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silens vesica
Corsair Cartel
#121 - 2013-03-11 20:14:35 UTC
XP at home. That's where I play EVE, so I guess that's all that matters, eh?

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Dalmont Delantee
Gecko Corp
#122 - 2013-03-11 20:19:41 UTC
Noriko Mai wrote:
XP here only for games. Main system is Linux. I'll never upgrade to Vista or whatever. If support for XP ends, my only choice will be Linux with ****** graphic settings in EVE CryCryCry


Any particular reason why?
silens vesica
Corsair Cartel
#123 - 2013-03-11 20:21:12 UTC
Hannott Thanos wrote:
Noriko Mai wrote:
XP here only for games. Main system is Linux. I'll never upgrade to Vista or whatever. If support for XP ends, my only choice will be Linux with ****** graphic settings in EVE CryCryCry


Well there's your problem. Someone probably replied to this already, but I think people simply sticks to XP because they have no clue whatsoever how insanely much better Windows 7 and 8 are.

Or are running elderly machines which handle XP just fine, but would struggle with 7 or 8.*

Don't generalize - You'll generally be wrong.



*Yes, I could upgrade my machine, but why? I don't particularly need or desire new bells and whilstes. I don't buy technology for technology's sake, either. When I need to upgrade, I will - to the highest end system I can afford. Then I will watch it slowly fall into obsolescence again, only doing what upgrades are cost-effective and enhance my experience.
I save a lot of cash that way. And avoid a LOT of headaches.

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Ranger 1
Ranger Corp
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#124 - 2013-03-11 21:59:00 UTC
Well, best to make peace with the thought that the time to finally upgrade your OS and hardware is coming in the not too distant future. The time is slowly but steadily approaching when EvE, and other software you may find appealing, won't be able to run properly on it anymore.

XP was a fine operating system all things considered, and I ran it for quite some time.

However Windows 7 (surprisingly) is much more stable and uses your system resources very efficiently compared to XP.

It has always seemed to me that quality seems to skip a generation in Win OS's... and I'll likely pass on Windows 8. I'll start seriously weighing options when Windows 9 rears it's ugly head.

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Shamus O'Reilly
Candy Cabal
#125 - 2013-03-11 23:23:50 UTC
Setaceous wrote:
Shamus O'Reilly wrote:
Setaceous wrote:
Darek Castigatus wrote:
Destination SkillQueue wrote:
I'm not preventing anything. CCP is preventing themselves. You can think of me as an AFK cloaker in the CCP collected OS stats(local). As for OS updates, they're not necessary in any way and every software that I'm using on that comp still supports XP. As I said until things start to actually require something other than XP there is no need for an OS upgrade.


This is pretty much the case for me too, until im forced to upgrade because the program i want to use requires it ill carry on using the OS which works for everything i want to do with it. Im not spending my time or money just to satisfy some internet jockeys need to nerdgasm over microsofts latest offering.


What are you guys going to do when your OS is no longer supported, even if it still runs your software? Though there's no hurry to think about it yet, XP extended support runs to April 8, 2014.

then hopefully by then ill have extra cash to get a better computer that runs windows 7 efficiently

When Windows 7 was in pre-release, it ran perfectly well on one of our work Dell Optiplex 755s:

Athlon 64 3800 (2.4GHz, dual core)
1Gb RAM
80Gb 7200 SATA HDD
Integrated Graphics

I was able to play CS: Source on it with no framerate issues (though the graphics were set to medium).

Smile

Then it comes down to ill have Windows 7 and still cant play newer games due to low end hardware

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Setaceous
Nexus Prima
#126 - 2013-03-11 23:29:06 UTC
Shamus O'Reilly wrote:

Then it comes down to ill have Windows 7 and still cant play newer games due to low end hardware

The 755 would have run most things in high if I had put a dedicated video card in it. Though I've noticed on my home system that Eve uses the hard drive more than anything else.
Shamus O'Reilly
Candy Cabal
#127 - 2013-03-11 23:45:54 UTC
Setaceous wrote:
Shamus O'Reilly wrote:

Then it comes down to ill have Windows 7 and still cant play newer games due to low end hardware

The 755 would have run most things in high if I had put a dedicated video card in it. Though I've noticed on my home system that Eve uses the hard drive more than anything else.

Not just talking EVE here Lol

Even then if CCP had enough players on DX11 would my vid card take the tesselation etc without upgrade? get what i mean?

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45thtiger 0109
Pan-Intergalatic Business Community
#128 - 2013-03-12 00:03:16 UTC
Windows 7 / 64 bit pro version I have.

I used to use windows XP but hated Vista, when windows 7 / 64 bit I jumped straight to it and missed vista all together.

In more than two years windows 7 / 64 bit has been so stable only twice I had two blue screens come up.

And never had to reinstall windows 7 in more than two years.

Windows 8 meh i hate it.


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ashley Eoner
#129 - 2013-03-16 21:14:31 UTC
Micheal Dietrich wrote:
ashley Eoner wrote:

Micheal Dietrich wrote:
Good lord, next thing the lot of you will be telling us is that you still run on a modem and you use Office 2000.
XP is an extremely solid OS with minimal overhead with a minimal to non existent price.


I'm not saying that it is a bad OS at all, except for the many security holes in it....

I'm saying that its an outdated OS that is on its way out the door. By using it with any current technology you are bottle-necking yourself in both the hardware and software departments. There will be a time when your game and program choices will become extremely limited as the world moves on with out you.

ashley Eoner wrote:
Almost everyone uses a modem still BTW.



Guess I should be glad I'm not almost everybody, I would shoot myself if I ever went back to dial up what with all the pages I usually have up at any given time, netflix streaming, downloads, and any online gaming that may be going on. Hell even my phone can download faster than 56k. I couldn't imagine what life would be like trying to go to Jita or joining a fleet op.
There are many security holes in every OS that exists. MS is still patching holes when they are found just like Apple and everyone else.

You're not bottle necking much right now if you're running XP 64bit.


Almost every form of home based internet requires a modem of some kind. So either you're running a modem or you're connected to something that is connected to a modem...
Hilde IX
Brave Newbies Inc.
Brave Collective
#130 - 2013-03-16 22:57:16 UTC  |  Edited by: Hilde IX
silens vesica wrote:

Or are running elderly machines which handle XP just fine, but would struggle with 7 or 8.*

Don't generalize - You'll generally be wrong.



Name me one machine that cannot run win7. Those XP users probably dont know anything about win7, they dont know they can disable all this aero **** and make their OS look like winXP.

See? http://www.tweakhound.com/windows7/tweaking/adj4bestperf.jpg Thats win7.


PS: lol at ppl complaining about OS prices. Found my version for free.....
Sabriz Adoudel
Move along there is nothing here
#131 - 2013-03-17 01:52:25 UTC
XP. It works.

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Steve Ronuken
Fuzzwork Enterprises
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#132 - 2013-03-17 02:41:58 UTC
Sabriz Adoudel wrote:
XP. It works.



The Model T Ford. It works.

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Tom Gerard
Glorious Nation of Kazakhstan
#133 - 2013-03-17 02:43:47 UTC
XP used by the PC equivalent of "hipsters"

Now with 100% less Troll.
silens vesica
Corsair Cartel
#134 - 2013-03-17 05:27:22 UTC
Steve Ronuken wrote:
Sabriz Adoudel wrote:
XP. It works.



The Model T Ford. It works.
Appropriate technology for appropriate purposes. Or, to quote a former commanding officer of mine: "Don't but technology solely for technology's sake."

Paraphrased: "If a Model T is what you need, buy a Model T."

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Taredi Lazair
Hedion University
Amarr Empire
#135 - 2013-03-17 05:36:10 UTC  |  Edited by: Taredi Lazair
i use both Win7 x64 and XP x64
Acac Sunflyier
The Ascended Academy
#136 - 2013-03-17 12:47:46 UTC
I use apple.
Oraac Ensor
#137 - 2013-03-17 12:54:41 UTC
I do.

I use programs that don't like Win7 or Vista, thanks to MS's abandonment of retro-compatibility.