- Dec 18, 2014
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Bought a new shuttle gaming PC (detailed spec pasted below), it comes assembled but without an OS installed. It does however have a Windows 8.1 OS licence included (not sure exactly which one).
I have MSDN subscription so can download any Microsoft OS for free. I'm used to Windows 7 ultimate - would you guys advise 8.1 over 7 ultimate? I'm leaning towards 8.1 just to give it a try. I only really play a handful of games (Diablo 3, Counter-Strike, Football Manager) so not exactly cutting edge!
Worth pointing out the shuttle pc doesn't have an optical drive so I'm going to have to work out how to install Windows from a usb stick.
Also, does anyone know how the Intel 530 120gb SSD will perform compared to a Samsung Evo 840 250gb? Reason I ask is I have a Samsung Evo 840 in my laptop and it isn't working very well at all (think there is an issue with my laptop) so was thinking about removing it and putting the IDE disk back in. Could use the Samsung Evo 840 in the new PC.
Any advice appreciated as I am very much a novice and remember how much of a NIGHTMARE trying to set up Windows on my Samsung Series 7 gamer laptop was (harrowing experience). Are there any specific settings I need to look out for in BIOS before I install Windows for the first time (SSD specific maybe)?
Detailed Spec:
Intel i7-4790 3.60GHz LGA1150 'Haswell Refresh' CPU (Quad Core/8 Thread/22nm build process)
MSI GEForce GTX 770 OC 2GB DDR5 PCie 3.0 Graphics Card (http://www.msi.com/product/vga/N770-2GD5OC.html#hero-overview)
Intel 530 120GB High Perfomance SSD (http://ark.intel.com/products/75611/Intel-SSD-530-Series-120GB-2_5in-SATA-6Gbs-20nm-MLC - Sandforce SF-2281 Controller, 540MB read/480MB write speeds
8GB RAM (Kingston 2 x 4GB DDR3-1600 (11-11-11 timing) DRAM)
MSI B85I Gen 4 LGA1150 Mini ITX motherboard (max capacity 16GB RAM (2 slots), 1 x PCIe 3.0 x 16, 1 h/s mini PCIe, SATA 6GB x4, Realtek GB LAN, Realtek 8ch HD Audio, USB3, USB2)
Antec ISK600 Mini ITX Shuttle Case (http://www.antec.com/product.php?id=706714&fid=5022033&lan=nz) 1 x slim optical bay, 2 x 2.25" HDD/SSD Trays, 3 x 3.5" HDD trays. Front USB 3/2/Audio connectors
Antec Earthwatts EA-550 Platinum low noise PSU (http://www.antec.com/product.php?id=704511&fid=11&lan=us)?
I have MSDN subscription so can download any Microsoft OS for free. I'm used to Windows 7 ultimate - would you guys advise 8.1 over 7 ultimate? I'm leaning towards 8.1 just to give it a try. I only really play a handful of games (Diablo 3, Counter-Strike, Football Manager) so not exactly cutting edge!
Worth pointing out the shuttle pc doesn't have an optical drive so I'm going to have to work out how to install Windows from a usb stick.
Also, does anyone know how the Intel 530 120gb SSD will perform compared to a Samsung Evo 840 250gb? Reason I ask is I have a Samsung Evo 840 in my laptop and it isn't working very well at all (think there is an issue with my laptop) so was thinking about removing it and putting the IDE disk back in. Could use the Samsung Evo 840 in the new PC.
Any advice appreciated as I am very much a novice and remember how much of a NIGHTMARE trying to set up Windows on my Samsung Series 7 gamer laptop was (harrowing experience). Are there any specific settings I need to look out for in BIOS before I install Windows for the first time (SSD specific maybe)?
Detailed Spec:
Intel i7-4790 3.60GHz LGA1150 'Haswell Refresh' CPU (Quad Core/8 Thread/22nm build process)
MSI GEForce GTX 770 OC 2GB DDR5 PCie 3.0 Graphics Card (http://www.msi.com/product/vga/N770-2GD5OC.html#hero-overview)
Intel 530 120GB High Perfomance SSD (http://ark.intel.com/products/75611/Intel-SSD-530-Series-120GB-2_5in-SATA-6Gbs-20nm-MLC - Sandforce SF-2281 Controller, 540MB read/480MB write speeds
8GB RAM (Kingston 2 x 4GB DDR3-1600 (11-11-11 timing) DRAM)
MSI B85I Gen 4 LGA1150 Mini ITX motherboard (max capacity 16GB RAM (2 slots), 1 x PCIe 3.0 x 16, 1 h/s mini PCIe, SATA 6GB x4, Realtek GB LAN, Realtek 8ch HD Audio, USB3, USB2)
Antec ISK600 Mini ITX Shuttle Case (http://www.antec.com/product.php?id=706714&fid=5022033&lan=nz) 1 x slim optical bay, 2 x 2.25" HDD/SSD Trays, 3 x 3.5" HDD trays. Front USB 3/2/Audio connectors
Antec Earthwatts EA-550 Platinum low noise PSU (http://www.antec.com/product.php?id=704511&fid=11&lan=us)?
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