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#25 cjloki

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Posted 30 October 2012 - 10:48 AM

CJ, there are couple different options including paid (as mentioned earlier) or free. Various options discuss here;
http://www.overclock...hread-also-club

And here;
http://techmell.com/...ws-7-windows-8/

Programs that make the task simpler;
ViStart
Classic Shell
Startmenu7
Stardock Start8


i went for the classic shell ftw ! ...it's all better now

...so i can get wit dis,,,, or i can get wit dat !!

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Posted 30 October 2012 - 12:02 PM

So how did you guys get Windows 8 for $14.99? Thanks
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Posted 30 October 2012 - 12:11 PM

So how did you guys get Windows 8 for $14.99? Thanks

Windows 8 upgrade offer, any PC bought with Windows 7 installed in 2012 gets a cheaper upgrade to Windows 8 until January 2013, or atleast that's how I understand it

Processor AMD FX-6100 Hex-core, 3.3GHz > Intel Pentium M 2.0GHz Single-core, 2.0GHz

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Motherboard Gigabyte GA-970A-DS3 Socket AM3+ > OEM Latitude D810 Motherboard Socket 479
Storage Seagate Barracuda 2TB SATA 7200.14 > Western Digital 80GB IDE 5400RPM
Power Supply Cooler Master Elite ATX 500W > OEM Dell Power Supply 90W

 

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Posted 30 October 2012 - 12:12 PM

So how did you guys get Windows 8 for $14.99? Thanks

Please see this;
http://forums.overcl...1


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Posted 30 October 2012 - 01:41 PM

Get Media Center add-on for free, If you are running Windows 8 Pro this addes the Media Center functions:


http://windows.micro...8/feature-packs

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#30 cjloki

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Posted 30 October 2012 - 02:16 PM

Get Media Center add-on for free, If you are running Windows 8 Pro this addes the Media Center functions:


http://windows.micro...8/feature-packs

ah darn it ed, now i want a refund...i could use the $10 to buy some starbucks refreshers...

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Posted 30 October 2012 - 03:38 PM

Well I have it installed and things are going well so far. Games are downloading from Origin and Steam. Drivers, settings and Apps all went well. Ran Heaven Benchmark and noticed some improvement there. It is very quick IMO from booting to file transfers. Haven't had any obscure errors or crashes. Using the classic shell app and that is working nicely. Check back later.

Oh yeah and I sent Logitech a not so nice support ticket about not having G930 drivers ready for Windows 8 release.

Edited by InCrYsIs, 30 October 2012 - 03:41 PM.

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Posted 30 October 2012 - 03:49 PM

As far as modern OSes are concerned in my experience the bundled drivers with the OS are pretty much satisfactory for everyday use anyway. Still would be nice to have some certified Windows 8 drivers I suppose. Windows 7 drivers don't work I assume?

Edited by EuroFight, 30 October 2012 - 03:51 PM.

Processor AMD FX-6100 Hex-core, 3.3GHz > Intel Pentium M 2.0GHz Single-core, 2.0GHz

Memory 8GB Corsair Vengeance DDR3 1600MHz > Hyinx 1.5GB DDR2 667MHz
Graphics Radeon HD7770 + Radeon HD5570 > ATi Mobility Radeon X600 400MHz Core
Motherboard Gigabyte GA-970A-DS3 Socket AM3+ > OEM Latitude D810 Motherboard Socket 479
Storage Seagate Barracuda 2TB SATA 7200.14 > Western Digital 80GB IDE 5400RPM
Power Supply Cooler Master Elite ATX 500W > OEM Dell Power Supply 90W

 

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Posted 30 October 2012 - 03:58 PM

As far as modern OSes are concerned in my experience the bundled drivers with the OS are pretty much satisfactory for everyday use anyway. Still would be nice to have some certified Windows 8 drivers I suppose. Windows 7 drivers don't work I assume?


After reading around sometimes they do and sometimes they don't. Some have ended in reinstalling OS. I have a backup pair of creatives that plug into sound card. I will show patience.

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Posted 30 October 2012 - 06:25 PM

Get Media Center add-on for free, If you are running Windows 8 Pro this addes the Media Center functions:
http://windows.micro...8/feature-packs

Really nice find CE. Thank you!
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Posted 30 October 2012 - 06:32 PM

Well I have it installed and things are going well so far. Games are downloading from Origin and Steam. Drivers, settings and Apps all went well. Ran Heaven Benchmark and noticed some improvement there. It is very quick IMO from booting to file transfers. Haven't had any obscure errors or crashes. Using the classic shell app and that is working nicely. Check back later.

Oh yeah and I sent Logitech a not so nice support ticket about not having G930 drivers ready for Windows 8 release.

I had a memory crash this morning, prolly due to these gskill pis"s being barely stable anyways, but everything else is basically ok...I went ahead and did a total clean install too just to start with a clean slate...back to win 8 specs...

#1) ASUS F2A85-V PRO+AMD 5800k@4.7ghz,Corsair H100,20gb Cru Ballistix ddr3 1600@1866,xfx7970 Black, 2x128gb vertex4's raid0,2x600gb WD velociraptors,Sony OptiarcDVD rw,Antec1200 Full tower,Coolmax cug-950,w8pro64, gaming

#2) ASUS rampage formula+qx9770@4ghz, Corsair h100, 4gb ocz 1200, twin cav black 500's raid/0, CF 2x6870, corsair 750, custom DIY coolermaster glite mid tower, Sony OptiarcDVD, w7pro64, main office/server/gamin

#3) Gigabyte p55ud5+I-7 875k@2.93turbo, 4g gskill PIS 2200, nvidia gt520, corsair h50, samsung f3 1tb, lg supermultiDVD, coolermaster 500w psu, raidmax sieran, win8pro64 clone, strictly folding 15k-30k ppd 

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Posted 30 October 2012 - 07:17 PM

Make Steam Look Prettier on Windows 8

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Gaming || Intel i7 3770K || Gigabyte Z68X-UD3H-B3 || G.Skill 2x 4GB || EVGA GTX 680 2GB || Corsair TX750 V2 ||

|| 3x Dell UltraSharp U2312HM || Corsair Vengeance K90 || Logitech G500 || Panasonic RP-HTF600 ||

HTPC || Intel Celeron G530 || Gigabyte Z68MA-D2H-B3 || G.Skill 4GB || CM Elite 460W ||

NAS || Intel Pentium G630 || Gigabyte Z68MA-D2H-B3 || G.Skill 16GB || Corsair CX430 || 12TB Storage ||

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