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8.1 vs 7 OEM? Which one to pick to a brand new build?

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You get a small performance boost in 8 in some games and you can set it up to work like windows 7. I use classic start and boot directly to desktop. I never even see those stupid blocks. So I would go 8.

same, my desktop has spent like less then 30 mins on the metro screen in the 8 months i have used it

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So I've been using 7 for the past 4 years and I'm building a new system for gaming and photo editing. I'm a photographer so the photo editing part is a biiiig thing on my end. I've heard mixed opinions for windows 8 and now that I'm updating my rig I've come to a crossroad: Should I get windows 7 as an OEM-version and face the truth that I won't be updating my set up without OS update as well or just update to win 8. The one thing that I've really come to hate in 8 is that it didn't have start-button but now that they have it, I don't really know which one to pick. I don't know if this effects the pick but I don't currently have a NAS but as soon as I have the money, it will happen.

 

Opinions would be greatly appreciated. Thanks.

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Windows 8.1 is much fatser, so why not?

And the Metro UI is similar to the original start menu.

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You get a small performance boost in 8 in some games and you can set it up to work like windows 7. I use classic start and boot directly to desktop. I never even see those stupid blocks. So I would go 8.

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win 8 has had a start button since like week 1 :P just not officially added by Microsoft, and win 8.1 is better.

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I would go with Windows 8 just because it will have more support in the future and it is more optimized than Windows 7. There are third party start menus that you can install which should make it a lot better. I personally hate a lot of the changes in Windows 8, but I will be changing over from 7 pretty soon because of the better optimization and will have to just find ways around the things I dislike, like getting a third party start menu for example.

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So I've been using 7 for the past 4 years and I'm building a new system for gaming and photo editing. I'm a photographer so the photo editing part is a biiiig thing on my end. I've heard mixed opinions for windows 8 and now that I'm updating my rig I've come to a crossroad: Should I get windows 7 as an OEM-version and face the truth that I won't be updating my set up without OS update as well or just update to win 8. The one thing that I've really come to hate in 8 is that it didn't have start-button but now that they have it, I don't really know which one to pick. I don't know if this effects the pick but I don't currently have a NAS but as soon as I have the money, it will happen.

 

Opinions would be greatly appreciated. Thanks.

8.1. Better optimized, plus upcoming support for DX12.

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Windows 7 Also has DX12 Support as far as I know

No it does not.  Microsoft said they were dropping support for it a few weeks ago.

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My Setup:

 

Desktop

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CPU: Ryzen 9 3900X  CPU Cooler: Noctua NH-D15  Motherboard: Asus Prime X370-PRO  RAM: 32GB Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 @3200MHz  GPU: EVGA RTX 2080 FTW3 ULTRA (+50 core +400 memory)  Storage: 1050GB Crucial MX300, 1TB Crucial MX500  PSU: EVGA Supernova 750 P2  Chassis: NZXT Noctis 450 White/Blue OS: Windows 10 Professional  Displays: Asus MG279Q FreeSync OC, LG 27GL850-B

 

Main Laptop:

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Laptop: Sager NP 8678-S  CPU: Intel Core i7 6820HK @ 2.7GHz  RAM: 32GB DDR4 @ 2133MHz  GPU: GTX 980m 8GB  Storage: 250GB Samsung 850 EVO M.2 + 1TB Samsung 850 Pro + 1TB 7200RPM HGST HDD  OS: Windows 10 Pro  Chassis: Clevo P670RG  Audio: HyperX Cloud II Gunmetal, Audio Technica ATH-M50s, JBL Creature II

 

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Oh, I should probably stay updated on it, that is a problem :(

They also said that they would not update 7 with new features, and it will be completely dropped around 2020 or something.

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My Setup:

 

Desktop

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CPU: Ryzen 9 3900X  CPU Cooler: Noctua NH-D15  Motherboard: Asus Prime X370-PRO  RAM: 32GB Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 @3200MHz  GPU: EVGA RTX 2080 FTW3 ULTRA (+50 core +400 memory)  Storage: 1050GB Crucial MX300, 1TB Crucial MX500  PSU: EVGA Supernova 750 P2  Chassis: NZXT Noctis 450 White/Blue OS: Windows 10 Professional  Displays: Asus MG279Q FreeSync OC, LG 27GL850-B

 

Main Laptop:

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Laptop: Sager NP 8678-S  CPU: Intel Core i7 6820HK @ 2.7GHz  RAM: 32GB DDR4 @ 2133MHz  GPU: GTX 980m 8GB  Storage: 250GB Samsung 850 EVO M.2 + 1TB Samsung 850 Pro + 1TB 7200RPM HGST HDD  OS: Windows 10 Pro  Chassis: Clevo P670RG  Audio: HyperX Cloud II Gunmetal, Audio Technica ATH-M50s, JBL Creature II

 

Thinkpad T420:

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CPU: i5 2520M  RAM: 8GB DDR3  Storage: 275GB Crucial MX30

 

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You get a small performance boost in 8 in some games and you can set it up to work like windows 7. I use classic start and boot directly to desktop. I never even see those stupid blocks. So I would go 8.

same, my desktop has spent like less then 30 mins on the metro screen in the 8 months i have used it

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So it's settled. Windows 8.1, here I come! Thanks everyone!

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