythings faster (even with SSD's + 32GB RAM + hex core i7), it uses less resources than 7, security is better, the built-in AV is actually really good. Loads of useful desktop improvements for things like multi-monitor setups and file copying. But worth it alone for Storage Spaces.

For £25 upgrade you'd have to have some form of brain damage not to get it.
 
If Asus release GOOD motherboard drivers for Windows 8 I'll consider taking the leap, Storage Places could be nice if they sort out performance problems with it etc.
 
I'm really not interested in w8 but for £25 I will upgrade my spare vista license just inn case.

Question... I still have my windows 95, 98 and ME instal discs somewhere. Could these be used to upgrade to w8 via the £25 deal too?
 
As far as I understand its only Xp/vista/w7
And even XP is always refered to as sp3 so I assume if you haven't you would need to install that.
 
Halfmad said:
If Asus release GOOD motherboard drivers for Windows 8 I'll consider taking the leap, Storage Places could be nice if they sort out performance problems with it etc.
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I'm using an Asus Rampage IV Extreme and the motherboard drivers are working fine. No issues. But even without the Asus drivers Win 8 will install basic drivers for almost eveything. Network, sound and graphics drivers worked right away and it detected my screen res correctly.

Theres actually less drivers needed for Win 8 than Win 7 as well, as 8 comes with more built-in support. For instance you don't need USB 3.0 drivers, as 8 has native support (Win 7 doesn't, you always need 3rd party drivers for it to work).
 
mollymoo said:
Is it worth it for my missus? She browses, uses Facebook, does work e-mails etc, no gaming at all just general usage. She still has XP.
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Not IMO, if she encounters any problems in Win8 it will be your fault for suggesting the upgrade :)

For browsing, email and social networks even a tablet OS usually suffices.
 
Havent tried it out yet. But from what I have seen, it is not exciting me at all.

Looks like it's built with mobile devices in mind. Adesktop is not a mobile device.

But time will tell. Maybe its such a new idea, we arent ready for it yet?
 
I'm really stuck to upgrade or not?

I have it installed on my tab and its fine.

I have a full licence for windows 8 pro but just don't know if i should put it on my main pc or not?

I had it on there for about a week but it died and I reverted to windows 7.

I know once i put the start 8 dock on it will look and feel like windows 7 but I did have a few problems with it.

1) bitdefender who's website says 2013 supported windows 8 doesn't. It dies on boot and no matter what won't restart.

What are the major benefits over windows 7?

I have 2 or 3 licences for windows 8 so just wondering to install or not?
 
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