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Hi,
I'm not sure this the right place :/. But what OS do people in general use and would you recommend upgrading to Win 8.1?
Right now Im running win 7 64 bit. Im just scared of going to win 8.1 and having it make things behave badly (I have a very high distrust of Microsoft :)).
Is anyone who is using it have problems with stability and/or driver compatibility? And is it actually worth the upgrade, will my games get speed improvements out of an upgrade?
What would your motivation be to upgrade to Win 8.1?
Currently there is no pressing need for me to upgrade. I was wondering if there are any benefits aside from having the latest stuff.
I've not heard of anybody with driver and stability issues on 8.1 but performance wise it is highly unlikely that you will notice any difference (good or bad).
That said, my next build will run Windows 8.1 simply because it is the current version of windows and you are pretty much guaranteed that the newest versions of drivers, DirectX, Mantle etc will be compatible with it. I won't bother upgrading my old PC to from Windows 7 to 8.1, though, because I don't believe there is enough performance incentive to justify the cost and effort. This is also my recommendation to you: Unless Microsoft runs another $15 upgrade special, don't bother. Next time you buy a PC you can consider it, but not as an upgrade on your current PC.
I also have a question that is semi-relevant here: When building a new PC, what is the cheapest (legal) and easiest way to get Windows 8.1 installed on it?
You have no need to upgrade to windows 8.xx if you are running Windows 7 x64, and it's not worth it either.. in my experience I tried windows8.1 out, hardly had it on my pc for 20min and UPGRADED back to windows 7.
Give it a few more months some issues with it so far but noting too bad just I really hate trying to find anything in 8.1. I know pooky has had problems with corsair headset.
i believe thats downgraded back to windows 7.Quote:
Originally Posted by blaaislaai
oh and Triple boot FTW, Ubuntu, XP (for all those oldies that only work on there) & 7
I'd stay on 7, I absolutely hate working on Windows 8... :/
Windows 8 felt like a major downgrade for me, terrible actually.Quote:
Originally Posted by Dohc-WP
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Originally Posted by Isengard
Agreed
I believe his point flew right over your head. :pQuote:
Originally Posted by Dohc-WP
OP, if you're on Win7 64bit, there's really no need to upgrade at the moment. Win 8.1 probably won't be problematic, but there really is no point in upgrading.
Heh. A guy in my office maintains the move from 8.1 to 7 was an upgrade.Quote:
Originally Posted by Dohc-WP
We have dual graphic card Dell laptops...their Win8.1 drivers kills the machine, forcing a safe mode prompt to remove the AMD drivers.
Windows 8.1 is crap but I must admit, it is alot faster than windows 7 and there are benchmarks to prove it, it's not much and not enough to change from win7 to win8.
More or less 1-3 FPS difference in games between Windows 8 and Windows 7
The thing that still bother me about Win 8 is the interface, I've been using it on my work laptop and I hate it, it feels like a butchered user interface. That imho, I know a lot of ppl like it, but I dont. The start button added in the Win 8.1 upgrade....what button, just drew a block and added 4 more options.
I know you get custom start buttons, but thats beside the point.
I've seen the few fps increase in Win 8, but I'll gladly sacrifice that for just being able to have Win 7 installed.
Windows 8.1 + Classic Shell = Windows 7 look with windows 8 speed
Nuff Said.
AlphaJohn, I have this thing against messing with my OS. I've learned years ago, after trying to make my OS look "pretty" with all kinds of skins and what nots. Dont do it, I keep my OS as unmodified as possible. It saves me from loads of hassles. I know changing something simple here and there might not seem like a big thing, but sometimes a little thing messes up big, I've learned that personally a few times.
I hate these custom windows installs and UI modifying apps.
I think they are behind many of the issues gamers have and blaming on broken games instead of their own fiddling.