Finally made the switch to Windows 7 and so far

[hanselthecaretaker]

I'm impressed. Damn this fucker installed so fast I think I've waited twice as long for some games to install to XP. And the automatic driver install is cool too. It'll be fun digging into this OS, especially with some games. Half Life 2 + mod gets first dibs. Also want to try Metro: 2033, and of course Crysis.

 

[75th]

Is Crysis worth getting now that I actually have a PC that can handle it?

 

[hanselthecaretaker]

Is Crysis worth getting now that I actually have a PC that can handle it?

Duuude that shouldn't even be a question. The environments alone make it worth getting. And the gameplay has a surprising amount of depth for a shooter thanks to the nanosuit.

Install this with the game as well-
Real Lifesis Crysis Mod download from Guru3D.com

Pics

 

[redsamurai]

a friend of mine downloaded a mech warrior mod for crysis that made him nauseous, but said it was awesome. I dunno, I guess his multi screen setup and the fast pace of the game made him want to puke...

 

[mrplunkey]

Here's what Windows 7 served me up about three or four days ago:

At least they kept the look-and-feel of the blue screen of death.

 

[hanselthecaretaker]

Here's what Windows 7 served me up about three or four days ago:

At least they kept the look-and-feel of the blue screen of death.

What the hell do you do to get such bad luck with PC's lol?

 

[mrplunkey]

What the hell do you do to get such bad luck with PC's lol?

I'm not sure. This little tablet PC really doesn't do more than Intrawebs, email and a fe MS office apps.

Now my Dell laptop gets punished. I go from 45MB PowerPoint presentations, huge SolidWorks models and huge RapidForm XOR models. I can practically smell the burning silicon.

 

[miplank]

nice fuckin kitchen plunky

 

[mrplunkey]

nice fuckin kitchen plunky

Thanks much!

 

[mrplunkey]

Ahhh... this is more like what I normally get. Here's the Dell -- It just did a thermal shutdown a few minutes ago while I was working in RapidForm XOR.

 

[ortiz34]

I've had it since Beta (8 months?) and never got a freeze up or what plunkdunk is getting.
W7 dominates

 

[the_clockwork]

about to order a new computer and got the option of 7 or downgrade to xp... highly considering xp downgrade which is actually an upgrade

 

[Dial_tone]

about to order a new computer and got the option of 7 or downgrade to xp... highly considering xp downgrade which is actually an upgrade

If it were XP or Vista take the downgrade but seriously, Windows 7 is ready for primetime...and if it's a desktop go ahead and go 64-bit for the extra memory.

 

[the_clockwork]

If it were XP or Vista take the downgrade but seriously, Windows 7 is ready for primetime...and if it's a desktop go ahead and go 64-bit for the extra memory.

it'll be a desktop. Was going to look at the new HP's with the All in one b/c i hate having a separate processor. Any use of them? I will mostly use it for work at home, some word, excel, email and internet.. not a gamer or anything

 

[mrplunkey]

about to order a new computer and got the option of 7 or downgrade to xp... highly considering xp downgrade which is actually an upgrade

I run both on different computers but don't have an apples-to-apples comparison. My Win7/Lenovo system does wussy work and crashes. My XP/Dell system does heavy lifting and crashes differently (mostly thermal).

 

[the_clockwork]

I run both on different computers but don't have an apples-to-apples comparison. My Win7/Lenovo system does wussy work and crashes. My XP/Dell system does heavy lifting and crashes differently (mostly thermal).

your knowledge of computers far exceeds mine

ever use hp? what is your take on them?

 

[Dial_tone]

it'll be a desktop. Was going to look at the new HP's with the All in one b/c i hate having a separate processor. Any use of them? I will mostly use it for work at home, some word, excel, email and internet.. not a gamer or anything

I'm not a fan of all in one's but those have reviewed fairly well. I don't like the idea of one bad part obsoleting the whole system.

 

[mrplunkey]

your knowledge of computers far exceeds mine

ever use hp? what is your take on them?

I haven't used an HP in a long time. Years ago I bought a media center PC and it held-up great.

 

[EnderJE]

I haven't used an HP in a long time. Years ago I bought a media center PC and it held-up great.

Try an Acer Timeline. I use that for my "I need a laptop for work / travel and don't care if I lose it or damage it" PC.

 

[miplank]

my mac never crashes...just sayin'

 

[mrplunkey]

my mac never crashes...just sayin'

Don't get me started!

I'll spend more time this week on keeping my Dell connected to its printer than I've spent maintaining my mac over the last three years.

 

[redsamurai]

if you're having thermal problems you "probably" have too much gear packed into too small a case. Either get a full tower with lots of fans...for this you'll have to get the case from a seperate vendor like thermaltake, companies like Dell have retarded cases. Or invest in water cooling.

 

[mrplunkey]

if you're having thermal problems you "probably" have too much gear packed into too small a case. Either get a full tower with lots of fans...for this you'll have to get the case from a seperate vendor like thermaltake, companies like Dell have retarded cases. Or invest in water cooling.

Laptop

 

[Captain FT]

Plunk, my guess is that Lenovo was upgraded to Win7 and didn't come that way? Its probably a memory leak issue. I'm guessing it works for a while after a hard boot and then after some time running gives the BSOD again?

 

[mrplunkey]

Plunk, my guess is that Lenovo was upgraded to Win7 and didn't come that way? Its probably a memory leak issue. I'm guessing it works for a while after a hard boot and then after some time running gives the BSOD again?

Yup. I suspect a leak as well. It's got some funky graphics update issues with the tabs on IE, has trouble ending programs and occasionally hangs-up opening new windows (i.e. it's running out of GDI handles and/or windowing resources).

It was shipped with XP tablet edition but I wiped it completely and did a recovery disc level reinstall of Win7.

 

[Captain FT]

Yup. I suspect a leak as well. It's got some funky graphics update issues with the tabs on IE, has trouble ending programs and occasionally hangs-up opening new windows (i.e. it's running out of GDI handles and/or windowing resources).

It was shipped with XP tablet edition but I wiped it completely and did a recovery disc level reinstall of Win7.

Depending on the model of the Lenovo, I think one of the memory modules is soldered and then there are one or two open SO-DIMMS. If its the soldered one it would require replacing the board which if it came with XP type hardware probably wouldn't solve the problem. Better off getting a netbook with Win7 for what would probably be the cost of a tech to come replace the board in the Lenovo.