Thinking of upgrading to Win 8 ...
...but I'm afraid it will break 3D Vision and Windows Media Center with QAM tuner, anyone has done it? I don't have SLI, just one GTX770. I got a license and am itching to try out the new Win as long as it works as current OS (win 7 home premium).
...but I'm afraid it will break 3D Vision and Windows Media Center with QAM tuner, anyone has done it?

I don't have SLI, just one GTX770. I got a license and am itching to try out the new Win as long as it works as current OS (win 7 home premium).

Xeon X5675 hex cores @4.4 GHz, GTX 1070, win10 pro
i7 7700k 5GHz, RTX 2080, win10 pro
Benq 2720Z, w1070, Oculus Rift cv1, Samsung Odyssey+

#1
Posted 11/20/2013 08:49 PM   
If you have room why not install to another partition? Then you can test with your own system. This is what I have done, but still find myself more in my Win 7 ult environment with my gaming. Good Luck!
If you have room why not install to another partition? Then you can test with your own system.

This is what I have done, but still find myself more in my Win 7 ult environment with my gaming.

Good Luck!

#2
Posted 11/20/2013 09:55 PM   
I thought about this but since my drive is almost filled up it's not enough room to maneuver, but I might have to reconsider. Thanks m8.
I thought about this but since my drive is almost filled up it's not enough room to maneuver, but I might have to reconsider. Thanks m8.

Xeon X5675 hex cores @4.4 GHz, GTX 1070, win10 pro
i7 7700k 5GHz, RTX 2080, win10 pro
Benq 2720Z, w1070, Oculus Rift cv1, Samsung Odyssey+

#3
Posted 11/20/2013 10:03 PM   
That says to me you were planning an in-place upgrade. Never do that. It's never as stable as a fresh install. I can tell you that 3d vision works perfectly well on both 8 and 8.1 though. No idea about media centre.
That says to me you were planning an in-place upgrade.

Never do that. It's never as stable as a fresh install. I can tell you that 3d vision works perfectly well on both 8 and 8.1 though. No idea about media centre.

#4
Posted 11/21/2013 12:25 AM   
That thought actually occurred :). I got to clean up and make some room for a fresh install to see how it goes and gradually delete Win 7 partition to merge/expand for Win 8 usage ( Does Win 8 has utility to do that ?) or just use it for data. Glad to know 3D Vision is fully functional with it. Thank you.
That thought actually occurred :). I got to clean up and make some room for a fresh install to see how it goes and gradually delete Win 7 partition to merge/expand for Win 8 usage ( Does Win 8 has utility to do that ?) or just use it for data. Glad to know 3D Vision is fully functional with it. Thank you.

Xeon X5675 hex cores @4.4 GHz, GTX 1070, win10 pro
i7 7700k 5GHz, RTX 2080, win10 pro
Benq 2720Z, w1070, Oculus Rift cv1, Samsung Odyssey+

#5
Posted 11/21/2013 01:13 AM   
I have 8.1 and media centre, but I really only use it as a place to stream tv shows from to my xbox.
I have 8.1 and media centre, but I really only use it as a place to stream tv shows from to my xbox.

#6
Posted 11/21/2013 04:38 AM   
It's worth getting a second drive. That way you can have Windows and programs installed on one drive, and keep games and media on a second. Makes backing up and reinstalling much easier too. I'm currently sitting on six drives myself :)
It's worth getting a second drive. That way you can have Windows and programs installed on one drive, and keep games and media on a second. Makes backing up and reinstalling much easier too. I'm currently sitting on six drives myself :)

#7
Posted 11/21/2013 05:55 AM   
[quote="Pirateguybrush"]It's worth getting a second drive. That way you can have Windows and programs installed on one drive, and keep games and media on a second. Makes backing up and reinstalling much easier too. I'm currently sitting on six drives myself :)[/quote]Absolutely. And make sure that the one with Windows and programs is an SSD. That'll probably give you a better improvement than the OS upgrade would. I have 6 drives myself too: one for OS/programs, a large HDD for games, an SSD for games I want to load faster, a HDD for music/picturs etc., one for backups, and an SSD for Photoshop cache. Splitting up your system like this keeps things running optimally, and makes reinstalling windows a breeze
Pirateguybrush said:It's worth getting a second drive. That way you can have Windows and programs installed on one drive, and keep games and media on a second. Makes backing up and reinstalling much easier too. I'm currently sitting on six drives myself :)
Absolutely. And make sure that the one with Windows and programs is an SSD. That'll probably give you a better improvement than the OS upgrade would.

I have 6 drives myself too: one for OS/programs, a large HDD for games, an SSD for games I want to load faster, a HDD for music/picturs etc., one for backups, and an SSD for Photoshop cache. Splitting up your system like this keeps things running optimally, and makes reinstalling windows a breeze

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#8
Posted 11/23/2013 12:18 PM   
Allways wondering about that myself, have several HDD's as I have just used different portions on the same drive. So tell my this please :) Right know I only have an SSD for my gaming comp a 120GB and I was wondering to get a larger SSD just for my games but wondering if say I reinstall my OS how can windows find the games on the second SSD ? I mean how do windows get the right registry strings/entrys and such ?
Allways wondering about that myself, have several HDD's as I have just used different portions on the same drive.

So tell my this please :)
Right know I only have an SSD for my gaming comp a 120GB and I was wondering to get a larger SSD just for my games but wondering if say I reinstall my OS how can windows find the games on the second SSD ?

I mean how do windows get the right registry strings/entrys and such ?

#9
Posted 11/23/2013 05:51 PM   
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