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Lee of the LAN
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Hello fellow techies, so here's what I'm working with; 

  • The computer I use is a mid-2015 macbook pro w/
    • 2.5GHz Intel Core i7
    • 16 GB of DDR3 RAM @ 1600MHz
    • AMD Radeon R9 M370x 2GB (2048 MB)

Here's my dilemma, I am getting into the "tech industry" by going back to school online for a BS in networking, I know a lot of the field is primarily using Windows as the "primary" operating system. So I am considering bootcamping my MBP because it has 500 GB in SSD, is it worth it? If so, what runs better, Windows 7, 8, or 10? And my final question, how do I make a usb stick into a bootable drive to install windows (whatever version) onto my computer in an OS X environment? 

Pls help, I have used windows pretty much forever before I got this computer (in mid 2015) and I am finding that the gaming performance isn't the best in OS X anyways compares to "similar" (I use quotes because my testing/observations are on similarly spec'd by "the numbers"). 

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Accidentally posted before I finished writing LOL
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1 minute ago, Lenovo1984 said:

Is this supposed to be a question?

I accidentally posted before I was finished typing. *Facepalm*

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2 minutes ago, Lee of the LAN said:

I accidentally posted before I was finished typing. *Facepalm*

Ahh, I see. As for your question, I'd partition your drive and use Windows 10. No point in using something older. 

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1 minute ago, jools said:

make it dual bootable as Lenovo suggests , problem solved.....ps I prefer win7  over win10

yeah, that's what I was figuring the best option is. 

Can you shed any light as to why win7 over win10? just a preference? or is it a performance thing? 

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Since you'll be able to use DirectX, definitely. Should help with gaming performance a lot. 

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win 7 is dx11

win 10 is dx 12 , better visuals for gaming (hair tessellation stuff) , downside more mal type spyware for MS and cia

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