what's better for gaming; windows 7 or 8?
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Games have been shown to run consistently faster on Windows 8 than on Windows 7, but only by a trivially small amount. If you do have Windows 8 and don't like the new changes to the UI, I would recommend installing Classic Shell which will give you back a standard start menu, allow you to disable hot corners and boot directly to desktop.
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Yes. I have windows 8 on my desktop and 7 on my laptop. It works on both with no problem.
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I have Windows 7 and it works great. As far as I know it will work for 8 as well.
1288326
That purely comes down to preference. I am currently running Windows 8.1 without any issue on mine.
385632
I use it on win 7 x64 , so I don't see any issue with windows 8, other than RT... which definitely will not run it(by design).
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I think you will have to buy a copy and reimage it. I have been very happy with Windows 8. You might want to try it for a while before investing in 7. Good luck!
1193205
Windows 8 doesn't do a lot of things. It's not a good operating system just yet, revert to 7.
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I am running Windows 7 Pro. Not sure about "8". Love this product...You will too.
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Yes. I use Windows 8. Keep in mind the LA PD mod. It adds a nice Los Angeles feel to the game.
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Basically, no. It's more than adequate for a lot of games available in the Windows Store, but if you want to play really graphically intensive games, you could easily wind up getting a lot of CPU lag or having to turn down your resolution. Two other considerations lead me to characterize this computer as a poor gaming rig. One, without an optical drive, installation and play can be a bit of a hassle. Two, Windows 8 eats a lot of memory by itself and the lack of support for XP-based software is a real barrier to playing older games. For example, I got Red Alert 3 to install okay, but W8 doesn't handle the game well at runtime at all. It's prone to crashing and so laggy that the game is entirely unplayable. That said, if your interest is in games with relatively low CPU/GPU demand and are intended for the Windows 8 platform, you should be fine. Otherwise, as a gaming rig, my review of this computer is lukewarm at best. That said, I'm still entirely satisfied with this machine, and it offers excellent value for its price point.
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I'm not a fan of Windows 8, but when used with a touchscreen (which it was designed for) it works well. You can load 7, but expect some difficulty.
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No. If you can, buy a computer with windows 7. It is far superior than Windows 8. Also, Acer has oneof the worst warranties.
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I have not tried, but that is an option I have considered. I definitely think Windows 7 would work better than 8 on this machine because 7 is a "lighter" operating system (doesn't take as much to run it). I think Linux would be even better, I am just not sure if Linux has all the drivers.
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I have no idea. I got this one because it had Windows 7 and I did not want 8!
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It should run great with windows 7, and most likely faster than it would with windows 8.
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I don't know about Windows 8 but I am using Windows 7 64-bit with no problems.
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I run Windows 7 and have been satisfied. An occasional speed bump, but not too annoying.