11-02-2012, 10:01 AM
Hi,
Ah okay, that's of course a good argument for Windows 8. But more relevant to this forum than my previous ramblings on the security aspects might be this: Are you sure all the games you enjoy playing work with Windows 8? A quick google search came up with problems for several popular games. Those might get fixed for current games over time, although I have no idea about older games or when this will happen.
This problem might be mitigated with a dual boot install of Windows XP and Windows 8 (this should be possible, I guess?).
OF course, if the 64 bit version is really more expensive (why, Microsoft, oh why?!?), that's something to weigh off against.
-Kylearan
(11-02-2012, 02:50 AM)DeeBye Wrote:(11-01-2012, 06:40 PM)Kylearan Wrote: Getting Windows 7 64-bit would be my recommendation.
The problem with this is that Win 7 64-bit is a LOT more expensive than Windows 8 right now. The cheapest I can find Win 7 is well over $100, or I can Download the 32-bit version of Win 8 for $39.99, or have the 64-bit version of Win 8 shipped to me for $69.99.
Ah okay, that's of course a good argument for Windows 8. But more relevant to this forum than my previous ramblings on the security aspects might be this: Are you sure all the games you enjoy playing work with Windows 8? A quick google search came up with problems for several popular games. Those might get fixed for current games over time, although I have no idea about older games or when this will happen.
This problem might be mitigated with a dual boot install of Windows XP and Windows 8 (this should be possible, I guess?).
Frag Wrote:On the pros vs cons section for 32 vs 64bit, as long as nothing he runs pages more than 3gigs of memory, his system would run a bit slower by the numbers.The slowdown shouldn't really be noticable in practice IMHO. But the 64-bit version would be better prepared for future software that might need more than 3 GB of RAM.
OF course, if the 64 bit version is really more expensive (why, Microsoft, oh why?!?), that's something to weigh off against.
-Kylearan
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