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I have sucessfully built four pc's using W10 pro 64 System builder software which is OEM and later used the free upgrade to W11. All are registered with Microsoft, so the software is not likely to be counterfeit.
I might be building another pc from scratch and have noticed that similar software with W11 already on is available for 1/4 the price that the retailers sell it for. I would not be interested in transfering the OS from one pc to a later one so OEM suits me.
Is it worth buying W11 in this format?
OS
W11 pro beta
Computer type
PC/Desktop
Manufacturer/Model
home built
CPU
Athlon 3000G
Motherboard
Asrock A320M-HDV r4.0
Memory
16Gb Crucial DDR4 2400
Graphics Card(s)
onboard cpu
Sound Card
onboard
Monitor(s) Displays
LG 22EA53
Screen Resolution
1920 x 1080
Hard Drives
WD black SN750 M2 500Gb
PSU
500W Seasonic core 80+gold non modular
Case
Fractal Design Define R2
Cooling
front 2 x 120mm rear 100mm stock psu
Internet Speed
135/20
Browser
Firefox and edge
Antivirus
Windows Security and free Malwarebytes
Operating System
W11 pro 64 beta (from W10 pro system builder pack)
Computer type
PC/Desktop
Manufacturer/Model
homebuilt
CPU
Ryzen 7 5700G
Motherboard
MSI B450 tomahawk max II
Memory
4 x 8Gb Corsair Vengeance LPX 3000 DDR4
Graphics card(s)
onboard cpu
Sound Card
motherboard
Monitor(s) Displays
AOC 27
Screen Resolution
2560 x 1440
Hard Drives
WD 1Tb Black M2 SN850X on Asus hyper M2 X16 max V2 card
PSU
Be Quiet 400 semi modular 80+gold
Case
Coolermaster Silencio 650
Cooling
140mm front, 120 rear Akasa Vegas Chroma AM
Internet Speed
135/20
Browser
edge/Firefox
Antivirus
WD plus Malwarebytes free
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similar software with W11 already on is available for 1/4 the price that the retailers sell it for.
Be careful! When a deal sounds too good to be true, ...
Do you know that you can trust the source of the discounted software?
OS
11 Pro 24H2 26100.2454
Computer type
PC/Desktop
Manufacturer/Model
Lenovo ThinkCentre M920S SFF
CPU
i7-9700 @ 3.00GHz
Motherboard
Lenovo 3132
Memory
32GBDDR4 @ 2666MHz
Graphics Card(s)
Intel HD 630 Graphics onboard
Sound Card
Realtek HD Audio
Monitor(s) Displays
LG E2442
Screen Resolution
1920x1080
Hard Drives
1 x Samsung 970 EVO PLUS 500GB NVMe SSD, 1 x WD_BLACK SN770
250GB NVMe SSD (OS and programs), 1 x WD_BLACK SN770
500GB NVMe SSD (Data)
Case
Lenovo SFF
Keyboard
Cherry Stream TKL JK-8600US-2 Wired
Mouse
LogiTech M510 wireless
Internet Speed
Fast (for fixed wireless!)
Browser
Chrome, sometimes Firefox
Antivirus
Malwarebytes Premium & Defender (working together beautifully!)
Operating System
11 Pro 24H2 26100.2454
Computer type
PC/Desktop
Manufacturer/Model
Lenovo ThinkCentre M920S SFF
CPU
i5-8400 @ 2.80GHz
Motherboard
Lenovo 3132
Memory
32GB DDR4 @ 2600MHz
Graphics card(s)
Intel HD 630 Graphics onboard
Sound Card
Realtek High Definition Audio onboard
Monitor(s) Displays
LG FULL HD (1920x1080@59Hz)
Screen Resolution
1920 x 1080
Hard Drives
1 x Samsung 970 EVO PLUS NVMe; 1 x Samsung 980 NVMe SSD
Case
Lenovo Think Centre SFF
Keyboard
Cherry Stream TKL JK-8600US-2 Wired
Mouse
LogiTech M510 wireless
Internet Speed
Fast (for fixed wireless!)
Browser
Chrome
Antivirus
Malwarebytes Premium and MS Defender, beautiful together
Like a rolling drone.
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and have noticed that similar software with W11 already on
Sorry, please forgive my ignorance, but what does that mean exactly?
OS
Windows 11 Pro 25H2 Build 26200.8655
Computer type
PC/Desktop
Manufacturer/Model
Sin-built 2013
CPU
Intel(R) Core(TM) i7-4770K CPU @ 3.50GHz
Motherboard
ASUS ROG Maximus VI Formula
Memory
32.0 GB of I forget and the box is in storage.
Graphics Card(s)
Gigabyte nVidia GeForce GTX 1660 Super OC 6GB
Sound Card
Onboard thingy
Monitor(s) Displays
5 x LG 25MS500-B - 1 x 24MK430H-B - 1 x Wacom Pro 22" Touch Screen Tablet
Screen Resolution
All over the place
Hard Drives
Too many to list.
OS on Samsung 1TB 870 QVO SATA
PSU
Silverstone 1500
Case
NZXT Phantom 820 Full-Tower Case
Cooling
Noctua NH-D15 Elite Class Dual Tower CPU Cooler / 6 x EziDIY 120mm / 2 x Corsair 140mm somethings / 1 x 140mm Thermaltake something / 2 x 200mm Corsair.
Keyboard
Corsair K95 / Logitech diNovo Edge Wireless
Mouse
Logitech: G402 / G502 / Mx Masters / Mx Air Cordless
Internet Speed
2000/500Mbps
Browser
All sorts
Antivirus
Kaspersky Premium
Other Info
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TP-Link BE9300 WiFi 7 Bluetooth 5.4 (Archer TBE550E)
TP-Link TX201 V1 2.5GB Lan
Grandstream HT812 - VoIP
ASUS DSL-AX82U - Mesh
ASUS RT-AC68U - Mesh
ASUS RT-BE88U Router
Brother MFC-L2880DW Printer
I’m on a horse.
Operating System
Windows 11 Pro 25H2 Build 26200.8655
Computer type
Laptop
Manufacturer/Model
LENOVO Yoga 7 14IRL8 - 7i EVO OLED 14" Touchscreen i5 12 Core 16GB/512GB
CPU
Intel Core 12th Gen i5-1240P Processor (1.7 - 4.4GHz)
Memory
16GB LPDDR5 RAM
Graphics card(s)
Intel Iris Xe Graphics Processor
Sound Card
Optimized with Dolby Atmos®
Screen Resolution
QHD 2880 x 1800 OLED
Hard Drives
M.2 512GB
Antivirus
Defender / Malwarebytes
Other Info
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Builder software available now with W11 pro rather than earlier builder software which had W10 on it. This would bypass the W10 to W11 upgrade stage.
The retailers are selling standard software, not the builder packs.
OS
W11 pro beta
Computer type
PC/Desktop
Manufacturer/Model
home built
CPU
Athlon 3000G
Motherboard
Asrock A320M-HDV r4.0
Memory
16Gb Crucial DDR4 2400
Graphics Card(s)
onboard cpu
Sound Card
onboard
Monitor(s) Displays
LG 22EA53
Screen Resolution
1920 x 1080
Hard Drives
WD black SN750 M2 500Gb
PSU
500W Seasonic core 80+gold non modular
Case
Fractal Design Define R2
Cooling
front 2 x 120mm rear 100mm stock psu
Internet Speed
135/20
Browser
Firefox and edge
Antivirus
Windows Security and free Malwarebytes
Operating System
W11 pro 64 beta (from W10 pro system builder pack)
Computer type
PC/Desktop
Manufacturer/Model
homebuilt
CPU
Ryzen 7 5700G
Motherboard
MSI B450 tomahawk max II
Memory
4 x 8Gb Corsair Vengeance LPX 3000 DDR4
Graphics card(s)
onboard cpu
Sound Card
motherboard
Monitor(s) Displays
AOC 27
Screen Resolution
2560 x 1440
Hard Drives
WD 1Tb Black M2 SN850X on Asus hyper M2 X16 max V2 card
PSU
Be Quiet 400 semi modular 80+gold
Case
Coolermaster Silencio 650
Cooling
140mm front, 120 rear Akasa Vegas Chroma AM
Internet Speed
135/20
Browser
edge/Firefox
Antivirus
WD plus Malwarebytes free
Like a rolling drone.
Guru
VIP
Builder software available now with W11 pro rather than earlier builder software which had W10 on it. This would bypass the W10 to W11 upgrade stage.
The retailers are selling standard software, not the builder packs.
Ok thanks. Again, please excuse my ignorance.
OS
Windows 11 Pro 25H2 Build 26200.8655
Computer type
PC/Desktop
Manufacturer/Model
Sin-built 2013
CPU
Intel(R) Core(TM) i7-4770K CPU @ 3.50GHz
Motherboard
ASUS ROG Maximus VI Formula
Memory
32.0 GB of I forget and the box is in storage.
Graphics Card(s)
Gigabyte nVidia GeForce GTX 1660 Super OC 6GB
Sound Card
Onboard thingy
Monitor(s) Displays
5 x LG 25MS500-B - 1 x 24MK430H-B - 1 x Wacom Pro 22" Touch Screen Tablet
Screen Resolution
All over the place
Hard Drives
Too many to list.
OS on Samsung 1TB 870 QVO SATA
PSU
Silverstone 1500
Case
NZXT Phantom 820 Full-Tower Case
Cooling
Noctua NH-D15 Elite Class Dual Tower CPU Cooler / 6 x EziDIY 120mm / 2 x Corsair 140mm somethings / 1 x 140mm Thermaltake something / 2 x 200mm Corsair.
Keyboard
Corsair K95 / Logitech diNovo Edge Wireless
Mouse
Logitech: G402 / G502 / Mx Masters / Mx Air Cordless
Internet Speed
2000/500Mbps
Browser
All sorts
Antivirus
Kaspersky Premium
Other Info
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TP-Link BE9300 WiFi 7 Bluetooth 5.4 (Archer TBE550E)
TP-Link TX201 V1 2.5GB Lan
Grandstream HT812 - VoIP
ASUS DSL-AX82U - Mesh
ASUS RT-AC68U - Mesh
ASUS RT-BE88U Router
Brother MFC-L2880DW Printer
I’m on a horse.
Operating System
Windows 11 Pro 25H2 Build 26200.8655
Computer type
Laptop
Manufacturer/Model
LENOVO Yoga 7 14IRL8 - 7i EVO OLED 14" Touchscreen i5 12 Core 16GB/512GB
CPU
Intel Core 12th Gen i5-1240P Processor (1.7 - 4.4GHz)
Memory
16GB LPDDR5 RAM
Graphics card(s)
Intel Iris Xe Graphics Processor
Sound Card
Optimized with Dolby Atmos®
Screen Resolution
QHD 2880 x 1800 OLED
Hard Drives
M.2 512GB
Antivirus
Defender / Malwarebytes
Other Info
…still on a horse.
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I have had good luck with:
Windows 10 Professional 32 64 bit retail key available for instant delivery on ElectronicFirst.com
www.electronicfirst.com
Once Windows 10/11 is activated with the product key and the digital license is obtained, then change the installed product key to VK7JG-NPHTM-C97JM-9MPGT-3V66T
OS
Windows 11
Computer type
PC/Desktop
Manufacturer/Model
Homebuilt
CPU
AMD Ryzen 7 3800XT
Motherboard
ASUS ROG Crosshair VII Hero (WiFi)
Memory
32GB
Graphics Card(s)
EVGA GeForce GTX 1080 Ti
Operating System
Windows 11 Education
Computer type
Laptop
Manufacturer/Model
Dell Inspiron 7773
CPU
Intel i7-8550U
Memory
32GB
Graphics card(s)
Nvidia Geforce MX150
Sound Card
Realtek
Monitor(s) Displays
17"
Screen Resolution
1920 x 1080
Hard Drives
Toshiba 512GB NVMe SSD
SK Hynix 512GB SATA SSD
Internet Speed
Fast!