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Wozzer

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Motherboard Asus P8z68-V
Cooling AC Freezer Pro
Memory Kingston 4GB (2x2GB) DDR3 Hyperx Memory
Video Card(s) HIS ATi 6850 1GB DDR3
Storage Seagate ST3500320AS 500GB Hard Drive SATA II 7200rpm *32MB Cache*
Case Antec 900 with mods
Audio Device(s) On Board
Power Supply OCZ Stealth Xtream 500W
Software Windows 7
Hello all,

I'm ordering a new PC on the 25th July but I want to know which operating system will work with the specs.

Here are my specs:

EV Black Mid Tower Gaming Case with Massive 14cm Front Fan - No PSU

Hi-Power Black 900W Modular 13.5cm Fan PSU - 4x PCI-E, 20+4pin, 6x

Crucial 2GB Kit (2x1GB) DDR2 800MHz/PC2-6400 Memory Non-ECC Unbuffered CL6 Lifetime Warranty

Maxtor 500GB Hard Drive SATAII 7200RPM 32MB Cache

Extra Value Gold 750W Silent PSU - 12cm Fan, 20+4pin, 2x SATA, 1x PCI-E

HD 4850 512MB

Gigabyte GA-P31-DS3L iP31 Socket 775 8 channel audio ATX Motherboard

Intel Core 2 Quad Q6600 G0 Stepping (2.4GHz 1066MHz) Socket 775 L2 8MB Cache (2x4MB (4MB per core pair) Retail Boxed Processor

I'm pretty sure windows XP doesnt run quad's yet. Am I right. Okay - fair enough if it doesnt, i'll have to go to vista. If this is the case, where can I buy the cheapest version of vista from ?

Cheers
 
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XP does run quad's, but isn't optimized for them. It's a matter of personal choise, but I'll go Vista if I were you. You'll run bouth well enough though.
 
WhiteLotus

WhiteLotus

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Processor i7 - 3770K @ Stock
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Memory 2x4GB Crucial DDR3
Video Card(s) MSI GTX970
Storage M4 124GB SSD// WD Black 640GB// WD Black 1TB//Samsung F3 1.5TB
Display(s) Samsung SM223BW 21.6"
Case Generic
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Software Windows 7
May as well go vista, seeing as it is becoming more and more, shall we say, friendly.

and no point in stalling the inevitable.
 
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Memory 2x16GB G.Skill DDR4-4000
Video Card(s) AMD RX 6750 XT
Storage WD Black SN850 2TB, various other SSD's from ages past
Display(s) LG 27GL850 1440@144, AG Neovo EM2701QC 1440@75
Case Zophos EVO Silent by Raijintek
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Power Supply Corsair RM850x
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Keyboard Razer Blackwidow X Chroma Mercury
Software Windows 11 Pro
I've got an unopened retail copy of 32-bit Vista Ultimate that I'm not using any time soon...
 
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Processor Intel i5 2400 3.10GHz
Motherboard Asus P8z68-V
Cooling AC Freezer Pro
Memory Kingston 4GB (2x2GB) DDR3 Hyperx Memory
Video Card(s) HIS ATi 6850 1GB DDR3
Storage Seagate ST3500320AS 500GB Hard Drive SATA II 7200rpm *32MB Cache*
Case Antec 900 with mods
Audio Device(s) On Board
Power Supply OCZ Stealth Xtream 500W
Software Windows 7
Would you be willing to sell it and ship it to the UK.

Do you mean that if I use vista, the quads will get more use...EG - Peform better
 
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Video Card(s) MSI GTX970
Storage M4 124GB SSD// WD Black 640GB// WD Black 1TB//Samsung F3 1.5TB
Display(s) Samsung SM223BW 21.6"
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Power Supply Corsair HX 520W
Software Windows 7
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System Name Wasleys PC
Processor Intel i5 2400 3.10GHz
Motherboard Asus P8z68-V
Cooling AC Freezer Pro
Memory Kingston 4GB (2x2GB) DDR3 Hyperx Memory
Video Card(s) HIS ATi 6850 1GB DDR3
Storage Seagate ST3500320AS 500GB Hard Drive SATA II 7200rpm *32MB Cache*
Case Antec 900 with mods
Audio Device(s) On Board
Power Supply OCZ Stealth Xtream 500W
Software Windows 7
Just left school. I'm currently doing a full time Job until I go to college (September). I'm 16.
 
Silverel

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Memory 2x16GB G.Skill DDR4-4000
Video Card(s) AMD RX 6750 XT
Storage WD Black SN850 2TB, various other SSD's from ages past
Display(s) LG 27GL850 1440@144, AG Neovo EM2701QC 1440@75
Case Zophos EVO Silent by Raijintek
Audio Device(s) HyperX Cloud II Wireless headphones
Power Supply Corsair RM850x
Mouse ProtoArc EM01
Keyboard Razer Blackwidow X Chroma Mercury
Software Windows 11 Pro
Lol, I wouldn't mention it if I didn't want to sell it. Shipping a disc to the UK ain't so bad. Just find out how much you can buy it off whatever site, and I'll get it to ya cheaper than that.
 
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Motherboard Asus P8z68-V
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Memory Kingston 4GB (2x2GB) DDR3 Hyperx Memory
Video Card(s) HIS ATi 6850 1GB DDR3
Storage Seagate ST3500320AS 500GB Hard Drive SATA II 7200rpm *32MB Cache*
Case Antec 900 with mods
Audio Device(s) On Board
Power Supply OCZ Stealth Xtream 500W
Software Windows 7
Well - I wouldnt be buying it until the end of July for a start. I havent a clue where to look at the moment. I'll have a quick scan of ebuyer.
 
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