[cooper56]

So im getting hole new mobo and upgrading my pc drastically. Looks like im forced to buy new OS since i have oem copy of windows 7 so my question is should i for windows 7 or windows 8. I dont really like windows 8 ui but is performance that much better? I heard boot times are faster and some games and stuff runs better overall.

http://www.newegg.ca/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16832116986

or

http://www.newegg.ca/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16832416550

 

[TwoCables]

If you want Windows 8 for its performance but you prefer the Windows 7 interface, then I recommend one of the following (listed in random order):

• http://www.classicshell.net/
• http://www.startisback.com/
• http://www.classicstart8.com/
• http://www.stardock.com/products/start8/

 

[Jim888]

if you play games using Games for Windows Live DONT GO WINDOWS 8 they still do NOT work.

just FYI

 

[Bloodys]

Quote:

Originally Posted by Jim888

if you play games using Games for Windows Live DONT GO WINDOWS 8 they still do NOT work.

just FYI

GFWL does work with windows 8 ....only need to download latest version from homepage.....steam updated GFWL does not work in windows 8

 

[Bloodys]

Windows 8 has incredible fast boot time but the quality of OS feels still unfinished.

There is still some compability problems with software and hardware....need to wait SP1 before i would recommend to use windows 8.

So i would say go for windows 7 for now.

 

[Irthizanovich]

windows 8 is better, it boots faster than 7 and also if you are into gaming, you will see improvements.

 

[lolmont]

Windows 8

 

[wolfeking]

I personally would not recommend windows 8 for gaming at this point. There seems to be a few incompatibilities that need to be fixed.

That aside, it is a brilliant OS when it works. however it is total garbage when it does not work.

 

[cowdenc]

windows 8 has similar performance in game.
that's what i do stick with my old windows7. do the magic tweaking and your set for a "light" a good responding system.
Quote:

http://www.computingunleashed.com/list-of-services-in-windows-7-that-can.html

dont disable the second logon service

 

[markallen1988]

I installed classic shell on the wifey's laptop, and I can confirm it boots to the desktop. I really wasn't too impressed with it, but I'm sure I could get used to it. It isn't much different from W7.

 

[TwoCables]

Quote:

Originally Posted by cowdenc

windows 8 has similar performance in game.
that's what i do stick with my old windows7. do the magic tweaking and your set for a "light" a good responding system.
dont disable the second logon service

I have had Secondary Logon disabled for years without any problems.

I used this guide to help me figure out what I can disable, what I can set to Manual, and what should be left on Automatic:

http://www.blackviper.com/service-configurations/black-vipers-windows-7-service-pack-1-service-configurations/

I simply read about each service, particularly the comments he wrote, and I used what I learned to make my decisions about each service - one by one.

 

[Jim888]

Quote:

Originally Posted by Bloodys

GFWL does work with windows 8 ....only need to download latest version from homepage.....steam updated GFWL does not work in windows 8

Thanks for the distinction...all my gfwl are through steam

 

[CrzyChinook]

i built a brand new ITX and was running Win7 Ultimate with a dual boot of Win8 Pro Media Edition.. because of the gaming factor... this was because most older games would not work cause of the backward compatibly of .NET .. but as of last month jan/feb... windows released a new update for the .NET and now i have yet to find a game that works in my Win7 that doesn't work for Win8... I TOTALLY recommend Win8 now for Games.. i completely uninstalled Win7 and went over to Win8.. Lovin it!

 

[CrzyChinook]

Quote:

Originally Posted by Jim888

Thanks for the distinction...all my gfwl are through steam

isnt it now called GFWM(games for windows marketplace) instead of GFWL(games for windows live)

 

[phenom2]

Quote:

Originally Posted by Bloodys

GFWL does work with windows 8 ....only need to download latest version from homepage.....steam updated GFWL does not work in windows 8

well...I play Dirt3 and it uses GFWL...I let steam download it...and it's perfectly working on Win8 Pro!

Anyway I advice you to switch to Win8! You won't go back! Don't worry about the new interface....you'll get used to it in a while. When using win7 I was thinking to get an utility like that (startmenu8 and so on) after the upgrade....but now I don't need it! Everything is so fast...and I can find all my apps in a new way! Couldn't go back to Win7 now! And my system loads in 5 seconds! Awesome!

 

[sidewu]

I tried several time to switch from windows 8 to windows 7 and I did not like the old 7.

 

[Jim888]

Quote:

Originally Posted by phenom2

well...I play Dirt3 and it uses GFWL...I let steam download it...and it's perfectly working on Win8 Pro!

Anyway I advice you to switch to Win8! You won't go back! Don't worry about the new interface....you'll get used to it in a while. When using win7 I was thinking to get an utility like that (startmenu8 and so on) after the upgrade....but now I don't need it! Everything is so fast...and I can find all my apps in a new way! Couldn't go back to Win7 now! And my system loads in 5 seconds! Awesome!

well I wish mine would...SSF4: AE and Street Fighter X Tekken dont work at all...says its running in task manager but Not even a start screen pops up

ive tired all sorts of recommendations out there to no affect, other than that though I Love my windows 8

 

[rootzreggae]

Quote:

Originally Posted by Jim888

well I wish mine would...SSF4: AE and Street Fighter X Tekken dont work at all...says its running in task manager but Not even a start screen pops up

ive tired all sorts of recommendations out there to no affect, other than that though I Love my windows 8

My SSF4: AE works like a charm, windows 8, have you tried reinstaling GFWL, and then the game itself?

 

[h2spartan]

When I switched from window 7 to 8 I noticed a drop in some benchmark scores....not a huge concern for me as Im a gamer first. At the time I had a 2500k cpu and I remember having a serious drop in my physics score in 3dmark11 when i switched to win 8......win 7 was around 9000 physics score win 8 was around 8000...strangely

As you can tell in my rig I went back to win 7 but now I have a 3770k

 

[sidewu]

Quote:

Originally Posted by h2spartan

When I switched from window 7 to 8 I noticed a drop in some benchmark scores....not a huge concern for me as Im a gamer first. At the time I had a 2500k cpu and I remember having a serious drop in my physics score in 3dmark11 when i switched to win 8......win 7 was around 9000 physics score win 8 was around 8000...strangely

There have been few updates on 3dmark11 for windows 8 since the launch.