 Boots faster than anything else, UEFI / GOP / Ultra-Fast Boot from SSD to Windumb 8 |
 Apr 14 2013, 06:10 PM
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OK, i figure where else to ask but in a den of gaming nerds?
Has anybody dealt with UEFI based Computer Systems, especially in terms of GOP and Ultra-Fast Boot from an SSD into Windumb 8? Anybody have a combination of Mainboard and GPU that actually does work with this? |
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Stahlseele Boots faster than anything else Apr 14 2013, 06:10 PM
Ryu So is this ultra-fast-boot stuff a windows 8 thing... Apr 15 2013, 04:23 PM Stahlseele it's an windumb 8 thing, yes.
but if you are a... Apr 15 2013, 04:25 PM
Ryu QUOTE (Stahlseele @ Apr 15 2013, 06:25 PM... Apr 15 2013, 09:34 PM nezumi I have Windows 8 and UEFI on my motherboard. I... Apr 15 2013, 04:34 PM Stahlseele Enabling it after having installed win8 won't ... Apr 15 2013, 04:39 PM _Pax._ QUOTE (Stahlseele @ Apr 15 2013, 12:39 PM... Apr 15 2013, 04:49 PM Bigity Windumb? Apr 15 2013, 05:43 PM Stahlseele The MicroSucks OS Line? Apr 15 2013, 05:44 PM Bigity The last two OSes have been pretty good, universal... Apr 15 2013, 05:46 PM Stahlseele It's mostly the MetroUI that sucks.
Win7 is go... Apr 15 2013, 05:52 PM Bigity Eh the UI isn't all that great for PC use, but... Apr 15 2013, 06:41 PM nezumi Windows 8 is an OS for tablets and phones, not PCs... Apr 15 2013, 08:44 PM Stahlseele if they had not fucked with the UI that much, i... Apr 15 2013, 09:16 PM Stahlseele No other HDD and no optical drive i suspect? Apr 15 2013, 09:54 PM Ryu QUOTE (Stahlseele @ Apr 15 2013, 11:54 PM... Apr 16 2013, 08:50 AM nezumi I clocked in at 25-35 seconds (after several repet... Apr 16 2013, 12:38 AM Stahlseele It's not really worth it to me either, but it... Apr 16 2013, 07:00 AM Thanee I never measured, but my Win 7 PC boots up pretty ... Apr 16 2013, 08:34 AM Stahlseele Hmm, strange and ever stranger . . Apr 16 2013, 09:24 AM Ryu QUOTE (Stahlseele @ Apr 16 2013, 11:24 AM... Apr 16 2013, 09:20 PM Thanee Well, there are quite a few reports about slow SSD... Apr 16 2013, 09:32 AM Stahlseele every test i do on my SSD tells me it's in the... Apr 16 2013, 09:35 AM _Pax._ QUOTE (Stahlseele @ Apr 16 2013, 04:35 AM... Apr 16 2013, 01:48 PM Mach_Ten I "think" I managed to get AHCI confidgu... Apr 16 2013, 12:59 PM nezumi The metro UI takes one extra click (click "DE... Apr 16 2013, 01:23 PM _Pax._ QUOTE (nezumi @ Apr 16 2013, 08:23 AM) Th... Apr 16 2013, 01:50 PM nezumi QUOTE (_Pax._ @ Apr 16 2013, 08:50 AM) Re... Apr 16 2013, 05:55 PM Stahlseele Actually, i picked up rumors about a possibility o... Apr 16 2013, 02:09 PM Stahlseele yeah, i have, but i can't turn off the raid, b... Apr 16 2013, 09:38 PM Ryu Go SSD for your system. Itīs worth the effort. I a... Apr 16 2013, 09:51 PM Stahlseele My Win7 Main System is on a Samsung Series 830 256... Apr 16 2013, 09:53 PM Ryu What are you keeping the Vista around for? To many... Apr 17 2013, 06:28 PM StealthSigma My overall boot time is about 15-20s.
The time sp... Apr 17 2013, 07:43 PM Stahlseele yep, too much stuff i'd lose with the Raid0.
A... Apr 17 2013, 08:02 PM Bigity If you don't like the Metro UI, just hit Win +... Apr 17 2013, 10:10 PM _Pax._ It's not just that I dislike Metro, Bigity. I... Apr 18 2013, 02:32 AM Stahlseele as i mentioned before, there are rumors floating a... Apr 18 2013, 09:30 AM Thanee With Windows Blue everything will be good again... Apr 18 2013, 12:49 PM Stahlseele if they can repeat that, then it will be a good OS... Apr 18 2013, 01:46 PM _Pax._ And, they will be perpetuating the cycle: "Do... Apr 18 2013, 03:07 PM nezumi I'd probably include 95 as the 'not so goo... Apr 18 2013, 04:40 PM _Pax._ I think the pattern is one where:
For one generat... Apr 18 2013, 05:40 PM Starmage21 QUOTE (_Pax._ @ Apr 18 2013, 12:40 PM) I ... Apr 18 2013, 07:39 PM Bigity I gotta say that I'm not seeing many valid rea... Apr 18 2013, 08:11 PM _Pax._ Bigity .... I can't give you more reasons, bec... Apr 18 2013, 08:40 PM Bigity And that's fine, but I'm saying I'm no... Apr 18 2013, 08:45 PM _Pax._ QUOTE (Bigity @ Apr 18 2013, 04:45 PM) An... Apr 19 2013, 02:43 AM CanRay *Looks at old case* "Let's see how fast ... Apr 18 2013, 09:29 PM Stahlseele QUOTE (CanRay @ Apr 18 2013, 11:29 PM) *L... Apr 18 2013, 11:13 PM CanRay QUOTE (Stahlseele @ Apr 18 2013, 06:13 PM... Apr 19 2013, 12:06 AM StealthSigma QUOTE (CanRay @ Apr 18 2013, 05:29 PM) *L... Apr 22 2013, 06:41 PM nezumi But I do have Windows 8. I wouldn't say it... Apr 19 2013, 12:41 AM Stahlseele If 8.1 permits booting into desktop again, i will ... Apr 20 2013, 12:32 PM Stahlseele and that's what i want <.<
in reasonabl... Apr 22 2013, 08:39 PM _Pax._ QUOTE (Stahlseele @ Apr 22 2013, 04:39 PM... Apr 22 2013, 08:48 PM Stahlseele Echo II: 1350 Bucks if done to my specs, and i can... Apr 22 2013, 10:08 PM _Pax._ QUOTE (Stahlseele @ Apr 22 2013, 06:08 PM... Apr 22 2013, 11:27 PM  |
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