Which OS you prefer

Super XP · Jan 22, 2015

Windows 7 64-Bit Edition. is the best.
Windows 8 is a failure. Which is why they have Windows 10 on a rush to release.

Dbiggs9 · Jan 22, 2015

Windows 7. Windows 10

Rubenh · Jan 22, 2015

Windows 7 ultimate

Super XP · Jan 22, 2015

I heard a rumour MS is going to give Windows 7 users a free Win10 upgrade.
But not for Win8 users.

You guys here this too?

R-T-B · Jan 22, 2015

http://www.techpowerup.com/forums/t...e-for-windows-8-1-and-windows-7-users.209111/

micropage7 · Jan 22, 2015

wait wait

its Linux / BSD / Mac OS X

Super XP · Jan 22, 2015

R-T-B said:
http://www.techpowerup.com/forums/t...e-for-windows-8-1-and-windows-7-users.209111/

Thanks for the link.
Good stuff. Will move to Windows 10 only if it's NOT like Windows 8.

xvi · Jan 22, 2015

Super XP said:
Thanks for the link.
Good stuff. Will move to Windows 10 only if it's NOT like Windows 8.

It looks as if Windows 10 will be to Windows 8 as Windows 7 was to Windows Vista. The same thing, just done properly. I foresee a hit. tbh, I mostly just want to talk to Cortana, but the return of the Start Menu would be a little nice too.

Back on topic here, despite i1yas' issues with Ubuntu, I'd still recommend it for a Linux distro to learn on.

Super XP · Jan 22, 2015

As long as it has the start menu and the ability to disable the Windows 8 interface.

Peter1986C · Jan 23, 2015

micropage7 said:
wait wait

its Linux / BSD / Mac OS X

I gave it up with those folks, they are either not realising it, or trolling. Either way just ignore them.

R-T-B · Jan 23, 2015

I wasn't trolling, just answering the question above me.

OS/2 is an alternative OS anyways, albeit an idiotic one to chose in this day and age.

erocker · Jan 23, 2015

Whatever runs my games and applications. Windows.

T.R. · Jan 24, 2015

I have never used Windows so far.

Peter1986C · Jan 26, 2015

R-T-B said:
I wasn't trolling, just answering the question above me.

OS/2 is an alternative OS anyways, albeit an idiotic one to chose in this day and age.

Sorry I was not referring to you.

FireFox · Jan 26, 2015

Is this Thread for Serious?

Super XP said:
I heard a rumour MS is going to give Windows 7 users a free Win10 upgrade

Good Joke.

It's because they haven't seen too many users upgrading from 7 to 8 and that's why they are giving free upgrades and maybe they've realised what a disaster Windows 8 is, shit I almost could say Windows Vista was better than Windows 8.

R-T-B · Jan 26, 2015

Windows 8's core isn't actually all that bad... it performs better in many benchmarks IIRC. Metro is a complete abortion though.

...And NOW I'm guilty of going off topic.

Hysteriia95 · Jan 29, 2015

I thought that Windows 8 was a shit. But now I'm finding it really well. Fluidity and 0 crash.

So.. win 8.1 and linux for work/film. But not sure for gaming.

Schmuckley · Jan 30, 2015

I like Slitaz..but I can't figure out to install to HDD/usb
I'd like to customize it and make it permanent.

Trompochi · Jan 30, 2015

windows 8.1 with classic shell, 0 crashes and memory usage is better compared to windows 7, last time I installed win7(shortly after trying windows 8) and updated it, it was using 2.5gb ram vs the 1.6gb on windows 8... now 8.1 is using the same 1.6gb ram without any programs open.

Frick · Jan 30, 2015

Frick said:
I actaully have it downloaded, but I've forgotten to try it. I'll do it this afternoon.

I did try to install it on both a VM and the machine in sig, but no go. I don't remember the problem atm but it was either a UI bug (a button needing pressing but you couldn't do it) or that it just crashed over and over.

Blue-Knight said:
I am running a video encoding, google chrome opened on this page, 5 terminal windows, 2 file manager windows, seeding torrents, downloading a file with wget, and a cool desktop environment. Memory usage: 1020 MB. No swap.

Aren't you the guy who hated Windows because it used avaliable memory instead of not using it?

R-T-B · Jan 30, 2015

Blue-Knight said:
I am running a video encoding, google chrome opened on this page, 5 terminal windows, 2 file manager windows, seeding torrents, downloading a file with wget, and a cool desktop environment. Memory usage: 1020 MB. No swap.

Fun linux fact. Linux does use ram... like a pig actually. Just it uses it intelligently. Don't believe me? Run "free -m" at a console. Almost all your ram will likely be consumed as disk cache. However, that final column shows how much "free" ram you have, by subtracting the disk cache. Microsoft counts disk cache in it's ram usage figures, kinda giving linux an unfair advantage.

Linux has it's benefits, but honestly unless using xfce or something ram conservation in the kernel isn't one of them. It's quite bloated, but what it does right is use that bloat to do things so things feel snappier. I honestly can't fault that.

peche · Jan 30, 2015

i know this is not an OS but, do you remeber it?

Regards,

R-T-B · Jan 31, 2015

Windows has cache release mechanisms as well. I don't think you're getting the point: The platforms count in different ways what is truly "free vs not-free." Some of that ram being reported as used on a low memory usage situation on Windows IS cache. Linux never counts cache. Cache is however, always reclaimable. This puts windows at an artificial disadvantage at "boot-up" fresh memory figures (not utilizing all ram).

And in both OS's, if you push them to their limit, they use almost no disk cache, which is logical.

CjStaal · Sep 13, 2015

MilkyWay said:
Custom ARCH install, although its more of a pain to install than say Mint (debian) or Manjaro (arch based).
I prefer a KDE based distro, although Gnome is much easier to start with since distros based on it seem easier to install.

Same here. Arch with Cinnamon though.

rtwjunkie · Sep 13, 2015

Super XP said:
As long as it has the start menu and the ability to disable the Windows 8 interface.

I prefer W8.1 in combo with Start 8. Having all three OS in the house right now, W10 has nothing on W8.1 except for Direct X12, which doesn't mattter right now.

I waited an entire year from release to leave 7 behind and go 8.1 on my main rig, and it's probably the best OS that MS ever released.

You'll find that W10 still has the Start screen, but built into the start menu so it doesn't control your whole screen. So far, I find it usable but am not totally impressed. It feels like W8.2 more than anything.

System Name	RiseZEN Gaming PC
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Motherboard	Asus ROG Strix X570-E Gaming ATX Motherboard
Cooling	Corsair H115i Elite Capellix AIO, 280mm Radiator, Dual RGB 140mm ML Series PWM Fans
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Mouse	Razer Death-Adder + Viper 8K HZ Ambidextrous Gaming Mouse - Ergonomic Left Hand Edition
Keyboard	Logitech G910 Orion Spectrum RGB Gaming Keyboard
Software	Windows 11 Pro - 64-Bit Edition
Benchmark Scores	I'm the Doctor, Doctor Who. The Definition of Gaming is PC Gaming...

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Memory	16GB - 8G
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Storage	SSD
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System Name	RiseZEN Gaming PC
Processor	AMD Ryzen 7 5800X @ Auto
Motherboard	Asus ROG Strix X570-E Gaming ATX Motherboard
Cooling	Corsair H115i Elite Capellix AIO, 280mm Radiator, Dual RGB 140mm ML Series PWM Fans
Memory	G.Skill TridentZ 64GB (4 x 16GB) DDR4 3200
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Storage	Corsair Force MP500 480GB M.2 & MP510 480GB M.2 - 2 x WD_BLACK 1TB SN850X NVMe 1TB
Display(s)	ASUS ROG Strix 34” XG349C 180Hz 1440p + Asus ROG 27" MG278Q 144Hz WQHD 1440p
Case	Corsair Obsidian Series 450D Gaming Case
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Power Supply	Corsair RM750x Power Supply
Mouse	Razer Death-Adder + Viper 8K HZ Ambidextrous Gaming Mouse - Ergonomic Left Hand Edition
Keyboard	Logitech G910 Orion Spectrum RGB Gaming Keyboard
Software	Windows 11 Pro - 64-Bit Edition
Benchmark Scores	I'm the Doctor, Doctor Who. The Definition of Gaming is PC Gaming...

System Name	Pioneer
Processor	Ryzen R9 7950X
Motherboard	GIGABYTE Aorus Elite X670 AX
Cooling	Noctua NH-D15 + A whole lotta Sunon and Corsair Maglev blower fans...
Memory	64GB (4x 16GB) G.Skill Flare X5 @ DDR5-6000 CL30
Video Card(s)	XFX RX 7900 XTX Speedster Merc 310
Storage	2x Crucial P5 Plus 2TB PCIe 4.0 NVMe SSDs
Display(s)	55" LG 55" B9 OLED 4K Display
Case	Thermaltake Core X31
Audio Device(s)	TOSLINK->Schiit Modi MB->Asgard 2 DAC Amp->AKG Pro K712 Headphones or HDMI->B9 OLED
Power Supply	FSP Hydro Ti Pro 850W
Mouse	Logitech G305 Lightspeed Wireless
Keyboard	WASD Code v3 with Cherry Green keyswitches + PBT DS keycaps
Software	Gentoo Linux x64

System Name	micropage7
Processor	Intel Xeon X3470
Motherboard	Gigabyte Technology Co. Ltd. P55A-UD3R (Socket 1156)
Cooling	Enermax ETS-T40F
Memory	Samsung 8.00GB Dual-Channel DDR3
Video Card(s)	NVIDIA Quadro FX 1800
Storage	V-GEN03AS18EU120GB, Seagate 2 x 1TB and Seagate 4TB
Display(s)	Samsung 21 inch LCD Wide Screen
Case	Icute Super 18
Audio Device(s)	Auzentech X-Fi Forte
Power Supply	Silverstone 600 Watt
Mouse	Logitech G502
Keyboard	Sades Excalibur + Taihao keycaps
Software	Win 7 64-bit
Benchmark Scores	Classified

Which OS you prefer

Super XP

Dbiggs9

Rubenh

New Member

Super XP

R-T-B

micropage7

Super XP

xvi

Super XP

Peter1986C

R-T-B

erocker

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T.R.

Peter1986C

FireFox

The Power Of Intel

R-T-B

Hysteriia95

New Member

Schmuckley

Trompochi

Frick

Fishfaced Nincompoop

R-T-B

peche

Thermaltake fanboy

R-T-B

CjStaal

rtwjunkie

PC Gaming Enthusiast

System Name	Rainbow
Processor	Intel Core i7 8700k
Motherboard	MSI MPG Z390M GAMING EDGE AC
Cooling	Corsair H115i, 2x Noctua NF-A14 industrialPPC-3000 PWM
Memory	G. Skill TridentZ RGB 4x8GB (F4-3600C16Q-32GTZR)
Video Card(s)	ZOTAC GeForce RTX 3090 Trinity
Storage	2x Samsung 950 Pro 256GB \| 2xHGST Deskstar 4TB 7.2K
Display(s)	Samsung C27HG70
Case	Xigmatek Aquila
Power Supply	Seasonic 760W SS-760XP
Mouse	Razer Deathadder 2013
Keyboard	Corsair Vengeance K95
Software	Windows 10 Pro
Benchmark Scores	4 trillion points in GmailMark, over 144 FPS 2K Facebook Scrolling (Extreme Quality preset)

System Name	desktop \| Odroid N2+ \|
Processor	AMD Ryzen 5 3600 \| Amlogic S922X \|
Motherboard	Gigabyte B550M DS3H \|Odroid N2+ \|
Cooling	Inter-Tech Argus SU-200, 3x Arctic P12 case fans \| stock heatsink + fan \|
Memory	Gskill Aegis DDR4 32GB \| 4 GB DDR4 \|
Video Card(s)	Sapphire Pulse RX 6600 (8GB) \| Arm Mali G52 \|
Storage	SK Hynix SSD 240GB, Samsung 840 EVO 250 GB, Toshiba DT01ACA100 1T \| Samsung 850 Evo 500GB \|
Display(s)	AOC G2260VWQ6 \| LG 24MT57D \|
Case	Asus Prime 201 \| Stock case (black version) \|
Audio Device(s)	integrated
Power Supply	BeQuiet! Pure Power 11 400W \| 12v barrel jack \|
Mouse	Logitech G500 \|Steelseries Rival 300
Keyboard	Qpad MK-50 (Cherry MX brown)\| Blaze Keyboard
Software	Windows 10, Various Linux distros \| Gentoo Linux

Processor	AMD Ryzen 7 7800X3D
Motherboard	ASUS TUF x670e
Cooling	EK AIO 360. Phantek T30 fans.
Memory	32GB G.Skill 6000Mhz
Video Card(s)	Asus RTX 4090
Storage	WD m.2
Display(s)	LG C2 Evo OLED 42"
Case	Lian Li PC 011 Dynamic Evo
Audio Device(s)	Topping E70 DAC, SMSL SP200 Headphone Amp.
Power Supply	FSP Hydro Ti PRO 1000W
Mouse	Razer Basilisk V3 Pro
Keyboard	Tester84
Software	Windows 11

Processor	Intel Xeon E5-2651 v2
Motherboard	ASRock Rack EPC602D8A
Cooling	Scythe APSALUS4 120
Memory	8 × Micron MT18KDF1G72PZ-1G6E1
Video Card(s)	2 × AMD FirePro W7000
Storage	2 × Western Digital Ultrastar DC HC320
Display(s)	Asus VS239H-P
Case	Abee SME-EZ500-SV
Audio Device(s)	Audio-Technica ATH-SX1a
Power Supply	FSP Hydro GE HGE850
Keyboard	Corsair K83
Software	Ubuntu Desktop

Processor	Intel i7 10700K
Motherboard	Asus ROG Maximus XII Hero
Cooling	2x Black Ice Nemesis GTX 480 - 1x Black Ice Nemesis GTX 420 - D5 VPP655P - 13x Corsair LL120 - LL140
Memory	32GB G.SKILL Trident Z RGB 3600Hz
Video Card(s)	EVGA GEFORCE RTX 3080 XC3 Ultra
Storage	Samsung 970 EVO PLUS 500GB/1TB - WD Blue SN550 1TB - 2 X WD Blue 1TB - 3 X WD Black 1TB
Display(s)	Asus ROG PG278QR 2560x1440 144Hz (Overclocked 165Hz )/ Samsung
Case	Corsair Obsidian 1000D
Audio Device(s)	I prefer Gaming-Headset
Power Supply	Enermax MaxTytan 1250W 80+ Titanium
Mouse	Logitech G502 spectrum
Keyboard	Virtuis Advanced Gaming Keyboard ( Batboard )
Software	Windows 10 Enterprise/Windows 10 Pro/Windows 11 Pro
Benchmark Scores	My PC runs FiFA

System Name	Some computer stuff
Processor	Mostly Intel or AMD
Motherboard	ATX or mATX
Cooling	Bong Cooler
Memory	DDR2-4
Video Card(s)	A few
Storage	Plenty Platters or SSDs or USBs
Display(s)	Samsung 23"
Case	5 on the floor
Audio Device(s)	There's one for my M7 Gene, Oh I have 3-4 PCI 5.1 ones.Sabrent! lol
Power Supply	750-1000W
Mouse	cheap
Keyboard	Used ps2 from garage sales
Software	Yeah
Benchmark Scores	http://hwbot.org/user/schmuckley/#Hardware_Library http://valid.canardpc.com/rbjpbg

System Name	LongBoi
Processor	Ryzen 5950X
Motherboard	Gigabyte X570S Aorus Master
Cooling	EK 360mm AIO D-RGB
Memory	4x8gb Corsair Vengeance RGB Pro (CMW32GX4M4D3600C16)
Video Card(s)	Asus Strix RTX 2080 Ti OC
Storage	2x WD Black (SN850X 2TB(OS), SN770 2TB), 2x Seagate HDDs (2TB+3TB)
Display(s)	Asus TUF VG27AQ
Case	Lian Li O11 Dynamic Evo
Audio Device(s)	Nani!?
Power Supply	EVGA Supernova P6 1000w
Mouse	Logitech G502 Hero
Keyboard	Redragon K556
VR HMD	VR is BS.
Software	Windows 11 Pro (2H23)

System Name	Black MC in Tokyo
Processor	Ryzen 5 5600
Motherboard	Asrock B450M-HDV
Cooling	Be Quiet! Pure Rock 2
Memory	2 x 16GB Kingston Fury 3400mhz
Video Card(s)	XFX 6950XT Speedster MERC 319
Storage	Kingston A400 240GB \| WD Black SN750 2TB \|WD Blue 1TB x 2 \| Toshiba P300 2TB \| Seagate Expansion 8TB
Display(s)	Samsung U32J590U 4K + BenQ GL2450HT 1080p
Case	Fractal Design Define R4
Audio Device(s)	Line6 UX1 + some headphones, Nektar SE61 keyboard
Power Supply	Corsair RM850x v3
Mouse	Logitech G602
Keyboard	Cherry MX Board 1.0 TKL Brown
VR HMD	Acer Mixed Reality Headset
Software	Windows 10 Pro
Benchmark Scores	Rimworld 4K ready!

System Name	Athenna
Processor	intel i7 3770 Dellided
Motherboard	GIGABYTE GA-Z68X-UD3H-B3 Rev. 1.1
Cooling	Thermaltake Water 3.0 Pro + Tt Riing12 x2 / Tt ThunderBlade / Gelid Slim 120UV fans
Memory	16GB DRR3 Kingoston with Custom Tt spreaders + HyperX Fan
Video Card(s)	GeForce GTX 980 4GB Nvidia Sample
Storage	Crucial M4 SSD 64GB's / Seagate Barracuda 2TB / Seagate Barracuda 320GB's
Display(s)	22" LG FLATRON 1920 x 1280p
Case	Thermaltake Commander G42 Window
Audio Device(s)	On-board Dolby 5.1+ Kingston HyperX Cloud 1
Power Supply	Themaltake TR2 700W 80plus bronce & APC Pro backup 1000Va
Mouse	Tt eSports Level 10M Rev 1.0 Diamond Black & Tt Conkor "L" mouse pad
Keyboard	Tt eSports KNUCKER
Software	windows 10x64Pro
Benchmark Scores	well I've fried a 775' P4 12 years ago, that counts?

System Name	Current rig
Processor	i9-9900k
Motherboard	Z390 Aorus Xtreme
Cooling	Corsair h150i Pro
Memory	32GB Ripjaws V 3200
Video Card(s)	Asus 2090 ti Strix
Storage	Samsung 970 Pro 1tb
Display(s)	Alienware aw3418dw
Case	Thermaltake View 91
Power Supply	seasonic 1kw

System Name	Bayou Phantom
Processor	Core i7-8700k 4.4Ghz @ 1.18v
Motherboard	ASRock Z390 Phantom Gaming 6
Cooling	All air: 2x140mm Fractal exhaust; 3x 140mm Cougar Intake; Enermax T40F Black CPU cooler
Memory	2x 16GB Mushkin Redline DDR-4 3200
Video Card(s)	EVGA RTX 2080 Ti Xc
Storage	1x 500 MX500 SSD; 2x 6TB WD Black; 1x 4TB WD Black; 1x400GB VelRptr; 1x 4TB WD Blue storage (eSATA)
Display(s)	HP 27q 27" IPS @ 2560 x 1440
Case	Fractal Design Define R4 Black w/Titanium front -windowed
Audio Device(s)	Soundblaster Z
Power Supply	Seasonic X-850
Mouse	Coolermaster Sentinel III (large palm grip!)
Keyboard	Logitech G610 Orion mechanical (Cherry Brown switches)
Software	Windows 10 Pro 64-bit (Start10 & Fences 3.0 installed)