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[bassexpander]

I'm impressed with Windows 7. It really is everything that Vista should have been.

Some interesting notes:

1. It installed quickly, and just showed me one screen for most of the time, going through checkmarks.

2. It found most of the drivers for my things automatically. My HP printer, Microsoft webcam, Asus board (basic drivers), I-pod, Gigabyte graphics card (all base drivers, in this case)... it actually goes and gets them and they just work. I could see it contacting the vendors directly, in some cases.

3. It really is as fast as XP, but with a sort of Frankenvista interface.

4. Love how when you're downloading, the IE icon actually shows progress with a "thermometer" look.


Still getting into it, but I'd say it's certainly worth the upgrade! Go 64-bit if you do get it. We own the 64-bit Vista version, and oddly enough, I've had fewer compatibility issues with programs than Vista did. For example, I had to put IRFanview into 32-bit mode to get it to work on Vista 64, but it just worked on Win7 64 bit.

[richardlang]

I'm not familiar with Intel processors, or the whole multi-core scene, these days. I remember back in the day when I overclocked a 300mhz Intel processor to 450mhz on a system with a Voodoo 2 video card and played Quake.

What specifications does your particular i5 processor have? Cores? On-chip cache? OS virtualization? How many Ghz? How's your OS startup time? In Windows 7, are you preferring IE8 or Firefox or any other browser? What music player do you use?

[bassexpander]

Hi,

Start-up time seems pretty quick. Actually, my board by Asrock has an "instaboot" feature that does something interesting. If you turn that feature on, when you shut down, it reboots the computer, then boots up about 90% of the way and hibernates. So when you go to turn it on again, it's already restarted and pretty much ready to go out of hibernate in... 5 to 10 secs?

The i5 is a very nice processor for the money. In fact, this past week, AMD lowered many prices because of the introduction of the i5 at just over $200. Actually, had I waited a week, I would have probably gone for an AMD chip at those prices, but I'm not disappointed in what I got.

Here's info. on the i5:

http://benchmarkreviews.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=361&Itemid=63&limit=1&limitstart=1

I have the i5 750, which is cheapest. It's 4 cores. On-chip cache is 8gb. It does have virtualization. I like the turbo boost technology, and can actually see it working in a widget on the right of my screen. The i5 750 is 2.67 ghz base, but will turbo up to 3.2. Think of it as automatic overclocking when you need it, per Intel.

I prefer Firefox, and it runs well. As for music players, I don't use anything much, to be honest. I play online music from shoutcast sometimes.

[ladron]

bass - just out of curiosity, what's your "windows experience" score? Could you post a screenshot?

[Mr Crowley]

I have windows vista running in my computer, and I just downloaded Windows 7. How do I start Windows 7 without losing the videos/music that I have on windows vista ?

[bassexpander]

[bassexpander]

Wow... PrtScn no longer works. That could be a Windows 7 thing, or it could be because of my Microsoft wireless keyboard, which has proven to be full of bugs that must be fixed via updates. I had to download and install a program to capture my screen to show you my windows experience numbers:

http://i226.photobucket.com/albums/dd16/bassexpander/Capture.jpg

[ladron]

bass - PrntScrn still works for me, (win7 32bit) - maybe it's your keyboard or a 64-bit problem?

[Demophobe]

[Gaber]

[the_beaver]

[bassexpander]

[ladron]

[Gaber]

There may be a setting I'm missing but when I hibernate my computer the fans keep whirring, making it pretty useless.

[bassexpander]