good job in all about nvidia then init lol i dont like AMD i had a AMD GPU in my other laptop and it was crap absolute garbo codnt even render a maya scene without some graphical issues

Yeah both AMD and Intel like putting crappy integrated graphics with their CPUs. The current GPU that i have though is pretty good considering what it is(AMD Radeon HD 7350). Currently playing Half Life 2 Episode 2 at 720p and almost everything but AA set to max and getting 60+ FPS average.

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http://www.pcworld.com/article/2893316/microsoft-directx-12-will-increase-your-graphics-performance-by-20-percent.html

20% GPU performance increase? DirectX 12 is just getting better by the second.

MS just released build 10041. No project Spartan but includes some bug fixes, transparent start menu, and some other menu stuff. I'll post screenshots once the build actually installs on my computer.

Oh yeah, windows 10 is also being released sometime during the summer. No specific date given yet.

hmmm update has not arived for me yet but i managed to fix my windows 10 update not working now it works

hmmm update has not arived for me yet but i managed to fix my windows 10 update not working now it works

You'l need to set your preview build update to "fast" to get the new build. Otherwise you'l still be stuck with 9926.

If you plan on upgrading the build you should know that build 10041 is extremely buggy. The Mail, People, and calender apps don't work and neither does the search app(for me atleast). The new build also takes 45 minutes-1 hour to install too which was annoying as all hell.

And then there is Windows Update. Microsoft STILL has it so that you are forced to install updates - including GPU drivers.

This is what happened when i uninstalled an older version of the GPU drivers, restarted, OS automatically installed the 14.12 Omega drivers, installed the older drivers(pre 14.12 Omega), and installed the new "beta" AMD GPU drivers from Windows Update(15.20):



Like what?

Anyway, enough with my problems. Here are some images:

why on earth would you want a transparant menu? and i dont use them apps anyway

why on earth would you want a transparant menu? and i dont use them apps anyway

For the full screen mode it kinda makes sense but it makes it really hard to see tiles and icons.

and lol at this:

they are probably setting your graphics driver back to the last "microsoft certified" driver, as you are beta testing it after all

They need to narrow potential problem factors

For the full screen mode it kinda makes sense but it makes it really hard to see tiles and icons.

and lol at this:

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yeah my guess is there going to get good scores for that one

Had to do a new install of Windows 10 because the old install took a giant crap. Oh well.

There is something kinda big in build 10041(or atleast i didn't notice it in earlier builds) called "fast startup".

Basically its hibernation on steroids.  When you click shutdown, Windows 10 dumps the current OS session into a file on your hard drive. When you turn your computer back on, you won't get the normal BIOS prompt and you'l boot back into Windows 10 at maybe 2x the speed you would normally.

The problem? Applications that you had open before you shutdown your computer are kinda loaded back into memory. This causes all kinda of weird crap to happen like, for example, i had a script i was working on that was still up in notepad and after restarting the computer kept on compiling outdated script versions leading to errors when there wasn't any.

This is probably a UEFI only feature so if you have an older computer this won't be a problem for you.

Had to do a new install of Windows 10 because the old install took a giant crap. Oh well.

Was it down to Windows itself or was it something you did to cause it? The reason I ask is because I was considering updating one of my Windows 8 laptops but didn't want to if it was going to cause major issues.

Was it down to Windows itself or was it something you did to cause it? The reason I ask is because I was considering updating one of my Windows 8 laptops but didn't want to if it was going to cause major issues.

Something i did to cause it, most likely. As long as you just do web browsing and gaming Windows 10 is very stable and you don't have to worry all that much. I was having a little fun with the OS TBH.

If your going to upgrade, make sure you have everything backed up first - including the OS's product key. In Windows 10 it looks like you can downgrade the OS back to the previous version via the Windows.old folder(Windows Rollback) but i wouldn't trust it.

Something i did to cause it, most likely. As long as you just do web browsing and gaming Windows 10 is very stable and you don't have to worry all that much. I was having a little fun with the OS TBH.

If your going to upgrade, make sure you have everything backed up first - including the OS's product key. In Windows 10 it looks like you can downgrade the OS back to the previous version via the Windows.old folder(Windows Rollback) but i wouldn't trust it.

Cool, thanks man. You have convinced me to go ahead with it. Looking forward to checking it out.

http://gyazo.com/b782aa6a9fee016c00a406c7455b038b urrrrmmmm yeah why wont it?

http://gyazo.com/b782aa6a9fee016c00a406c7455b038b urrrrmmmm yeah why wont it?

Lol, I think it just asks random questions based off of the applications you use. Steam obviously does, but half life 2 sure as hell don't with new drivers.

Oh yeah, project Spartan was just released in the newest build. Installing it now but its taking forever...

Lol, I think it just asks random questions based off of the applications you use. Steam obviously does, but half life 2 sure as hell don't with new drivers.

Oh yeah, project Spartan was just released in the newest build. Installing it now but its taking forever...

project what? that a game?