Windows 7 or 10?

meer23 · Aug 28, 2016

Hello, I am soon to buy a new pc rig and need some help on the OS. See, I was very stupid and was too lazy to download windows 10 on a USB when it was free on the website, and now if I wish to get it I have to pay $100 extra. I am currently very tight on my budget so this would be a very big pain to obtain. But my friend has a spare flash drive with Windows 7 on it that I may have for free, so should I spend $100 more on Windows 10, or take Windows 7 for free. I am going to use this PC primarily for gaming, and if it influences the choice, here is my rig:

http://pcpartpicker.com/list/DMQPXH

Thank you for your time!

genthug · Aug 28, 2016

You could take 7 for "free", but you wouldn't be able to activate it. In the same manner, you can get a USB Media Creation Tool for 10 for free, but you still have to pay for the activation code. 10 is a bit better on hardware utilization than 7 was, but I personally still prefer 7. They did an incredible job on win 7, and then decided to go muck it up with 8, 8.1. Overall though, 10 is not a bad OS.

As for the parts list...
PCPartPicker part list: http://pcpartpicker.com/list/HLNv3F
Price breakdown by merchant: http://pcpartpicker.com/list/HLNv3F/by_merchant/

CPU: Intel Core i5-6600K 3.5GHz Quad-Core Processor ($219.99 @ Newegg)
Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-Z170-HD3P ATX LGA1151 Motherboard ($104.88 @ OutletPC)
Memory: G.Skill Ripjaws V Series 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR4-2400 Memory ($60.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 2TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($61.00 @ Amazon)
Video Card: Gigabyte GeForce GTX 1060 6GB D5 6G Video Card ($254.98 @ Newegg)
Case: Corsair 200R ATX Mid Tower Case ($44.99 @ Newegg)
Power Supply: Rosewill 600W 80+ Bronze Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply ($49.99 @ Newegg)
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 10 Home OEM 64-bit ($88.88 @ OutletPC)
Monitor: LG 25UM56-P 25.0" 60Hz Monitor ($150.98 @ Newegg)
Headphones: Kingston HyperX Cloud II 7.1 Channel Headset ($99.99 @ B&H)
Total: $1136.67
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2016-08-28 01:00 EDT-0400
Saves you about $60. I'm assuming you didn't put a CPU cooler on the 4690k because you already have one, thus I didn't add one to that.
Personally, if you're very tight on your budget, scrap the ultrawide for a normal $100 1080p monitor (as that's what the 1060 is, it's a 1920*1080p card) and use that $50 elsewhere to improve the rest of the hardware. But if you're set on the ultrawide, that's understandable.

Jasjar · Aug 28, 2016

Windows 7. You can get a key for $40 if you look around.

meer23 · Aug 28, 2016

genthug :

You could take 7 for "free", but you wouldn't be able to activate it. In the same manner, you can get a USB Media Creation Tool for 10 for free, but you still have to pay for the activation code. 10 is a bit better on hardware utilization than 7 was, but I personally still prefer 7. They did an incredible job on win 7, and then decided to go muck it up with 8, 8.1. Overall though, 10 is not a bad OS.

As for the parts list...
PCPartPicker part list: http://pcpartpicker.com/list/HLNv3F
Price breakdown by merchant: http://pcpartpicker.com/list/HLNv3F/by_merchant/

CPU: Intel Core i5-6600K 3.5GHz Quad-Core Processor ($219.99 @ Newegg)
Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-Z170-HD3P ATX LGA1151 Motherboard ($104.88 @ OutletPC)
Memory: G.Skill Ripjaws V Series 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR4-2400 Memory ($60.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 2TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($61.00 @ Amazon)
Video Card: Gigabyte GeForce GTX 1060 6GB D5 6G Video Card ($254.98 @ Newegg)
Case: Corsair 200R ATX Mid Tower Case ($44.99 @ Newegg)
Power Supply: Rosewill 600W 80+ Bronze Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply ($49.99 @ Newegg)
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 10 Home OEM 64-bit ($88.88 @ OutletPC)
Monitor: LG 25UM56-P 25.0" 60Hz Monitor ($150.98 @ Newegg)
Headphones: Kingston HyperX Cloud II 7.1 Channel Headset ($99.99 @ B&H)
Total: $1136.67
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2016-08-28 01:00 EDT-0400
Saves you about $60. I'm assuming you didn't put a CPU cooler on the 4690k because you already have one, thus I didn't add one to that.
Personally, if you're very tight on your budget, scrap the ultrawide for a normal $100 1080p monitor (as that's what the 1060 is, it's a 1920*1080p card) and use that $50 elsewhere to improve the rest of the hardware. But if you're set on the ultrawide, that's understandable.

I'm sorry I'm not very educated when it comes to OS setup and software, but what do you mean by you need to activate it? Also what is the USB Media Creation Tool? Because if Windows 7 is already literally downloaded on the USB, how would I need to activate it?

Shaun o · Aug 28, 2016

The only real thing to bear in mind that will effect you, and hinder things for you Meer23

Is the fact that you are planning for your new system build to buy a graphics card that will be able to run Direct X 12 enabled game titles when more become available.

Windows 7 as far as I know does not support or have Direct X 12 support built into it as an OS.
And Microsoft never released a DirectX 12 update for windows 7.
Before it ended driver and update support for windows 7.

So it would mean at some point if you had a Direct X 12 capable graphics card such as a GTX 1060 card.
You would need to have windows 10 installed to be able to run and play games that use Direct X 12 API.
Come that time.

Windows 7 is till Good, and all current games work fine with it that are currently available to buy.
Just make sure the version your friend has is a 64 bit version of windows 7, and a 64 bit licence key.

Or you might as well just opt for windows 10 64 bit.

Fair points ?

You can install any version of the windows operating system on a system of your choice.

Where it will be fully unlocked for a maximum of 90 days for free.
After the 90 days is up or the trial period, unless you have a valid licence key to unlock the OS for 365 24/7 use of it for as how many years you see fit to use it.

Without a valid licence key the OS is locked, disabled from use after the given trial period is up.

You see your not really buying the OS, but the licence key for it, to be able to use the installed windows os on your system like said 365 days or the year 24/7. And the years of use of it for how ever long you choose to keep it installed on your system Meer.

meer23 · Aug 28, 2016

Shaun o :

Yes I have a 1060 in the rig I'm getting so what you are saying is that in a while when games run solely of DirectX 12, Windows 7 will not be able to take full advantage of the 1060? But are you saying the 64 bit does support DirectX 12?

Shaun o · Aug 28, 2016

The 64 bit version of windows 10 does support, or will support Direct X 12 games with a GTX 1060 card fitted to your system.

The 64 bit version of windows 7 does not support games where Direct X 12 is required to run a game on a Direct X 12 capable graphics card such as the GTX 1060 card you intend to buy Meer.

Because Windows 7 64 bit does not have Direct X 12 capability.

meer23 · Aug 28, 2016

Shaun o :

Ok thank you very much! Just so I can avoid having to upgrade for a bit longer, I think I will go for trying to get Win 10. Thanks.

photonboy · Aug 28, 2016

Agreed.

Windows 10 Home 64-bit is the best version for most people.

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