If your only going to browse the web and maybe "very" limited gaming then yea :p
On Mon, May 2, 2011 at 2:32 AM, Shiny <[email protected]> wrote: > Should I choose Google Chrome OS over Windows 8? :P > > On May 1, 10:37 pm, Espionage724 <[email protected]> wrote: > > The best features I like are the Hybrid Boot and the Software-Rendered > Aero. > > > > Hmm that is weird Firefox didn't work for you. I actually have to use > > Firefox only because Chrome doesn't work "properly" (flash doesn't play > > audio). But Firefox does crash a good bit for me, but works. > > > > I'm "obtaining" build 7959 now which is x64 server, in theory, Hybrid > Boot + > > UEFI boot = insanely fast booting :) > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > On Mon, May 2, 2011 at 12:03 AM, UncleFerassi <[email protected]> > wrote: > > > Dualbooted Win 8 on my gaming desktop. Experiences are as followed: > > > 1.Most programs worked as long compatibility mode with windows 7 is > > > enabled. > > > 2. I installed my graphic drivers by running it in compatibility mode. > > > 3. Firefox doesn't work :( > > > > > Thoughts: > > > Pretty good lol. There is a revamped pattern login and task manager > > > and I can notice performance differences and bootup and shutdown > > > speeds even though this is a dev build. > > > > > On May 1, 7:03 pm, Espionage724 <[email protected]> wrote: > > > > On the 7955 build I'm not too sure. My 3100 (not X3100) didn't have a > > > driver > > > > after install and I didn't bother trying to get one yet. > > > > > > My Radeon HD 3200 came with some "Engineering Sample" driver and I > can't > > > use > > > > XP or 7 video drivers. > > > > > > If I heard correctly, versions below 7955 of Win8 will let you do > Win7 > > > video > > > > drivers. But as for my Radeon HD 3200, D3D9 and D3D10 worked fine, > just > > > very > > > > little to no OpenGL support (I can try to live without Minecraft for > a > > > > little while). > > > > > > On Sun, May 1, 2011 at 9:51 PM, Abhishek Indoria > > > > <[email protected]>wrote: > > > > > > > Wait, Will 9xx drivers support Win8? > > > > > > > On Mon, May 2, 2011 at 5:25 AM, Espionage724 < > [email protected] > > > >wrote: > > > > > > >> My main and only reason that I might not be able to stay on Win8 > is.. > > > > >> Minecraft :P > > > > > > >> I can't install my actual graphics driver, which is only really > needed > > > for > > > > >> OpenGL, and Minecraft NEEDS OpenGL to function (can't run in > software > > > mode > > > > >> nooo) and my actual graphics driver causes the black screen of > death > > > :/ > > > > > > >> On Sun, May 1, 2011 at 5:42 PM, Shiny <[email protected]> wrote: > > > > > > >>> Windows 8 will have a better boost speed thats for sure and > here's > > > the > > > > >>> list of features > > > > > > >>> Revamped Task Manager > > > > >>> Managing running applications—and being able to quickly kill > > > resource- > > > > >>> hogging tasks—is even more critical on mobile devices than it is > on > > > > >>> gaming rigs. The reconfigured tool, renamed Modern Windows Task > > > > >>> Manager, will give you a single window from which to spot and > kill > > > the > > > > >>> processes that are slowing down your system by combining the > Resource > > > > >>> Monitor and the Task Manager together. It also includes > tap-friendly > > > > >>> kill buttons for tablet users. > > > > > > >>> Immersive Browser > > > > >>> Some leaked screenshots from the Windows 8 alpha show a simple, > full- > > > > >>> screen browser that looks identical to the Metro browser included > in > > > > >>> Windows Phone 7, complete with a mosaic of little blocks for > > > favorites > > > > >>> and such. Once again, strong evidence that Microsoft is betting > big > > > on > > > > >>> tablets as the future home of Windows. > > > > > > >>> Cloud Integration > > > > >>> At long last, it looks like Windows will get integrated cloud > storage > > > > >>> synching with Win8. In addition to Windows Live SkyDrive, which > you’d > > > > >>> expect the next Windows to support by default, it appears you’ll > be > > > > >>> able to add third-party cloud storage services as mapped drives. > > > > > > >>> Portable Workspaces > > > > >>> The demise of U3 in 2009 left a void in the portable apps market > that > > > > >>> Microsoft helped to fill by cofounding StartKey in partnership > with > > > > >>> SanDisk. It now appears that Microsoft is integrating this > technology > > > > >>> directly into Windows 8 with a feature called Portable Workspace. > > > > > > >>> A New Portable Workspace > > > > >>> Predicting final release features based on Windows alphas is > always > > > > >>> dicey. We need only recall all the cool features Longhorn was > > > supposed > > > > >>> to bring us, and then look at the reality of Vista, for a > cautionary > > > > >>> tale in the hazards of banking on Microsoft’s leaked alpha > builds. > > > But > > > > >>> if Microsoft has the sack to release all the features we’re > seeing in > > > > >>> these early builds, Windows 8 could prove as significant a > platform > > > > >>> change as Win95. > > > > > > >>> On May 1, 2:18 pm, Espionage724 <[email protected]> wrote: > > > > >>> > So, has anyone been daring enough to "obtain" one of the recent > dev > > > > >>> > leaks of Win8 and install it to their computer? > > > > > > >>> > Heres what is known: > > > > > > >>> > - Aero can be rendered in software (on a 3100 laptop with no > driver > > > > >>> > installed, there is transparency and Aero Glass enabled right > after > > > > >>> > install) > > > > > > >>> > - Win8 7599 includes HybridBoot, which speeds up boot and > shutdown > > > > >>> > times a lot > > > > > > >>> > - Apparently some drivers have some type of new WDDM format > (1.2 > > > > >>> > maybe?) > > > > > > >>> > - On fresh install, with Aero enabled, Win8 used around 430MB > of > > > RAM > > > > >>> > (which is awesome) > > > > > > >>> -- > > > > >>> 9xx SOLDIERS SANS FRONTIERS > > > > > > >> -- > > > > >> 9xx SOLDIERS SANS FRONTIERS > > > > > > > -- > > > > > 9xx SOLDIERS SANS FRONTIERS > > > > > -- > > > 9xx SOLDIERS SANS FRONTIERS > > -- > 9xx SOLDIERS SANS FRONTIERS > -- 9xx SOLDIERS SANS FRONTIERS
