Windows 10: Windows 10 from the ground up

The missus and I are getting ready to buy a new desktop in a few months. Researching on the web, I am trying to find the difference between a rig built from the ground up for Windows 10, and a rig designed for 8.1 that has 10 installed at the factory.

Is there any difference other than having more RAM on the 10 computer?

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I have a few questions about Information of Windows 10 pro Version update 1511?

I've have a Retail version of Windows 7 not OEM, My computer is a custom built pc I've built from the ground up. It not OEM version. Before When I'd upgrade to windows 10.

 

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how do I set up my back ground for a slide show in windows 10?

 

Well, the min RAM spec for '10 is 1Gb...(!)

 

Personally I would go with no less than 4Gb of RAM. That amount should be more than adequate for daily use and if you plan on doing lots of mistaking then I would look for 6-8Gb of RAM. And I would look for a PC with 10 preinstalled. It's going to save time for you by not having to upgrade.

HTH
Jeff .. *Smile

 

As long as it ships with Windows 10 from the factory, you should be fine. Lots of specs to look at, so pick what you need but don't over pay.

 

I appreciate the answers. Researching it yesterday, I cannot find any real hardware differences in the newest Windows 10 desktops and similar 8.1 desktops. It is agreed that you should have 4 gigs of RAM (although 2 is adequate if you're not a gamer), but RAM is so cheap, and the future is so unpredictable, that 8 gigs seems to be the standard.

 

I agree with you, 8GB should be the standard .....4 GB is just not enough .....but yes Windows 10 will run on it...*Smile

 

For the vast majority of users 4Gb is more than adequate. I've used it with 8.1 with zero performance or operation issues. While 8Gb is nice it's a bit overkill for the majority that just browser the net or use social media.

 

If that's all a person bought their computer for, browsing and social media ....why even buy a computer, you can do that on your Smart Phone.....
Now if you have other uses, like MOST people, and use or add programs, for other interests that you might have. Then the least amount you should consider is 8GB, and like the user also stated, memory has come down in price a lot in the past few years.

 

I just pointed out what I thought. First most users don't need more than 4Gb for Office work.. spread sheet and/or word processing. And the price of DDR3 RAM is going to run about 70-80 bucks for 8Gb and the affordable RAM today is DDR4 but that would require a new MB and processor. While 8Gb is nice it's not going to make a difference in performance over 4Gb. Oh and if you need more space the PC will make use of the swap file.

 

Price for 8GB of DDR3 Ram is no where near those prices.
• Brand: Crucial
• Form Factor: UDIMM
• Total Capacity: 8GB Kit (2 x 4GB)
• Warranty: Limited Lifetime
• Specs: DDR3 PC3-12800 • CL=11 • Unbuffered • NON-ECC • DDR3-1600 • 1.5V • 512Meg x 64 •
• Series: Crucial $35.99

 

Now that is a good price. And given that rate 8Gb would be hard to pass up.
G.SKILL Ripjaws Series 8GB Desktop Memory Model F3-12800CL9D-8GBRL - Newegg.com

And that's a good price as well. 36.99 for 8Gb RAM.

 

I have 16gb on the originally custom built 7 main case here and just recently upgraded a second mini tower from 4gb to 8gb of performance memory. It depends mainly on what the system will be used for. The 32bit 10 minimum 1gb 64bit 10 minimum 2gb while many premade 32bit systems now see either 3 or 4gb right from the factory since memory prices have fallen sharply when the desktop market started to slump and take a nose dive.

8gb is certainly a fair amount in the event you might want to run any VMs(Virtual Machines) where you may have 2gb or more assigned or run multiple VMs at the same time. If you plan to work with CAD or any other memory hungry programs having that extra ram aboard will eliminate the need to upgrade hardwares later.

But! for anything premade you will be paying more for Pro and having that extra memory added in! Then to add more in after if only 4-6gb you would need to match it up or see the original memory pulled and replaced by the larger amount of ram bought separately to be a bit more cost effective in some cases. OEMs charge an arm and leg for hardware upgrades!

As for simply browsing the web and Facebook, Twitter most commonly seen as for social media the new Asus Flip book is marked off to only $287- at the MS store holding a sale. For a full desktop system you might want a look at something Toshiba as far as anything premade. The quality seems to be more then seen with other brands lately! But the one thing seen lately with desktop models is the nearly $2,000US price tags! I can build about 3-4 custom cases for that much and still have a large main drive and plenty of ram in each!

 

If it was between Windows 8.1 and Windows 10 from the factory, I would go with whatever was cheaper, as long as Windows 10 gets put on it before July 29th.