Windows 7 or 8

[nheather]

Building an 'under the telly' gaming PC.

Will be used just for gaming and surfing the web.

Would it be best to install Windows 8 or Windows 7.

I thought I had a Windows 7 licence spare to use but it is for an old Dell Laptop so it may not install with the media I have - maybe tied to Dell.

So as backup I started looking on eBay and there are plenty of cheap Windows 7 licences to be had, but then I spotted that there were Windows 8 licences around for not much more.

I'm not a big metro fan but there are plenty of third party apps to change the UI into something I more comfortable with. Just that I'd heard that if you can get past the metro nastiness, Windows 8 is actually a good OS. Have I heard correctly.

Cheers,

Nigel

 

[nheather]

Hmmm! Was leaning towards Windows 8 but I'm getting the impression that the ones I'm seeing on ebay are most likely fake.

So I will probably try my Windows 7 from my old Dell Laptop.

Cheers,

Nigel

 

[nheather]

So if I buy a Windows 7 licence which can be had reasonably cheaply now then later in the year I will be able to upgrade it to Windows 10 for free.

What happened to windows 9?

And odd that they are making Windows 10 free. Do you think it will go the way of Office 365 - you have to pay each year for the subscription.

Cheers,

Nigel