windows 11 gaming performance

[PUPPY_SQUADD]

hello, i'm thinking of taking the windows 11 upgrade. i haven't so far because i'm worried there will be issues. and thats what i was hoping to find out. anybody have any issues in their games after installing windows 11? Should i just wait? dunno what to do.

thanks for any insight.

[plat]

I don't like Windows 11 but it runs pretty well on my dedicated drive. Most if not all bugs involving hardware have been ironed out and I haven't experienced any instabilities myself for the past 1.1/2 years (late June 2021 as a DEV build). That's assuredly not the case for everyone, though.

Give it a try is all I can say. No one can make predictions for you in these matters.

[PUPPY_SQUADD]

Publicado originalmente por plat:

I don't like Windows 11 but it runs pretty well on my dedicated drive. Most if not all bugs involving hardware have been ironed out and I haven't experienced any instabilities myself for the past 1.1/2 years (late June 2021 as a DEV build). That's assuredly not the case for everyone, though.

Give it a try is all I can say. No one can make predictions for you in these matters.

true, i guess i should just do it now. been pushing it off for like 6 months.

[Set-115689]

Had lower fps in one game vs win 10. Win 11 doesn't seem worth it. Using 13 th gen intel.

[The Rt Hon. Sir_Sampie]

Are you currently running windows 10?

If you are, I would look at the various features you may want to use that are available for windows 11 that aren't available for windows 10. Then make the decision depending on whether you think it's worth the hassle or not.

I haven't used windows 11 yet, but from what I've heard, game performance is pretty comparable. I don't know anything about possible bugs.

Remember, windows 10 will be supported until 2025 so there is no rush to upgrade yet. I doubt I'll move over until I build a new PC.

If you do go ahead with the upgrade, I recommend installing windows 11 from scratch, rather than via the windows update route. It's always best to install new operating systems fresh as it's less likely to result in corruption or various other issues.

[Supafly]

Do a backup image of your win 10
Install 11
If you don't like 11 or it sucks for you reinstall 10 and use the backup image to return your system to how it was before you installed 11

[r.linder]

If you're not using an Intel 12th gen or later CPU, then you don't need Windows 11 and should hold off.

Windows 11's Task Scheduler was built with Intel's newer Hybrid design in mind, it doesn't run as well as Windows 10 does on other CPUs that don't follow that architecture. It's been especially tough on AMD.

[Viking2121]

Windows 11 for me didn't preform any different than Windows 10, I simply don't like Win 11 due to its UI, its terrible, but Its pretty much the same performance on a modern system, I couldn't really say about gaming with an older system, but I do know Windows 11 is pretty usable on a 17 year system I have, but its not a gaming system, its too old for that.

[plat]

Yes, I have a 9th generation Intel cpu and it's pretty much been even-Steven performance-wise.

The only thing that's been slower for me in 11 has been sfc/ scannow and dism commands. However, if you don't run these 10x every day, it's not a big deal on here.

In truth, Windows 11 has been kind of meh on here. Kind of blah. Personal opinion.

Since everyone's hardware/software combinations and behaviors are unique, there's no pat answer on whether to run it or not. 12th and higher gen cpus might want to consider Windows 11 first as they're been "optimized" for that but if Microsoft deemed it necessary to stipulate who runs what when, it would have said so by now. (One hopes).

Even non-compliant older hardware can run it, and it seems many have done this successfully, just to prove a point. And I mean: Microsoft itself explains how to bypass its own hardware requirements. So, do whatever you want.

[UserNotFound]

I tried Win11 on my laptop - R7 5800H, 16GB RAM, RTX 3070 (originally came with Win10) - and for gaming, ripping music and movies (from my Blu ray collection) has been pretty positive. This is purely anecdotal though as I did not bother with a before and after comparison (from Win10 to Win11).

In fact, my experience with Win11 so far has been quite positive, when I get home, I'll convert my main rig to Win11, and after building a 2nd gaming rig with my spare 3900X, I'm going to do likewise.

[PUPPY_SQUADD]

Publicado originalmente por Sir_Sampie:

Are you currently running windows 10?

If you are, I would look at the various features you may want to use that are available for windows 11 that aren't available for windows 10. Then make the decision depending on whether you think it's worth the hassle or not.

I haven't used windows 11 yet, but from what I've heard, game performance is pretty comparable. I don't know anything about possible bugs.

Remember, windows 10 will be supported until 2025 so there is no rush to upgrade yet. I doubt I'll move over until I build a new PC.

If you do go ahead with the upgrade, I recommend installing windows 11 from scratch, rather than via the windows update route. It's always best to install new operating systems fresh as it's less likely to result in corruption or various other issues.

yeah win 10. i really only game on my rigs and some school work for the kids so features don't really matter just gaming performance really.
i didn't know it'll be supported so long. maybe i'll wait another year...

[PUPPY_SQUADD]

Publicado originalmente por 尺．し工几句ヨ尺:

If you're not using an Intel 12th gen or later CPU, then you don't need Windows 11 and should hold off.

Windows 11's Task Scheduler was built with Intel's newer Hybrid design in mind, it doesn't run as well as Windows 10 does on other CPUs that don't follow that architecture. It's been especially tough on AMD.

ok good, 2 rigs have amd's, a travel laptop also amd and my computer has intel 8700k. maybe i'll try it on that one first.

[Zefar]

Win11 has a requirement for the later generations of CPU and motherboard too make use of features. Or at least that's what Microsoft are telling us.

In my Windows update window it says that I can't upgrade to it due to not meeting the specs.
I have

RTX 3080 FE
16 GB RAM 3600 MHz DDR4
i7 8700
Z370 Gaming Plus MS-7B61 Motherboard


I've read that you can bypass this but might as well not.

[UserNotFound]

Publicado originalmente por Zefar:

Win11 has a requirement for the later generations of CPU and motherboard too make use of features. Or at least that's what Microsoft are telling us.

In my Windows update window it says that I can't upgrade to it due to not meeting the specs.
I have

RTX 3080 FE
16 GB RAM 3600 MHz DDR4
i7 8700
Z370 Gaming Plus MS-7B61 Motherboard


I've read that you can bypass this but might as well not.

Weird, I'd read that you need to have an 8th gen Intel (and later) for Win11 support, and you have it....

[plat]

Publicado originalmente por Zefar:

In my Windows update window it says that I can't upgrade to it due to not meeting the specs.
I have

i7 8700
Z370 Gaming Plus MS-7B61 Motherboard

Your hardware is compatible w/Windows 11.

https://www.msi.com/blog/How-to-Enable-TPM-on-MSI-Motherboards-Featuring-TPM-2-0
https://forum-en.msi.com/index.php?threads/enabling-secure-boot.365715/

Where you need to be careful is if your firmware is in BIOS mode with something called "csm" enabled. If that's the case, search online for methods to convert to UEFI as changing this setting can also change the partition style of your boot drive and your machine may not boot into Windows.

To see if you're in BIOS or UEFI, open Start Menu and type: system information

Near the middle of that screen, look at "BIOS mode."

[Crashed]

If in fact you are booting in BIOS mode follow the instructions here:
https://answers.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/forum/all/convert-an-existing-windows-10-installation-from/aa8c2de3-460b-4a8c-b30b-641405f800d7

Do not disable CSM until this process is completely finished. Also do not disable CSM if you have any hardware that requires a legacy Option ROM like some older PCI/PCIe storage controllers, or if you have an older graphics card without a UEFI compatible VGA BIOS.