Im sorry, but I disagree so much on the "win 8 isnt for gaming" argument.
I bought win 8 some time ago, and fps wise, and driver wise, i feel no difference between win7 or 8 what so ever. Not better, not worse. Gaming wise, its a status quo. I made a few benchmarks with 3dmark and Novabench before and after i upgraded with fresh installs. It was the same. (plus minus the minor numbers you get on every system when you rerun). Sadly I can't back it up with screenshots as I dont have them. But do the same thing, and youll see what Im talking about ....
Actually:
I DO feel, that win8 is a better OS than than win 7 when it comes down to it .. Since i have upgraded my 74sx as much as i can (fast 16gb ram, SSD etc..)
So I dont see why you guys are telling people to downgrade ? Sure - If you dont LIKE the windows 8 due to its new looks, thats one thing. Its a love, hate thing.
But dont go scare people off windows 8 just because you dont like it.
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..and yes, I drive an electric car yo.