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also if it helps the laptop is sh*t but the desktop has ssd and r9 290 and 16gb ram so yeah speed

 

With that much power I'd suggest Windows 7, but I'm slightly bias because I have an irrational hate for the Metro interface.

 

Even though Windows 8 is better in most cases.

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So I have both a laptop and am in the middle of building a desktop and have a key to both win 8 and win7, which should go on which do you reckon?

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Laptop -- Windows 7

Desktop -- Windows 8

 

Some will disagree, but I have seen slight performance increases with Windows 8 for gaming as opposed to Windows 7.

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Windows 8.1

That doesn't answer his question, read OP again.

Main Rig: CPU: AMD Ryzen 7 5800X | RAM: 32GB (2x16GB) KLEVV CRAS XR RGB DDR4-3600 | Motherboard: Gigabyte B550I AORUS PRO AX | Storage: 512GB SKHynix PC401, 1TB Samsung 970 EVO Plus, 2x Micron 1100 256GB SATA SSDs | GPU: EVGA RTX 3080 FTW3 Ultra 10GB | Cooling: ThermalTake Floe 280mm w/ be quiet! Pure Wings 3 | Case: Sliger SM580 (Black) | PSU: Lian Li SP 850W

 

Server: CPU: AMD Ryzen 3 3100 | RAM: 32GB (2x16GB) Crucial DDR4 Pro | Motherboard: ASUS PRIME B550-PLUS AC-HES | Storage: 128GB Samsung PM961, 4TB Seagate IronWolf | GPU: AMD FirePro WX 3100 | Cooling: EK-AIO Elite 360 D-RGB | Case: Corsair 5000D Airflow (White) | PSU: Seasonic Focus GM-850

 

Miscellaneous: Dell Optiplex 7060 Micro (i5-8500T/16GB/512GB), Lenovo ThinkCentre M715q Tiny (R5 2400GE/16GB/256GB), Dell Optiplex 7040 SFF (i5-6400/8GB/128GB)

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Well, Windows 8 runs better and boots quicker, I believe. But, I prefer the Windows 7 because it just works and that's what I want. I don't want to have to change settings to get rid of that dual Desktop/Metro thing.

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Well, Windows 8 runs better and boots quicker, I believe. But, I prefer the Windows 7 because it just works and that's what I want. I don't want to have to change settings to get rid of that dual Desktop/Metro thing.

Interestingly enough, my Windows 8.1 boots directly to desktop, even though I never set it to.

Main Rig: CPU: AMD Ryzen 7 5800X | RAM: 32GB (2x16GB) KLEVV CRAS XR RGB DDR4-3600 | Motherboard: Gigabyte B550I AORUS PRO AX | Storage: 512GB SKHynix PC401, 1TB Samsung 970 EVO Plus, 2x Micron 1100 256GB SATA SSDs | GPU: EVGA RTX 3080 FTW3 Ultra 10GB | Cooling: ThermalTake Floe 280mm w/ be quiet! Pure Wings 3 | Case: Sliger SM580 (Black) | PSU: Lian Li SP 850W

 

Server: CPU: AMD Ryzen 3 3100 | RAM: 32GB (2x16GB) Crucial DDR4 Pro | Motherboard: ASUS PRIME B550-PLUS AC-HES | Storage: 128GB Samsung PM961, 4TB Seagate IronWolf | GPU: AMD FirePro WX 3100 | Cooling: EK-AIO Elite 360 D-RGB | Case: Corsair 5000D Airflow (White) | PSU: Seasonic Focus GM-850

 

Miscellaneous: Dell Optiplex 7060 Micro (i5-8500T/16GB/512GB), Lenovo ThinkCentre M715q Tiny (R5 2400GE/16GB/256GB), Dell Optiplex 7040 SFF (i5-6400/8GB/128GB)

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Go for Win 8.

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Purpose: Gaming

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System 2:

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Purpose - NAS/Virtualization

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Laptop: Lenovo Essentials B490

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Purpose: Server - HP ProLiant DL360 Gen5

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That doesn't answer his question, read OP again.

You can install windows 8 and then  update it to windows 8.1

My answer was 8.1, because I wouldn't recommend any of the choices he mentioned-

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Interestingly enough, my Windows 8.1 boots directly to desktop, even though I never set it to.

 

Ah, interesting. I think that it does that if there is just a single non-password protected account. Windows 8 is better than Windows 7 in most cases, but I know Windows 7 well and I'm too much of a lazy oaf to try and use Windows 8. I <3 Start buttons.

"How hard can it be?" - Jeremy Clarkson

"Speed has never killed anyone. Suddenly becoming stationary, that's what gets you." - Jeremy Clarkson

 

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You can install windows 8 and then  update it to windows 8.1

My answer was 8.1, because I wouldn't recommend any of the choices he mentioned-

It still doesn't answer his question. He has a single copy of Windows 7 and Windows 8. Of course, he would end up upgrading his Windows 8 to 8.1, but your answer doesn't satisfy the question in any quantity.

 

So I have both a laptop and am in the middle of building a desktop and have a key to both win 8 and win7, which should go on which do you reckon?

Main Rig: CPU: AMD Ryzen 7 5800X | RAM: 32GB (2x16GB) KLEVV CRAS XR RGB DDR4-3600 | Motherboard: Gigabyte B550I AORUS PRO AX | Storage: 512GB SKHynix PC401, 1TB Samsung 970 EVO Plus, 2x Micron 1100 256GB SATA SSDs | GPU: EVGA RTX 3080 FTW3 Ultra 10GB | Cooling: ThermalTake Floe 280mm w/ be quiet! Pure Wings 3 | Case: Sliger SM580 (Black) | PSU: Lian Li SP 850W

 

Server: CPU: AMD Ryzen 3 3100 | RAM: 32GB (2x16GB) Crucial DDR4 Pro | Motherboard: ASUS PRIME B550-PLUS AC-HES | Storage: 128GB Samsung PM961, 4TB Seagate IronWolf | GPU: AMD FirePro WX 3100 | Cooling: EK-AIO Elite 360 D-RGB | Case: Corsair 5000D Airflow (White) | PSU: Seasonic Focus GM-850

 

Miscellaneous: Dell Optiplex 7060 Micro (i5-8500T/16GB/512GB), Lenovo ThinkCentre M715q Tiny (R5 2400GE/16GB/256GB), Dell Optiplex 7040 SFF (i5-6400/8GB/128GB)

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also if it helps the laptop is sh*t but the desktop has ssd and r9 290 and 16gb ram so yeah speed

Pentium G3258 @ 4.2GHz | Asus R9 290 | MSI Z97s SLI Plus | 2x4GB Crucial Ballistix Tactical Tracer 1600MHZ | Cooler Master Hyper 212 Evo | 250GB 840 Evo |Evga Supernova 750W | Win 7 Home Premium | Corsair Obsidian 800D |

i5-2450M @ 2.50 GHz | 8GB RAM | 500GB 5400rpm HDD | Nvidia gt630m | Win 8.1 Pro |

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also if it helps the laptop is sh*t but the desktop has ssd and r9 290 and 16gb ram so yeah speed

 

With that much power I'd suggest Windows 7, but I'm slightly bias because I have an irrational hate for the Metro interface.

 

Even though Windows 8 is better in most cases.

"How hard can it be?" - Jeremy Clarkson

"Speed has never killed anyone. Suddenly becoming stationary, that's what gets you." - Jeremy Clarkson

 

"There's an old saying that God exists in your search for him. I just want you to understand that I ain't looking." - Leslie Nielsen

 

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yeah i'll probs go 8 for laptop due to less power and 7 for desktop, cheers or the help guys   :D

Pentium G3258 @ 4.2GHz | Asus R9 290 | MSI Z97s SLI Plus | 2x4GB Crucial Ballistix Tactical Tracer 1600MHZ | Cooler Master Hyper 212 Evo | 250GB 840 Evo |Evga Supernova 750W | Win 7 Home Premium | Corsair Obsidian 800D |

i5-2450M @ 2.50 GHz | 8GB RAM | 500GB 5400rpm HDD | Nvidia gt630m | Win 8.1 Pro |

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Either will do the job fine, but the Metro on Win8 is a bugger. You can kind of get rid of it, using Classic Shell i've heard.

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