Do WIN 7 or 8 upgrade current OS or replace?

[Kenne]

I have Vista Ultimate 64bit.

[FLS]

Are you having a problem you need to fix?

[The Fugitive]

Also what kind of specs does your computer have? If its weak and just runs Vista it will certainly choke on either Win7 or 8

[Kenne]

Also what kind of specs does your computer have? If its weak and just runs Vista it will certainly choke on either Win7 or 8

I5 3570K
ASUS P8Z77PRO
16G Corsair Vengence
EVGA GTX760
750PSU
Vista 64

and a Googliphonic stereo with the Moon rock needle

[MrRiplEy[H]]

Also what kind of specs does your computer have? If its weak and just runs Vista it will certainly choke on either Win7 or 8

No, Win7 and especially Win8 are lighter OSes than Vista.

[WWhiskey]

Win 7 will be an improvement

[Skuzzy]

Are you having a problem you need to fix?

Of course he is.  He is running Vista. 

I'd go with Windows 7 64 bit.

[Denniss]

If the system is running fine I won't replace the OS unless you want to re-install anyway. If you can get Win7 for a good price - why not. I'd avoid Win8 at all cost.
Just make sure your new OS supports your printer/scanner (or other exotic) hardware properly.

[Debrody]

Hasta la Vista 

Win7 64 will upgrade itself from Vista, without damaging your files. Not sure about the win8 though, never had that OS.

[MrRiplEy[H]]

Hasta la Vista 

Win7 64 will upgrade itself from Vista, without damaging your files. Not sure about the win8 though, never had that OS.

Upgrades are often problematic and cause system instability. Best option is always to perform a clean install instead.

[2bighorn]

No, Win7 and especially Win8 are lighter OSes than Vista.

As far as hardware is concerned, Win 7 has slightly lower requirements than Win 8.

[MrRiplEy[H]]

As far as hardware is concerned, Win 7 has slightly lower requirements than Win 8.

Benchmarks have shown Win8 to outperform Win7. 'Requirements' do not count.

[gyrene81]

Benchmarks have shown Win8 to outperform Win7. 'Requirements' do not count.

put win8 on an old dual core amd athlon system with only 2gb of ram and see how well it outperforms anything...

[Kenne]

well xmas is near and i think i might be able to squeeze W7-64 from the relations.
along with a nu 1T drive.

[guncrasher]

Benchmarks have shown Win8 to outperform Win7. 'Requirements' do not count.

true benchmarks have proven win8 to outperform win7.  which reminds me of back in highschool when I dated a girl "way above my pay grade".  she was hot and I mean really hot, but she was also annoying as hell.  everything turned into a hassle with her.  I dumped her and never looked back.



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