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  1. Windows 7 ASUS MARS (Nvidia 285x2) limited edition

    For those wondering what this special edition beast got, there now a full review on Guru3d....although to sum it up here's the skinny....it bearly beat the Nvidia 295...on every benchmark tested it was within single digits fps difference to a card nearly a THIRD its price...EPIC FAIL ASUS....lol...
  2. Browser speed comparison - help!

    I don't think I've ever deliberately used IE unless I had to so I'm not including it here. I have used Opera, Firefox and Chrome/Chromium on a pretty much equal basis over the past year or so, with Chrome probably taking the lead. What I've found is that published browser speed comparisons...
  3. Windows 7 Which Free Anti-virus??

    If you are contemplating a free antivirus and want some help deciding, here is a side by side comparison among several popular Free Anti-virus applications. While my personal preferences would place Microsoft Security Essentials at the top of this list and move each ot the top two down one...
  4. Windows 7 How good is Windows 7

    When Windows XP came out and especially after SP2, most people thought it was a great OS Then Vista came out and some thought it a slight improvement and some people did not like it. I thought that its stability improved after its SP1. Now we have been running Windows 7 for a few months what...
  5. Windows 7 vs. Vista CPU and memory performance...

    Today we'll be looking at two core components; the memory and the CPU. We’ll be using a triple channel memory configuration with our Core i7 920 processor clocked at 4GHz. We'll be running our testbed through our standard memory benchmark line-up which does a good job of testing both the...
  6. Windows 7 Windows 7 on MSDN

    I have just got a MSDN subscription and would like to try Windows 7, bit confused by which build I want though. I have access to versions updated on the 7th August which are 65921 Enterprise and 65922 Ultimate (x64) but how do these compare in terms of how new they are vs the RC and RTM that I...
  7. 80+ Windows 7 Benchmarks

    Windows 7 is compared to XP and vista over 80 benchmarks: Windows 7 Review: XP vs Vista vs 7 in 80+ Benchmarks | Maximum PC
  8. Windows 7 How many cores do you need?

    The debate on whats the best set-up, either quad or dual core has been looked at again by the people over at Toms Hardware and makes for interesting reading: Link Removed
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    Windows 7 32-bit vs. 64-bit Comparison

    32 bit vs 64 bit From what I am lead to understand (from CNET iirc) both 32 and 64 bit versions of Windows 7 will be available to me on the installation disk when Win 7-E arrives sometime at the end of October. I have a fairly low spec (1.7Ghz Athlon 64x2) processor and 3GB RAM (I will buy more...
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    Windows 7 Windows 7 Ultimate

    Has there been any real concrete discussion as to what this version will have included that will set it apart from the other Windows 7 versions? As I understand it, it will not include Ultimate extras like in Vista's top version, correct? So I am curious what it will include.
  11. Windows 7 MS Security Essentials (Morro) Leaked

    Link Removed - Invalid URL A question... is Morro comparable to AV programs such as Kaspersky, NOD32, Smart Security, etc. ? Edit: PM for torrent link. Features 3 installers (XP 32-bit, Vista/7 32-bit, Vista/7 64-bit) - check which one you want to download.
  12. Windows Vista Which OS do you prefer and why?

    With so many comparisons between OS's going on lately I figured why not add a poll.. ;) It's a simple one, just choose which OS you prefer (out of the "Big Three") and maybe write a little tidbit about why you prefer it.. :) I chose Windows because for me/my needs it is the best OS...
  13. Windows 7 Apple @ WWDC keynote: Windows 7 is Just another version of Vista

    Link Removed I hate how apple always trash windows, and they use Vista bad reputation to trash windows 7. will guess what your "Snow Leopard" is another version of "Leopard".
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    Windows 7 7137 vs 7201 benchmark results

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    Windows 7 Screen displaying problem

    Hello, I am Installed Windows 7 and compared some web page to same web page in XP. In xp, web page looks bigger than in Windows 7. I use Firefox. When I tried same web page in IE, it doesn't correct the problem. Same problem is in every web page what I checked. I attached two files that you can...
  16. Windows Vista Sims 2 Double Deluxe-Better Than Sims 3 ?

    Link Removed - Invalid URL I think "Sims 2 Double Deluxe" may be a better game.....(Processor 1.0 GHz/1.3GHz for Vista Memory- 512 MB Ram)
  17. Windows 7 Slow Internet Speeds on Windows 7 Compared to XP: Need Help Troubleshooting

    Hi! playing with 7100 here, love the new OS, but one thing is driving me crazy.. SLOW internet download speed. In XP I can download with 1000 kb/s (~10000 kbit/s) In 7 I download with only 100-200kb/s. WTF?? I disabled QoS, IPV6, Used the SpeedGuide.net TCPOptimizer... nothing. Still slow...
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    Windows Vista Verisoft vs Norton Identity Safe

    I have Verisoft Access Manager installed and running on my HP Vista laptop. Also have Norton Intenet Security installed. At times, a popdown Norton ID Safe wants me to set that up. Has anybody compared Verisoft to Norton ID Safe? Presently, Verisoft works fine and dandy for me, as I only...
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    Windows 7 Why windows 7

    Hello, I am right now using windows vista and seeing the new product windows 7 from Microsoft. Vista and windows 7 looks similar, what benefit i get out of windows 7. Thanks, Sridhar