| Vancouver Off-Topic / Current Events The off-topic forum for Vancouver, funnies, non-auto centered discussions, WORK SAFE. While the rules are more relaxed here, there are still rules. Please refer to sticky thread in this forum. |
 | | 
09-19-2011, 11:19 AM
|
#26 | | Banned By Establishment
Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: bedroom
Posts: 3,112
Thanked 3,492 Times in 1,176 Posts
| Quote:
Originally Posted by Culverin 
Also, isn't XP like 11 years old or something? You wouldn't be caught dead using a single core with 1gb of RAM would you? Why be stuck with an old OS?
| I have a free computer that is a single core, with 1.5gb of ram...I'm alive. I put a 'borrowed' copy of win7 on it and it runs just fine.
| 
|  | |
09-19-2011, 09:33 PM
|
#27 | | I WANT MY 10 YEARS BACK FROM RS.net!
Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: Vancouver BC
Posts: 22,032
Thanked 9,822 Times in 3,903 Posts
|
I'd understand people sticking with XP when MS was trying to push for Vista but Win7's is superior in every way
| |
| | |
09-19-2011, 09:36 PM
|
#28 | | Banned (ABWS)?
Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: Vancouver
Posts: 19,151
Thanked 3,985 Times in 1,690 Posts
|
I have a better than average "higher end" computer system from about 4 years ago.
Not that great any more obviously, but still good enough to run many current games on high settings.
Although I don't even game that much any more anyway, so it's not a big deal.
I only have 2gb of RAM, so there isn't much sense for me to upgrade to an OS that takes more resources.
I'm not sure what more could I do better with the newer OS,
considering I already know how to troubleshoot or perform daily maintenance on my system so it doesn't run into "unstable issues".
I plan to get a new computer maybe within a year or so, and until then,
I'll have a reason to upgrade to 7, just because I might as well,
but there's no reason for me to upgrade right now, especially with an older system.
| |
| | |
09-20-2011, 09:53 AM
|
#29 | | SFICC-03*
Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: richmond
Posts: 8,063
Thanked 2,456 Times in 989 Posts
|
^my computer was pretty high end 3-4 years ago too.
i got windows 7 when it came out and never looked back.
no offense but a lot of you sound like old conservative people who are stuck on their ways and refuse to accept new things.
windows 7 even runs well on older systems thats one of the great things about it.
| |
| | |
09-20-2011, 10:02 AM
|
#30 | | Willing to sell body for a few minutes on RS
Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: Victoria
Posts: 10,432
Thanked 4,803 Times in 1,765 Posts
| Quote:
Originally Posted by unit no offense but a lot of you sound like old conservative people who are stuck on their ways and refuse to accept new things.
windows 7 even runs well on older systems thats one of the great things about it. | Or we don't want to spend the money to upgrade for little benefit. I've never had an instance on my laptop where I thought "Shit! I really wish I had Windows 7 on here so I could do "x" thing"
__________________
1968 Mustang Coupe
2008.5 Mazdaspeed 3
1997 GMC Sonoma ZR2
2014 F150 5.0L XTR 4x4
A vehicle for all occasions
| 
| | |
09-20-2011, 12:49 PM
|
#31 | | RS.net, where our google ads make absolutely no sense!
Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: vancouver
Posts: 925
Thanked 237 Times in 102 Posts
|
yea its not worth buying windows 7 and doing the switch over hassle on older systems. wait for the next upgrade to switch to 7. computers are so cheap now people are refreshing every year or 2
| |
| | |
09-20-2011, 12:59 PM
|
#32 | | I am grateful grapefruit
Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: Vancouver
Posts: 4,094
Thanked 831 Times in 392 Posts
|
if you build your own computer like some of the people on this forum - you can keep the license for future computers. If you end up building another computer in a years time, just transfer the license to the new computer.
AND - if you know someone who's a student, the licenses are dirt cheap. Even cheaper if you know someone who works at MS.
__________________
Proud member of GRAPE Great Revscene Action Photographers Enthusiasts | |
| | |
09-21-2011, 12:57 AM
|
#33 | | Orgasm Donor & Alatar owned my ass twice!
Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: Vancouver
Posts: 6,854
Thanked 4,387 Times in 1,145 Posts
|
I can see not upgrading to win8 from XP as it's a lot different. But not upgrading to win7 is ridiculous. Windows 7 is pretty much XP but better.
I'll prob be on win7 for a while.
__________________ GO Canucks GO!
( ͡° ͜ʖ ͡°) hi there
(づ｡◕‿‿◕｡)づ・。*。✧・゜゜・。✧。*・゜゜・✧。・$$$$$゜゜・。*。・゜*✧ .
xxx~*…like dis post if u cry evry time…~*xxx | |
| | |
09-21-2011, 08:41 PM
|
#34 | | I WANT MY 10 YEARS BACK FROM RS.net!
Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: Vancouver BC
Posts: 22,032
Thanked 9,822 Times in 3,903 Posts
|
i'm on 1GB ram right now x64 win 7 ultimate while i await my ram rma...shit takes so much longer
| |
| | |
09-21-2011, 09:13 PM
|
#35 | | Resident Bullshitter
Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Hong Kong
Posts: 2,209
Thanked 298 Times in 152 Posts
|
ram is so fucking cheap nowadays... I don't see a reason why ppl are using less than 4GB... and don't give me the crap that XP have x64 version. everyone know the x64 XP has hardly any support in hardware
IIRC... XP doesn't even have TRIM support for SSD.
| |
| | |
09-21-2011, 09:30 PM
|
#36 | | SFICC-03*
Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: richmond
Posts: 8,063
Thanked 2,456 Times in 989 Posts
|
people who have like a gig of ram are prob on DDR or ddr2. they aren't nearly as cheap as ddr3 right now
| |
| | |
09-21-2011, 10:13 PM
|
#37 | | Banned (ABWS)
Join Date: Mar 2011 Location: burnaby
Posts: 1,734
Thanked 642 Times in 217 Posts
|
I use 2 gig of ram and will only cost me 29.99 to upgrade to 4 but I dont see the point
| |
| | |
09-21-2011, 11:06 PM
|
#38 | | Willing to sell body for a few minutes on RS
Join Date: Jul 2001 Location: Cloverdale
Posts: 11,534
Thanked 3,731 Times in 1,322 Posts
|
Windows 7 is the first OS I've paid for since I bought my first PC with Windows 95 on it. It was worth it IMO, I had been using a pirated XP for so long.
I doubt I'd upgrade to 8 anytime in the near future.
__________________
“The world ain't all sunshine and rainbows. It's a very mean and nasty place... and I don´t care how tough you are, it will beat you to your knees and keep you there permanently, if you let it. You, me or nobody, is gonna hit as hard as life. But ain't about how hard you hit... It's about how hard you can get hit, and keep moving forward... how much you can take, and keep moving forward. That´s how winning is done. Now, if you know what you worth, go out and get what you worth.” - Rocky Balboa | |
| | |
09-21-2011, 11:35 PM
|
#39 | | My dinner reheated before my turbo spooled
Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Vancouver
Posts: 1,720
Thanked 2,116 Times in 382 Posts
|
haha support for XP died a little while back..
this just looks like windows 7 with a touch shell over top of it..
as for Windows 8.. I think I'll wait a little bit..
i've tried the developers version.. but it doesn't do it justice unless you have a touch screen..
still love my linux..
__________________ Quote:
If we are not able to ask skeptical questions, to interrogate those who tell us that something is true; to be skeptical of those in authority, then we're up for grabs..
-Carl Sagan
| | |
| | |
02-29-2012, 03:02 PM
|
#40 | | I WANT MY 10 YEARS BACK FROM RS.net!
Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: Vancouver BC
Posts: 22,032
Thanked 9,822 Times in 3,903 Posts
|
beta released today..check the initial post.
| |
| | |
02-29-2012, 04:58 PM
|
#41 | | Rs has made me the man i am today!
Join Date: May 2007 Location: New West
Posts: 3,160
Thanked 1,341 Times in 557 Posts
|
speaking of windows8, i tried out the nokia Lumia800 for like 30 seconds ytd and can alredy tell it has potential to take a chunk out of the iphone market share
| |
| | |
02-29-2012, 06:00 PM
|
#42 | | Rs has made me the man i am today!
Join Date: Feb 2002 Location: Burnaby
Posts: 3,191
Thanked 274 Times in 135 Posts
|
I'm using XP on my desktop. Call me old school
| |
| | |
02-29-2012, 07:36 PM
|
#43 | | Rs has made me the woman i am today!
Join Date: Jan 2012 Location: PENIS
Posts: 4,189
Thanked 4,069 Times in 1,253 Posts
|
Don't get why people are complaining about windows 8 looking like windows 7. The focus of windows 8 is to support arm procs. Once it works with arm processors, it should work with most of the tablets we have today. The metro UI is a great supplement to the regular windows7 UI, remote desktop on a win 7 comp with a tablet sucks. Lets just hope MS isn't a dick and make it into the next windows CE.
| |
| | |
02-29-2012, 08:02 PM
|
#44 | | I only answer to my username, my real name is Irrelevant!
Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: CELICAland
Posts: 25,652
Thanked 10,382 Times in 3,908 Posts
|
windows 8 looks like 2 different operating systems crammed into 1 for no reason at all....
heck even the browser in Metro is unrelated to the browser on the normal desktop.... so bookmarks/cookies/history is separate
ill just wait for windows 9 or Windows 8.1 /.5  | |
| | |
02-29-2012, 08:14 PM
|
#45 | | Where's my RS Christmas Lobster?!
Join Date: Feb 2012 Location: Richmond
Posts: 1,116
Thanked 903 Times in 285 Posts
|
Doesnt seem fun for a desktop at all...
| |
| | |
02-29-2012, 08:36 PM
|
#46 | | Prince of the Apes
Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: Abbotsford
Posts: 2,469
Thanked 3,046 Times in 672 Posts
|
__________________
There's times in life where I want a relationship, but then I cum. Quote: |
[23-08, 13:17] nabs i've gripped ice boy's shaft before
| Quote: |
[26-08, 13:50] Jesusjuice is this a sports car forum? why are there so many hondas?
| | |
| | |
02-29-2012, 10:14 PM
|
#47 | | MOD
Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: VANCOUVER
Posts: 26,849
Thanked 7,553 Times in 1,957 Posts
|
6gb ram  | |
| | |
03-01-2012, 12:21 AM
|
#48 | | Banned (ABWS)
Join Date: Nov 2010 Location: LM
Posts: 350
Thanked 123 Times in 53 Posts
|
Still running on 98.
| |
| | |
03-01-2012, 12:55 AM
|
#49 | | I WANT MY 10 YEARS BACK FROM RS.net!
Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: Vancouver BC
Posts: 22,032
Thanked 9,822 Times in 3,903 Posts
| Quote:
Originally Posted by Over9K Still running on 98. |  | |
| | | |
Posting Rules
| You may not post new threads You may not post replies You may not post attachments You may not edit your posts
HTML code is Off
| | |
All times are GMT -8. The time now is 09:46 PM.
|
You are currently viewing our boards as a guest which gives you limited access to view most discussions and access our other features. By joining our free community you will have access to post topics, communicate privately with other members (PM), respond to polls, upload content and access many other special features. Registration is fast, simple and absolutely free so please, join our community today!
The banners on the left side and below do not show for registered users!
