Does anyone know if I buy a PC that has a Windows 8 COA embedded in the UEFI BIOS from factory, am I able to install Win10 or Win7 with the proper license or is it limited to what's registered in the BIOS?
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PC's with embedded UEFI Windows COA
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IAmATeaf
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Should be OK, at worst you might have to install W8 then upgrade as a one time exercise after which if W10 activates you can do a fresh install of W10 anytime afterwards.
My HP desktop from eBay I just did a straight install of W10 and it activated with no issues.
My HP desktop from eBay I just did a straight install of W10 and it activated with no issues.
IAmATeaf
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Depends on what you want to run in terms of cams but with substreams enabled you no longer need to get a top spec. Also don’t go for the really small form factor machines as they can have a mobile version of the CPU and they won’t accommodate full size hard disks. For me getting a desktop that can accept a 2.5” hard disk or an SSD slot and 2 3.5” hard disks is a must.
This isn't for cams, just my main PC that needs an upgrade which is currently an old HP Elitebook 8440 with an i5-520M CPU. I ended up snagging an HP SFF 290 with the i7-8700 3.2ghz for what I think was an absolute steal at 300 bucks and free shipping. It comes with a 256gb SSD and 8gb RAM, both of which I will replace/upgrade with 32gb RAM and add a 2TB 3.5" SATA drive for files. When looking at performance, I go by the number value assigned for the PassMark CPU benchmark. Seeing how my current CPU is 1694, and the i7-8700 is 13,120, I think it should be quite the improvement.
My cams run on an old HP M7-1015DX laptop with the i7-3610QM processor and that thing sings all day with 16 cams at about 12% CPU.
My cams run on an old HP M7-1015DX laptop with the i7-3610QM processor and that thing sings all day with 16 cams at about 12% CPU.
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