Windows 10 or Windows 11 For New Gaming Build?

[paingineerr]

Hello everyone,

I'm building a new gaming pc for my little cousin.

Cpu: Ryzen 5700X
Gpu: RTX 4070
Mobo: ASUS Tuf Gaming B550-Plus

For the most of the time he will be playing games like Valorant, PUBG etc. Other than that he will also do some of his homework on it.

Which OS is better for his purpose? 10 or 11? I would really appreciate some help. Thanks...

[r.linder]

They're basically the same, 11 is effectively just a massive update for 10.

[Lord Flashheart]

If brand new, then windows 11. If you go with windows 10, will need to reinstall when support ends, or your PC will have security issues.

[Phénomènes Mystiques]

Windows 12 - the official release is next summer.

Win 11 is Win 8/8.1. Nothing more than a pre-release cash grab…

Stick with Win 10 then move to Win 12 summer of 2024 (skip Win 11).

All three are free anyways unless you want Pro or Enterprise.

[paingineerr]

thank you all for the support, i ll probably go with win 11

[Green]

Linux

[Illusion of Progress]

At this point, I would personally be setting up a new PC with Windows 11, even though Windows 10 is still fine to use if you already have it.

The advantage of going with 10 might be that you then have access to both, so you can do it either way. But if you don't want to reinstall the OS, or otherwise update, soon, Windows 11 would be the way I'd go if you wanted to pick only one or the other.

[paingineerr]

Originally posted by Illusion of Progress:

At this point, I would personally be setting up a new PC with Windows 11, even though Windows 10 is still fine to use if you already have it.

The advantage of going with 10 might be that you then have access to both, so you can do it either way. But if you don't want to reinstall the OS, or otherwise update, soon, Windows 11 would be the way I'd go if you wanted to pick only one or the other.

hello, thanks for the support!

[HypersleepyNaputunia]

11 just to make it easy

[Crashed]

Originally posted by Wynters:

Windows 12 - the official release is next summer.

Win 11 is Win 8/8.1. Nothing more than a pre-release cash grab…

Stick with Win 10 then move to Win 12 summer of 2024 (skip Win 11).

All three are free anyways unless you want Pro or Enterprise.

There is no announcement of a new release as of yet. Also Windows is not free hence why it requires a product key.

[Phénomènes Mystiques]

Originally posted by Crashed:

Originally posted by Wynters:

Windows 12 - the official release is next summer.

Win 11 is Win 8/8.1. Nothing more than a pre-release cash grab…

Stick with Win 10 then move to Win 12 summer of 2024 (skip Win 11).

All three are free anyways unless you want Pro or Enterprise.

There is no announcement of a new release as of yet. Also Windows is not free hence why it requires a product key.

Considering that the person is running Windows, then it would be free. New PC's do have Windows 12 beta. Stop spreading misinformation because I use Win 10, 11, and 12.

[Crashed]

Originally posted by Wynters:

Originally posted by Crashed:

There is no announcement of a new release as of yet. Also Windows is not free hence why it requires a product key.

Considering that the person is running Windows, then it would be free. New PC's do have Windows 12 beta. Stop spreading misinformation because I use Win 10, 11, and 12.

Isn't OP building a new PC and thus unless they scrap an old PC with a retail license, requires a new license to legally use Windows?

A prebuilt PC will have an OEM license however a homemade PC won't have a license already.

[Zef]

Originally posted by Wynters:

Windows 12 - the official release is next summer.

Win 11 is Win 8/8.1. Nothing more than a pre-release cash grab…

Stick with Win 10 then move to Win 12 summer of 2024 (skip Win 11).

All three are free anyways unless you want Pro or Enterprise.

I think you're being a bit optimistic. 11 still need more mass adoption, bug fixing and feature development before they'll release 12.

Pretty sure they will postpone it since 11 as already super similar to 10. At this point you're basically just doing basic reskins of the UI and call it a day.

[Crashed]

Originally posted by Zef:

Originally posted by Wynters:

Windows 12 - the official release is next summer.

Win 11 is Win 8/8.1. Nothing more than a pre-release cash grab…

Stick with Win 10 then move to Win 12 summer of 2024 (skip Win 11).

All three are free anyways unless you want Pro or Enterprise.

I think you're being a bit optimistic. 11 still need more mass adoption, bug fixing and feature development before they'll release 12.

Pretty sure they will postpone it since 11 as already super similar to 10. At this point you're basically just doing basic reskins of the UI and call it a day.

It's very possible they could announce a successor next year, coming off of the Canary branch.

[Damien1this]

Windows 12 is just windows 11 rebranded with stuff automatically integrated that been added to windows 11. And everything will be cloud based. Meaning always online requirement.

[Crashed]

Originally posted by Damien1this:

Windows 12 is just windows 11 rebranded with stuff automatically integrated that been added to windows 11. And everything will be cloud based. Meaning always online requirement.

Doubtful about the always online part, you're thinking about the Windows 365 Cloud PC.

Most likely there will still be basic offline functionality, but do look out for a greater emphasis on local security feature like for instance stricter Win32 app sandboxing which could in the future become the baseline for Chromium based browsers in their never ending arms race against hackers.