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Windows 8 / RT |OT|

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smallios74

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I have a stange issue with win 8, the first time i switch on my PC when win 8 loads the LAN isnt working, after a reset its fine. Happens every time I use 8 but not when i use 7, im going to see if a later version for the driver will work, but has anyone else had this issue?
 
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UltimateIke

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Salacious Crumb said:
That's with a 2500K at 4.8Ghz, 670 at 1.25Ghz, DDR3 at 2133Mhz and a 128GB Crucial M4.
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I have the exact same score with a 3570k at 4.5GHz, a 670 at 1.25GHz, DDR3 at 1600MHz, and a 64GB Samsung 830. :D

EDIT:

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For some reason it doesn't highlight the disk score as part of the reason it is an 8.1. I guess it scores a tiny bit higher.
 
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clav

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irishcow said:
Should i do a clean format or windows 7 upgrade? I know clean format has always been the best in the past but I'm wondering if Win 8 has made it worthwhile to go the upgrade route instead? Otherwise I'm dreading setting everything up again...
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Depends on the situation.

If you have way too much stuff to backup, upgrade is fine. Just be sure to delete the Windows 7 backup using Disk Utility.

I still need to find what are the differences of using a 100 MB boot partition (created from Windows Vista/7) vs. the 350 MB boot partition created from a clean-install of Windows 8. My guess would be recovery tools.
 
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SeanR1221

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So uh, I accidentally deleted my synaptic touch drivers and went to Lenovos page and downloaded them again and these actually work better. Much smoother scrolling :)
 
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yn-neko hates a cat

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Salacious Crumb said:
All my components are in perfect harmony

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That's with a 2500K at 4.8Ghz, 670 at 1.25Ghz, DDR3 at 2133Mhz and a 128GB Crucial M4.
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I recently upgraded and my
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This is with a 3930K OC'ed @ 4GHz (what Win8 won't let go past 3.2 GHz for some reason D: ), 670 @ 1.1 GHz and DDR3 at 1600MHz and a OCZ 256GB RevoDrive 3.

Based on the superior clock of your video card and RAM (though I don't know if Quad-Channel makes that much of a difference), I'd say the Performance Index is, as they say in the I need a new PC thread, may be based on Part Id rather than calculated performance though the claim has never been substantiated.
 
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yn-neko hates a cat

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SeanR1221 said:
So uh, I accidentally deleted my synaptic touch drivers and went to Lenovos page and downloaded them again and these actually work better. Much smoother scrolling :)
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Are you trying to tell me to delete my wife and go demand another daughter from her parents?

I joke! Sorry ladies... with jokes like that, it's no surprise he's single ;_;
 
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yn-neko hates a cat

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SeanR1221 said:
Yeah so my scrolling and movement has improved but no two finger tap, you have to click which is weird.

Which drivers should I be using???
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I'm sorry man but I have no idea. I try to mitigate these problems by going with brands that have shown they support a few generational shifts but on laptops, its always a crapshoot :(

If you know the actual device name your system uses then you may want to search for that instead of what your OEM is providing. That can be risky though.
 
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melichrous

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Okay guys, I'm having something of a problem.
It wont let me download W8 for some reason, it just keeps giving me an "Unspecified Error". I've rang support earlier this week and they were useless, and I've tried everything I can think of, but no joy :(
Any suggestions on what to do?
 
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mr stroke

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opticalmace said:
Has anyone upgraded from Win 7 and regretted it?
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After using W8 for the day I am thinking about wiping my HDD and going back to W7. If I am always going to be on the Desktop I don't know why I even spent the money to upgrade. The Start/Metro tile interface feels pointless so far :/
 
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chickdigger802

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win 8 is ok on desktop, but it's amazing on my laptop. Startup from sleep is near instant (more near instant than before lol), and i gained another hour of battery life from 4 to 5 on same power settings.
 
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barkers crest

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mr stroke said:
After using W8 for the day I am thinking about wiping my HDD and going back to W7. If I am always going to be on the Desktop I don't know why I even spent the money to upgrade. The Start/Metro tile interface feels pointless so far :/
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Give it a few days to see if you change your mind. Most people don't like it at first but then end up liking it better than 7.
 
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mr stroke

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barkers crest said:
Give it a few days to see if you change your mind. Most people don't like it at first but then end up liking it better than 7.
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Gonna take your advise, and wait the weekend. But so far I can't stand it. So counterintuitive :(
I feel so lost and the entire Start/Metro layer feels pointless for my usage(PC gaming and internet)
 
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BrokenEchelon

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mr stroke said:
After using W8 for the day I am thinking about wiping my HDD and going back to W7. If I am always going to be on the Desktop I don't know why I even spent the money to upgrade. The Start/Metro tile interface feels pointless so far :/
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The handful of desktop/OS upgrades are nice enough for $15 I guess. I don't think anyone can really say that it's worse than Windows 7 if they gave it enough of a chance (I was a huge detractor a mere week ago) but how big of an upgrade it is will vary greatly from person to person.

I am using Start8, but you can replace the start menu simply by pinning "My Computer" to the Windows 8 Start menu. It's pretty much the only thing I used the Win 7 start menu for. Quick launch links can be replaced by also just pinning them to the Win 8 Start Menu.
 
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mr stroke

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BrokenEchelon said:
The handful of desktop/OS upgrades are nice enough for $15 I guess. I don't think anyone can really say that it's worse than Windows 7 if they gave it enough of a chance (I was a huge detractor a mere week ago) but how big of an upgrade it is will vary greatly from person to person.
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I spent $70 for the disc LOL :(
 
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barkers crest

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mr stroke said:
Gonna take your advise, and wait the weekend. But so far I can't stand it. So counterintuitive :(
I feel so lost and the entire Start/Metro layer feels pointless for my usage(PC gaming and internet)
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I felt the same way but spend some time watching videos or reading about ways to navigate the os.

http://www.hanselman.com/blog/Windows8ProductivityWhoMovedMyCheeseOhThereItIs.aspx

Also, see this thread on how to make the start screen fun for gamers.

http://www.neogaf.com/forum/showthread.php?t=497663

Edit: Link Fixed
 
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ShadiWulf

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my rating, wondering why the SSD is stuck at 7.7, thought it would be rated higher then that, it's pretty crazy fast. Also need to get a real GPU

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Dunlop

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I don't get how the rating works, my PC is ancient and yet is scoring higher than some of the newer PC's with better..well everything

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killer rin

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Dunlop said:
I don't get how the rating works, my PC is ancient and yet is scoring higher than some of the newer PC's with better..well everything

http://img818.imageshack.us/img818/2281/specsm.png[IMG][/QUOTE]

How old is it?

EDIT: Heres mine
[img]https://dl.dropbox.com/u/28710254/Photos/Screencaps/W8%20benchmarks.png
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