Windows 7 Ultimate ?

Rich Rich NJ · Dec 24, 2013

So my son and I are just finishing our first build for gaming. I bought a copy of Windows 7 Ultimate at the advice of one of the guys at Tiger Direct. Was going to give it to my son tomorrow for Xmas installation...Did I buy the right OS for gaming? Do any of the community experts have an opinion here?

Guest · Dec 24, 2013

Im only using W7 Home premium for gaming. For me, when it comes to gaming, Devices are more important like GPU, CPU, RAM, PSU, Better CPU cooler.

Wolfshadw · Dec 24, 2013

I think you were scammed into getting Windows Ultimate. Unless there is a specific function of Windows Ultimate that you require, there was no reason to get anything more than Windows Home Premium.

-Wolf sends

RealBeast · Dec 24, 2013

Rich Rich NJ :

You don't need Ultimate, but it has a few handy network related features, and compared to Home Premium can run XPMode (with a few free downloads from MS), which can play a lot of older games that don't run well in W7. Unless you have time to run out and exchange it for Pro or Home Premium, I would just go with it and not look back.

edit: And Merry Christmas!

Rich Rich NJ · Dec 24, 2013

I see it's "System Builder Pack"; any issues or problems to watch out for when we install tomorrow?

Thx- RS

RealBeast · Dec 24, 2013

Rich Rich NJ :

Not really, but it would help to know what hardware. Set the SATA mode to AHCI in the bios. If you have time today, download the drivers that you will need for the hardware (chipset, Ethernet, sound, and if needed USB3, wireless and graphic card driver).

Rich Rich NJ · Dec 24, 2013

Here is our set-up so far..
- Asus Sabertooth 990 FX R 2.0
- AMD FX8320 - 8 Core 3.5 GHz
- Toshiba 2 TB Internal HD, 3.5 inch FF, SATA III 6 Gb/s, 64MB Buffer
- Asus GeForce GTX 650 Ti - 1 GB GDDR5
- LG 24X Internal DVD Burner
- Ultra LSP - 750 Watt Power Supply
- 16 GB Kingston HyperX Red DDR3 1600 MHz 10-10-10
- Linksys USB3 Wireless Network Device
- Cooler Master CM Storm Enforcer Mid Tower

Thx- RS

RealBeast · Dec 24, 2013

Nope you should be good, just get the latest ASUS drivers from ASUS support, the GeForce driver from NVIDIA, and the Linksys driver from them.

FALC0N · Dec 24, 2013

Tiger sometimes has specials on the OS. Could be that Ultimate was similarly priced to other editions and the their customer service guy talked you into a good upgrade. How much more was ultimate for you?

Rich Rich NJ · Dec 25, 2013

It was $10 more than Pro. We are trying to get the build running this am. We have a red led on the DRAM...Checking wiring and memory now.

Rich Rich NJ · Dec 25, 2013

Thanks for your expertise!

RealBeast · Dec 25, 2013

Rich Rich NJ :

Hope that all is running well, Merry Christmas!

Nothing like the pressure of a Christmas morning build.

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