Konfucius Posted September 28, 2009 Posted September 28, 2009 Right, ok might as well build my own PC then. What exactly do I need to buy?... 1. CPU 2. Mother board 3. Case 4. Power Supply 5. Ram 6. Disc Drive 7. HDD 8. Sound Card 9. Lan and WiFi card 10. Keyboard 11. Monitor 12. Mouse Anything else? I mainly just want the abbility to run windows 7 in 64-bit mode, I'll be using it mostly for web design (photoshop, etc...) and i'm not really a pc gamer but i'd like to be able to run Starcraft 2 at a decent speed. I don't care about High Definition at the moment. The abbility to upgrade to HD later on would be nice. Cheers. Why exactly do you want Win7 in 64-bit mode?
Ten10 Posted September 28, 2009 Posted September 28, 2009 Probably just the memory boost, but I'd prefer if we moved the enquiry to a new thread and leave this Win 7 talk only.
Ten10 Posted September 30, 2009 Posted September 30, 2009 (edited) Hey guys just a quick reminder that the Windows 7 student programme is expected to go live tomorrow. I've sorted out my uni email address, cancelled my amazon preorder. Good to go. Something that sparked my interest was: We are offering students the opportunity to buy Windows 7 for an amazing discounted price, £30 for either Windows 7 Home Premium or Windows 7 Professional. In that case I'm going pro. Linky Edited September 30, 2009 by Ten10
The Lillster Posted September 30, 2009 Posted September 30, 2009 How long does this student disscount offer last for?
Ten10 Posted September 30, 2009 Posted September 30, 2009 How long does this student disscount offer last for? Until around the 1st January. Offer is now up.
Ike Posted September 30, 2009 Posted September 30, 2009 (edited) Hey guys just a quick reminder that the Windows 7 student programme is expected to go live tomorrow. I've sorted out my uni email address, cancelled my amazon preorder. Good to go. Something that sparked my interest was: In that case I'm going pro. Linky Hmm tempting. My Uni e-mail still works as well. Edit: Might as well get it since my e-mail is still active. Should I go for 32 or 64 bit? Edited September 30, 2009 by Ike
Ten10 Posted September 30, 2009 Posted September 30, 2009 (edited) Managed to get the pro version. WHOOOP!!!!!!! Will apparently let you do a clean install too. £39 + p & p including a physical disc because my internet speed sucks. Edited September 30, 2009 by Ten10
Ike Posted September 30, 2009 Posted September 30, 2009 (edited) I can't complete my order because it wants me to select a country for my shipping address but there are no options. Tried on Firefix and IE. Edit: nm, it worked on my laptop. Ordered Home. Don't really care about pro. AM I supposed to have the product key yet or do I get it later? Edited September 30, 2009 by Ike
Jimbob Posted September 30, 2009 Posted September 30, 2009 I can't complete my order because it wants me to select a country for my shipping address but there are no options. Tried on Firefix and IE. Edit: nm, it worked on my laptop. Ordered Home. Don't really care about pro. AM I supposed to have the product key yet or do I get it later? I believe the Home Edition limits you with what you can do i.e. how many open windows you have etc. Most have ordered Premium.
Ten10 Posted September 30, 2009 Posted September 30, 2009 (edited) I believe the Home Edition limits you with what you can do i.e. how many open windows you have etc. Most have ordered Premium. He only would have been able to get the home premium edition. Pro is like home but with some added extras. So you get everything in home premium and then some. As for the product key etc. they will give it to you on windows 7 launch day. Edited September 30, 2009 by Ten10
Ike Posted September 30, 2009 Posted September 30, 2009 I believe the Home Edition limits you with what you can do i.e. how many open windows you have etc. Most have ordered Premium. It's the Home Premium version. I couldn't see how you order pro.
Ten10 Posted September 30, 2009 Posted September 30, 2009 (edited) Basically get the professional version as this time the windows editions stack. Meaning that whatever is in the version below it will be included in that particular version with extras. For example the windows xp mode. http://windows.microsoft.com/en-us/windows7/products/compare Pro only lacks 2 addition features of ultimate. In other words just get pro. It's the Home Premium version. I couldn't see how you order pro. Yellow bar underneath all that was your friend. Edited September 30, 2009 by Ten10
Ike Posted September 30, 2009 Posted September 30, 2009 Basically get the professional version as this time the windows editions stack. Meaning that whatever is in the version below it will be included in that particular version with extras. For example the windows xp mode. http://windows.microsoft.com/en-us/windows7/products/compare Pro only lacks 2 addition features of ultimate. In other words just get pro. Yellow bar underneath all that was your friend. How do you order Pro from the student thing, all I saw was home premium.
Ten10 Posted September 30, 2009 Posted September 30, 2009 (edited) I don't think you can change your order so it might be too late. but there is a yellow bar on the page with this text: Need to join your university’s network domain? You can also get Windows 7 Professional for £30.00 It seems if you use the link that you originally got that sent you to the windows 7 shop you can order again. Don't know if it will let you go through it all the way. Edited September 30, 2009 by Ten10
Ike Posted September 30, 2009 Posted September 30, 2009 I don't think you can change your order so it might be too late. but there is a yellow bar on the page with this text: It seems if you use the link that you originally got that sent you to the windows 7 shop you can order again. Don't know if it will let you go through it all the way. I managed to to order the pro and I've sent a request to cancel my order for the home premium edition.
Ten10 Posted September 30, 2009 Posted September 30, 2009 Then good times all around. They should accept it. But if you ended up with two version it wouldn't be too bad as you could sell one on for profit.
Wesley Posted October 1, 2009 Posted October 1, 2009 I also grabbed Pro last night when it went live. Good stuff. I also got the extended download service.
Shorty Posted October 1, 2009 Posted October 1, 2009 No reason I couldn't get a student to buy a copy for me, is there? I mean... apart from moral reasons
The Lillster Posted October 1, 2009 Posted October 1, 2009 I asked my College today, about a student email address. I have to wait another month. Is it true that you need to have windows vista first? And this backup DVD thing, mentioned in the FAQ? Also, is this a disc or a download?
Guest Stefkov Posted October 1, 2009 Posted October 1, 2009 Woo, got me 7 Pro with the student thing. Now I've got a copy of Home premium that'll be doing nothing. Makes a good birthday present for my brother I think.
Wesley Posted October 1, 2009 Posted October 1, 2009 I asked my College today, about a student email address. I have to wait another month. Is it true that you need to have windows vista first? And this backup DVD thing, mentioned in the FAQ? Also, is this a disc or a download? A 30 day download, with a 4 quid option for extended download, or a 9 quid extra for a disk to be shipped as well as the original 30 day download.
The Lillster Posted October 1, 2009 Posted October 1, 2009 A 30 day download, with a 4 quid option for extended download, or a 9 quid extra for a disk to be shipped as well as the original 30 day download. The thing is, I probably won't install it straight away. Is there a time-limit or can I install whenevr I want? DO you know if the disc comes in the retail box, or is it just a cd on it's own?
Guest Stefkov Posted October 1, 2009 Posted October 1, 2009 Could you not download it and then burn it to a DVD?
Wesley Posted October 1, 2009 Posted October 1, 2009 I should say it wouldn't come in a retail box, that'd be a huge waste of money on postage for them. But it might come in some kind of DVD case. And of course you can burn it to DVD (or a dual layered if it doesn't fit) it's a file. I dunno if it's an ISO type thing where you use it to install... I dunno, how was the RC installed anyway? Probably be similar to that.
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