I considered the cost of the hardware and the time I would spend getting it all configured, then collecting the content from various sources.
Ultimately decided that $189 was worth it. I already have too many WIPs and something like this has been sitting on my ToDo list for years already, this is a great shortcut
Getting out of S mode is a few clicks away though. There’s a certain kind of user who actually benefits from it, and nobody is locked in.
RT’s restrictions were primarily architecture based (ARM)
In that case, they wouldn’t have found it in Control Panel anyways.
Otherwise, they would have opened Control Panel.
Settings is more accessible to casual users.
As far as Windows 11 is concerned, the difference between those CPUs is hardware presence for fTPM 2.0
Windows 11 uses that for Bitlocker, Core Isolation, and (I think) Local Security Authority features.
Windows 11 is otherwise the same as 10 - I’ve yet to encounter anything that worked in 10 but didn’t in 11.
If those features aren’t important to you, you could easily perform an “unsupported” upgrade to Windows 11 and your system would be just as secure and functional as it is now. You would then be able to enable those features when you upgrade the CPU down the line.
Decided to get 16GB more RAM, a Ryzen 5 2600, and a Gen 3 Sabrent Rocket 1TB SSD
What are your actual improvement goals? Based on your post, it seems like gaming is the focus but your purchases don’t really align with that.
Very few games require or benefit from 32GB of RAM. Those that do aren’t going to run well on your current hardware anyways.
The Ryzen 5 2600 is more of a sidegrade from where you are. I would have recommended going for any Ryzen 5000 processor or waiting.
Storage is storage, so do with that what you will.
Starting with GPU would really have been the way to go for gaming improvements, with CPU as a secondary 2 later upgrade. RX6600 / RX7600 could be had new around your budget, shopping used would likely stretch that budget out further.
Curious to see how effective this is and excited to contribute to its efficacy. I own a repair business and it has taken years to develop the means to effectively cross-reference for compatibility, it takes over a year for a new tech to reliably get the swing of things.
This is going to be interesting
The diagnostic software environment I use to test graphics card VRAM only boots in legacy mode. TServer and Memtune are both internal AMD Tools that have leaked. So far, older boards that support Legacy / CSM have been the ideal platform as a test bench for graphics card repair.
Probably going to be quite the shakeup in the graphics card repair community’s toolkit if the updated version of Memtune for 9xxx cards ever leaks.
… second paragraph of the article:
In addition to the basic plans getting Copilot rolled in, there are now additional “Basic,” “Personal Classic,” and “Family Classic” tiers without Copilot and “other advanced features” added for users who do not use AI in their workflows
The Nazi attempt at extermination of entire ethnic groups is not really the same as a work program for reduced sentencing
Fucking finally
You successfully printed the Combine checkpoint from Half Life 2, failing to see the problem here