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  1. Horse_in_Pita_Bread
    So I wanted to update that the downgrade went mostly OK, everything is working well, most win10 drivers from ASUS website worked also on 8.1 and those who don't, which was only " Intel® Dynamic Platform and Thermal Framework Drive" I chose some other random laptop model that had this under 8.1 in the driver download page and installed it, and everything is running great and updates are installing properly F*ck Win10! The only thing that really annoys me in this laptop is that there's no "end" key. I will have to rebind it to some other key.
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    I know about the Skylake/Kaby lake patch, but I'm more worried about other pieces of dedicated laptop hardware working properly. Stuff like the webcam, touchpad, sound card, wireless network and bluetooth, etc. etc.
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    I have a win8.1 ultimate key, any links you can post to get everything working?
  4. Horse_in_Pita_Bread
    I heard there was a patch that allows windows 8.1 to run on Kaby Lake processors. What I don't like about Win10: Looks and feels (easily tweaked, but takes time). Tons of registry tweaks to make to get rid of all telemetry and MS spying BS. No manual control over windows update to decide which updates to install. Can't uninstall Edge and Cortana. Way worse control over the general system setting. No bitlocker. Notification center. Generally way less transparency to the user than 8.1. So yeah, it might be possible to get Win10 to run the way I want it too, but is it worth it to spend hours rather than make a clean install? Also my Win8.1 is ultimate edition while the Win10 is home edition.
  5. Horse_in_Pita_Bread
    Hello, I recently purchased an Asus ROG laptop GL502VSK. It came with Windows 10 Home. After spending several hours getting rid of bloatware and configuring the OS I had enough. I can't stand Windows 10 and I would like to downgrade back to 8.1 which is the OS I run on my desktop and old laptop. Will I lose any hardware related functionality from the downgrade? How can gather all the drivers before I swap or format the harddrive (I haven't decided if I'm going to format or use the opportunity to get a bigger SSD) to make the transition smoother and make sure everything works on windows 8.1? Any advice is appreciated! HIPB
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    If you're broke, I recommend you check Ebay/Craig's list, I saw used Corsair RM850 for less than the price of the new XFX and antech someone linked here.
  7. Horse_in_Pita_Bread
    As I said, if he enjoys spending money on things that actually don't give any benefit for their intended use, I have here a magical, unicorn-piss plated USB cable I'll be willing to part from for only 1000 dollars. Just because you can afford to spend 4000$ doesn't mean you have to spend 4000$
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    This build is a complete overkill What good is X99 5960X if all he wants is to play games on ultra at 1440p? Even one 980 Ti is enough. You know what, if the OP doesn't mind throwing money around, I'll build a system that can do all he wanted for 1500 dollars less and he can give me the rest if he dislikes his money so much.
  9. Horse_in_Pita_Bread
    The time it would make sense to buy 4K will be 1-2 years from now. You're really not missing anything if you wait. Till then for 95% of the people 1080p/1440p is enough.
  10. Horse_in_Pita_Bread
    and if you add black+white combinations: https://uk.pcpartpicker.com/parts/motherboard/#l=2,1000&h=2,8&C=21,85
  11. Horse_in_Pita_Bread
    What generation Intel i5? What chipset? https://uk.pcpartpicker.com/parts/motherboard/#l=2,1000&h=2,8&C=85
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    I'm a designer. 90% of the annoying parts of my job machines could do, and actually do in the places smart enough to invest in them, because the initial costs are huge, and hiring students and fresh graduates is cheap. The fun 10% of my job maybe Watson can do, but so far not so well as a human. In theory some AI 10-20 years from now will maybe be able to do it. The unemployment in my field is any way very high, so I feel fortunate I even have a job.
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    Which country do you live in? Probably go for a Korean 1440p IPS panel and overclock it, if they are available where you live. There's a new generation of high refresh IPS panels, but it will take few years to reach that price.
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    At least on my pc youtube doesn't prevent idling and sleep mode. Try.
  15. Horse_in_Pita_Bread
    Change the power option so it goes to sleep after 2 hours. Very simple. If it's first gen i5 it's anyway going to die soon.
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