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What OS should I use on my PC?
« on: October 05, 2011, 12:15:35 PM »
As some of you may know, I'm saving up money for a gaming PC. I was thinking today about what OS to put on it. I was going to put on XP, but I hears that more and more games are becoming incompatible with XP. So my choices are:


     ◘Windows XP


     ◘Windows 7


     ◘Ubuntu (Linux)


     ◘Buy a mac (Very, very, very unlikely)


     ◘Have 2 operating systems.


I will be using the PC for pretty much everything, Homework, Gaming (Both games such as CoD and Minecraft and RA2) and internet.


I will, most likely, also be keeping my laptop with Vista, if that makes a difference.
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Re: What OS should I use on my PC?
« Reply #1 on: October 05, 2011, 12:34:00 PM »
I would say dual-boot with Windows and Mac.
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Re: What OS should I use on my PC?
« Reply #2 on: October 05, 2011, 12:49:16 PM »
To get Mac OSX you need a Mac, correct? They are hideously overpriced, and would not fit my needs. I don't even know why I put mac up there. Derp.

Which windows?
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Re: What OS should I use on my PC?
« Reply #3 on: October 05, 2011, 12:55:19 PM »
Quote from: TheRoyalBadger on October 05, 2011, 12:49:16 PM
To get Mac OSX you need a Mac, correct? They are hideously overpriced, and would not fit my needs. I don't even know why I put mac up there. Derp.

Which windows?


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I'd pick XP or 7. None of the others.
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Re: What OS should I use on my PC?
« Reply #4 on: October 05, 2011, 12:56:34 PM »
Get all 3 of them, with 7 as your primary. IDK why, but transfering between system OS' seems to be easier with 7.

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Quote from: TheRoyalBadger on October 05, 2011, 12:49:16 PM
To get Mac OSX you need a Mac, correct? They are hideously overpriced, and would not fit my needs. I don't even know why I put mac up there. Derp.

Which windows?


Hackintosh. Torrents.


I'd pick XP or 7. None of the others.

Unless you've actually tried Ubuntu, don't knock it. You've gotta adapt to it.

Also, TRB, for the love of crap, make sure you get NFTS version of XP.
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Re: What OS should I use on my PC?
« Reply #5 on: October 05, 2011, 01:00:15 PM »
I'm not a fan of OSX, anyways. I don't like the layout, it confuses me. I can't find anything.

Quote from: FOTEPX on October 05, 2011, 12:56:34 PM
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Re: What OS should I use on my PC?
« Reply #6 on: October 05, 2011, 01:34:25 PM »
What about Linux Mint?
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Re: What OS should I use on my PC?
« Reply #7 on: October 05, 2011, 02:45:37 PM »
Quote from: TheRoyalBadger on October 05, 2011, 01:00:15 PM
I'm not a fan of OSX, anyways. I don't like the layout, it confuses me. I can't find anything.

Quote from: FOTEPX on October 05, 2011, 12:56:34 PM
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Re: What OS should I use on my PC?
« Reply #8 on: October 05, 2011, 03:17:53 PM »
Run Win 7 on your new computer.

Wipe the drive clean on your old computer.  Install Unix or Ubuntu on the old compy and experiment.  You will be shocked at how resourceful those Operating systems are.  You can run them nicely on an old computer.  Use the old box to run a server, stream media,  make it solely a music player, etc etc.


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