qubit
Overclocked quantum bit
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- Dec 6, 2007
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- Quantum Well UK
System Name | Quantumville™ |
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Processor | Intel Core i7-2700K @ 4GHz |
Motherboard | Asus P8Z68-V PRO/GEN3 |
Cooling | Noctua NH-D14 |
Memory | 16GB (2 x 8GB Corsair Vengeance Black DDR3 PC3-12800 C9 1600MHz) |
Video Card(s) | MSI RTX 2080 SUPER Gaming X Trio |
Storage | Samsung 850 Pro 256GB | WD Black 4TB | WD Blue 6TB |
Display(s) | ASUS ROG Strix XG27UQR (4K, 144Hz, G-SYNC compatible) | Asus MG28UQ (4K, 60Hz, FreeSync compatible) |
Case | Cooler Master HAF 922 |
Audio Device(s) | Creative Sound Blaster X-Fi Fatal1ty PCIe |
Power Supply | Corsair AX1600i |
Mouse | Microsoft Intellimouse Pro - Black Shadow |
Keyboard | Yes |
Software | Windows 10 Pro 64-bit |
I'm going to address this point, as this is really the only sticking point I have with Windows 8. The start screen is not better than a start menu. And the fact that Microsoft took all the complaining about the start screen and thought that slapping a start button in would solve everything show that either Microsoft is completely out of touch with what their customers actually want or that Microsoft was just giving a big F U to their customers.
Why shouldn't it take up the entire screen? Simple, I am capable of multi-tasking. I often have a video playing while I'm using my computer. When I open the start menu in Win7 my video is not completely obscured. When I open the start screen in Win8 my video is completely obscured. And no, the start menu does not have my entire attention, I'm looking back and forth between the start menu and the video that is playing.
And it is funny that collapsed start menu is mentioned. Because the start screen doesn't let you collapse folders. They are all open, which means as I install all the programs I use the start screen gets filled with totally useless junk that I now have to scroll through. Almost every program I install puts two or three icons on the start screen that I'll never use. Yet I have to see every single uninstall icon and every single help icon, and scroll through them, every time I want to run an app that isn't pinned to the tiles screen. And no, I don't want to go through and pin everything to the start screen, that is an extra step that I shouldn't have to do.
To say this system is quicker is laughable.
Yup, +1, especially the highlighted bits.
It's obvious that MS just want everyone to live in the restrictive environment that is Metro/Modern UI and buy from the Windows Store to make them lots and lots of money, while giving us a whole lot less functionality than before - it's basically a return to DOS single tasking windows. WTF?!! All this talk of "unifying" the interface between smartphones, tablets and PCs with Metro is just a load of bollocks to put customers into the kind of straightjacket that Apple could only dream of and many people can see this for what it is, especially PC enthusiasts. Microsoft's recent antics with restrictions are making Apple look like an effing saint.
I don't think you were paid by MS to write this bta, but I can understand why some people may think so. A shill piece if ever I saw one. Stick to writing news.
I'm just gonna leave this here
This piccy is superb!
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