Your fully compliant Windows 11 desktop

Hi,
If you have a fully compliant Windows 11 desktop, could you please share the make and model and how satisfied you have been with it so far (maybe some pros and cons) since you've had it? At some point in time, I will be buying one, and I would like to start getting some ideas from here on how satisfied you have been with yours and how its worked out so far? Thanks!

mackie said:

Hi,
If you have a fully compliant Windows 11 desktop, could you please share the make and model and how satisfied you have been with it so far (maybe some pros and cons) since you've had it? At some point in time, I will be buying one, and I would like to start getting some ideas from here on how satisfied you have been with yours and how its worked out so far? Thanks!

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Top dollar budget?

Do you need a monitor?

Buy in person? If online, where?

AMD or Intel preference?

2 or 3 main purposes of the PC?

Pre-builts aren't particularly suitable for later upgrades, so I hope you are OK with that.

Dell Vostro 5890 in Apr. '22, Win11 Pro at Version 23H2, about $700 back then, 16GB RAM 512GB NVMe, added a 2TB HDD I had on hand. I've a couple of SFF Dells on hand but they don't warrant any hardware upgrades.

I'm running Windows 11 at home on my Beelink SEI8 with the Intel 8279u. The SEI12 is the equivalent available model today. It's a great little mini-pc. 12th gen intel CPU, 16GB of RAM, 512GB NVME with ability to add additional 2.5" SATA SSD, and it comes with Windows 11 Pro, for $329 USD. This little box has been fabulous. Meets all of my general purpose needs, and runs my audio interface for my guitar.

My primary Windows desktop that i use for gaming is 100% Windows 11 compliant, but still running Windows 10. I have Windows 11 setup booting on the box via a VHDX file so I know that the hardware works as expected. It's working great, as stable as can be, so I have no desire at present to upgrade it from 10 to 11.. It's a handbuilt with Asus Rog Strix X570-E Gaming mobo, AMD Ryzen 5900x, 64GB of RAM, EVGA RTX 3080 FTW3 ultra.

Link to the later models of the Beelink that I discussed above.
Amazon.com

No matter how compliant your computer is....
Windows 11 makes it's own decision as to how compliant it will be with you.

Ghot said:

No matter how compliant your computer is....
Windows 11 makes it's own decision as to how compliant it will be with you.

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Aw, they wouldn't do that, would they?

That may be the most absurdly broad request I've ever read. No budget, no uses for the machine, etc.

If you just want to surf the Web, and watch a few Youtube videos in HD, I imagine that any PC would suffice. The choice of monitor may be more relevant.

If you wish to edit high-end video at a pro level, a $10k US PC may not be excessive.

My suggestion? Build your own.

That may not save you any money. (Maybe quite the opposite.) But you'd have the fun of researching, buying, and assembling components.

If you don't like the result, you'd only have yourself to blame.

Fishmill said:

Top dollar budget?

Do you need a monitor?

Buy in person? If online, where?

AMD or Intel preference?

2 or 3 main purposes of the PC?

Pre-builts aren't particularly suitable for later upgrades, so I hope you are OK with that.

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Good questions that I'll have to address some time in the future. But for now, it's about you and how satisfied you are with your compliant desktop?

mackie said:

Aw, they wouldn't do that, would they?

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Well, they're already talking about NPUs rather than CPUs.
CPU = Central processing unit
NPU = Neural processing unit (infected with A.I.)

There's already a few comps for sale with NPUs.

Some info...

bobkn said:

That may be the most absurdly broad request I've ever read. No budget, no uses for the machine, etc.

If you just want to surf the Web, and watch a few Youtube videos in HD, I imagine that any PC would suffice. The choice of monitor may be more relevant.

If you wish to edit high-end video at a pro level, a $10k US PC may not be excessive.

My suggestion? Build your own.

That may not save you any money. (Maybe quite the opposite.) But you'd have the fun of researching, buying, and assembling components.

If you don't like the result, you'd only have yourself to blame.

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I like to read the Reviews on products that I am considering buying. Think of this absurd post like a Review you are writing for that great/or not-so-great desktop of yours.

mackie said:

Good questions that I'll have to address some time in the future. But for now, it's about you and how satisfied you are with your compliant desktop?

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Re-ask in the future when you are closer to the buy point.

I build my own.

I certainly wouldn't draw conclusions based on anecdotes....from this site or any other. That's what you are asking for.

mackie said:

I like to read the Reviews on products that I am considering buying. Think of this absurd post like a Review you are writing for that great/or not-so-great desktop of yours.

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You need a Magic Eight Ball.


All possible Magic Eight Ball answers....

Ghot said:

Well, they're already talking about NPUs rather than CPUs.
CPU = Central processing unit
NPU = Neural processing unit (infected with A.I.)

There's already a few comps for sale with NPUs.

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Yeah, I know. At some point they will probably be the ones compliant for running Windows XX, but who knows when that'll be.

If you like, you can read My Computer (click those words below this answer) to see what configuration I have.
I am satisfied with this configuration, for the purposes I use the PC for.
Those purposes are... secret, I will not tell you!

mackie said:

Hi,
If you have a fully compliant Windows 11 desktop, could you please share the make and model and how satisfied you have been with it so far (maybe some pros and cons) since you've had it? At some point in time, I will be buying one, and I would like to start getting some ideas from here on how satisfied you have been with yours and how its worked out so far? Thanks!

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Sorry, my fully compliant Windows 11 system is home built. You can see it in "My Computer". The pro is that I was able to cherry pick the hardware. No cons.

mackie said:

I like to read the Reviews on products that I am considering buying. Think of this absurd post like a Review you are writing for that great/or not-so-great desktop of yours.

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I speak only for myself, but some of us are unwilling to write a long review as a response to a very unspecific request.

See my system #1. I like it, although I have yet to install any software that exploits its core count. It's an enthusiast machine, not a sane choice. Required an upgrade to my UPS.

bobkn said:

I speak only for myself, but some of us are unwilling to write a long review as a response to a very unspecific request.

See my system #1. I like it, although I have yet to install any software that exploits its core count. It's an enthusiast machine, not a sane choice. Required an upgrade to my UPS.

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What are you doing with that beast? Controlling satellites?

mackie said:

Aw, they wouldn't do that, would they?

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Considering that we only get a License to use Windows, why not.

jvickers said:

What are you doing with that beast? Controlling satellites?

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Max'ing out my electric bill.

Berton said:

Considering that we only get a License to use Windows, why not.

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@Berton I was looking at the Dell Vostro pricing on the web, and it looks like it's still holding on to the price you paid, in the $700 range....... at least from what I saw anyway. I've always had good performance from my Dell pc's.