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solarbear · July 9th, 2018, 06:10 PM

Yes, That HP is probably going to be a good buy. even though the i5-2400 is a few generations old, it still screams. I have the i5-4440 in an HP unit and there really isn't much difference from the 2400 in the IPC (instructions per cycle) .. The only bummer i5's were the first generation.

I went with Windows 8.1 myself, as I remember from the olden days how the experts advised to stay one Revision behind, If you add the classic shell add-on, it really is a fine OS, if you must use windows.

I may give Win10 a go after the next Windows release happens...

Win8.1 is available from the MS site easily (the win7 iso is tough, it will reject, but the win8.1 sails)

https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/soft...ad/windows8ISO

You just need to create a file and put it in a certain folder to bypass activation.

https://superuser.com/questions/4984...-a-product-key

The torrent networks are saturated with Windows downloads of every type, but i can't really ascertain how that works in the end.

I am a Linux man myself, I only use Windows if i have to and even then i sure as hell am not going to connect windows to the internet. It is good to have it in dual boot so you can use it for Windows exclusive programs. and i got stuck with a few of those unfortunately

July 9th, 2018, 06:10 PM	#20
solarbear Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2017 Posts: 462 Thanks: 62,384 Thanked 5,248 Times in 459 Posts	Yes, That HP is probably going to be a good buy. even though the i5-2400 is a few generations old, it still screams. I have the i5-4440 in an HP unit and there really isn't much difference from the 2400 in the IPC (instructions per cycle) .. The only bummer i5's were the first generation. I went with Windows 8.1 myself, as I remember from the olden days how the experts advised to stay one Revision behind, If you add the classic shell add-on, it really is a fine OS, if you must use windows. I may give Win10 a go after the next Windows release happens... Win8.1 is available from the MS site easily (the win7 iso is tough, it will reject, but the win8.1 sails) https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/soft...ad/windows8ISO You just need to create a file and put it in a certain folder to bypass activation. https://superuser.com/questions/4984...-a-product-key The torrent networks are saturated with Windows downloads of every type, but i can't really ascertain how that works in the end. I am a Linux man myself, I only use Windows if i have to and even then i sure as hell am not going to connect windows to the internet. It is good to have it in dual boot so you can use it for Windows exclusive programs. and i got stuck with a few of those unfortunately __________________ Smutus Emeritus Last edited by solarbear; July 9th, 2018 at 07:19 PM..