Solved Should I install pro or home for gaming PC?

FirasKing Air

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• Sep 8, 2024

• #1

Do I need windows 11 pro
I use my PC for gaming
Should I install pro or home ?

Thank

 

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• Sep 8, 2024

• #2

No point installing Pro if:

- Not using Remote Desktop
- Not using Sandbox
- Not using Group Policies
- etc...

Gaming has little relevancy here for either one, stick to Home version.

 

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System One System Two

• OS

  Windows 11 Pro/All Channels

  Computer type

  Laptop

  Manufacturer/Model

  Acer Nitro ANV15-51

  CPU

  AMD Ryzen 7 7735HS 3200-4500 Mhz 8 cores x 2

  Motherboard

  Sportage_RBH

  Memory

  32 GB DDR5

  Graphics Card(s)

  Radeon Graphic / NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4060 8 GB GDDR6

  Sound Card

  AMD/Realtek(R) Audio

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  Integrated Monitor (15.3"vis)

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  FHD 1920X1080 16:9 144Hz

  Hard Drives

  Kingston OM8SEP4512Q 500 GB
  WDS500G2B0A-00SM50 500.1 GB

  PSU

  19V DC 6.32 A 120 W

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  Dual Fans

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  MS Bluetooth

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  Fiber 1GB Cox -us & IGB Orange-fr

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  Edge Canary- Firefox Nightly-Chrome Dev-Chrome Dev

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  VMs of Windows 11 stable/Beta/Dev/Canary
  VM of XeroLinux- Arch based & Debian 13 (Trixie)

• Operating System

  Windows 11 Insider Canary

  Computer type

  Laptop

  Manufacturer/Model

  ASUS X751BP

  CPU

  AMD Dual Core A6-9220

  Motherboard

  ASUS

  Memory

  8 GB

  Graphics card(s)

  AMD Radeon R5 M420

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  Realtek

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  17.3

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  1600X900 16:9

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  1TB 5400RPM

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• Sep 8, 2024

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Windows 11 Home vs Windows 11 Pro: What's the difference?

How to choose between Windows 11 Home vs Pro editions

www.tomsguide.com

there are no gaming advantages with Pro

 

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• OS

  Windows 11 Pro 64 bit 24H2

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  PC/Desktop

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  Gigabyte Z390 UD

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  Intel Core i7 77000 3.60

  Motherboard

  Gigabyte Z390 UD

  Memory

  16 GB

  Graphics Card(s)

  nVidia GEForce RTX 2060 Super

  Sound Card

  onboard

  Monitor(s) Displays

  Two 27" Dell 4K monitors

  Screen Resolution

  3840 x 2160

  Hard Drives

  M.2 NVME SSD, 500 GB; Two 2TB Mechanical HDD's

  PSU

  850w PSU

  Case

  Cyberpower PC

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  Water cooled

  Keyboard

  Backlit Cyberpower gamiong keyboard

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  Backlit Cyberpower gaming mouse

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  1 GB mbps

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  Brave

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Winuser

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• Sep 8, 2024

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Your not going to get any performance advantages so I recommend saving money and going with Home. You can always update to Pro later if you feel the need.

 

My Computers

System One System Two

• OS

  Windows 11 Pro 24H2

  Computer type

  PC/Desktop

  Manufacturer/Model

  PowerSpec B746

  CPU

  Intel Core i7-10700K

  Motherboard

  ASRock Z490 Phantom Gaming 4/ax

  Memory

  16GB (8GB PC4-19200 DDR4 SDRAM x2)

  Graphics Card(s)

  NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1050 TI

  Sound Card

  Realtek Audio

  Monitor(s) Displays

  #1. LG ULTRAWIDE 34" #2. AOC Q32G2WG3 32"

  Screen Resolution

  #1. 3440 X 1440 #2. 1920 x 1080

  Hard Drives

  NVMe WDC WDS100T2B0C-00PXH0 1TB
  Samsung SSD 860 EVO 1TB

  PSU

  750 Watts (62.5A)

  Case

  PowerSpec/Lian Li ATX 205

  Keyboard

  Logitech K270

  Mouse

  Logitech M185

  Browser

  Microsoft Edge and Firefox

  Antivirus

  ESET Internet Security

• Operating System

  Windows 11 Canary Channel

  Computer type

  PC/Desktop

  Manufacturer/Model

  PowerSpec G156

  CPU

  Intel Core i5-8400 CPU @ 2.80GHz

  Motherboard

  AsusTeK Prime B360M-S

  Memory

  16 MB DDR 4-2666

  Monitor(s) Displays

  23" Speptre HDMI 75Hz

  Screen Resolution

  1920x1080

  Hard Drives

  Samsung 970 EVO 500GB NVMe

  Keyboard

  Logitek K270

  Mouse

  Logitek M185

  Browser

  Firefox, Edge and Edge Canary

  Antivirus

  Windows Defender