Safe to upgrade to Windows 10? (Pentium Dual-Core E6600)

[Space Coward]

Anyone know if I can actually run Windows 10 without problems? I heard about issues with the G3258, so I want to make sure my own Pentium is safe before taking the plunge.

I've finally decided to upgrade from 8.1 64-bit. D3D12, here I come!

[Alexalmighty]

引用自 Kill-Cam Celebrity：

Anyone know if I can actually run Windows 10 without problems? I heard about issues with the G3258, so I want to make sure before taking the plunge.

I've finally decided to upgrade from 8.1 64-bit. D3D12, here I come!

sorry to say but direct x 12 wont do much for a cpu like that

[Space Coward]

引用自 Alexalmighty502：

引用自 Kill-Cam Celebrity：

Anyone know if I can actually run Windows 10 without problems? I heard about issues with the G3258, so I want to make sure before taking the plunge.

I've finally decided to upgrade from 8.1 64-bit. D3D12, here I come!

sorry to say but direct x 12 wont do much for a cpu like that

It'll be sure as hell better than D3D11 is on it. Seeing just how much Mantle did for me, It's safe to say that D3D12 might be a lot bigger for me than you think.

Not to mention, I genuinely just want to start using Windows 10. I want to know if the upgrade's safe since I know a lot of problems were reported a few months ago with the G3258, back when I was following the progress of Win10.

[_I_]

it will run win10, but it will not have any appropriate drivers for the mobo (chipset, lan usb ect..)

with older hardware stay on win 7-8
the core2 is not an pentium cpu, its an intel cpu thats ancient, about 8 years

g3258 can run windows 10 fine if the gpu is newer, gt/x 9xx or amd r9 or later


putting a dx12 gpu with that cpu is a mistake
save up for a new cpu/board/ram ect.. then get a dx12 gpu

[Space Coward]

引用自 _I_：

it will run win10, but it will not have any appropriate drivers for the mobo (chipset, lan usb ect..)

with older hardware stay on win 7-8
the core2 is not an pentium cpu, its an intel cpu thats ancient, about 8 years

g3258 can run windows 10 fine if the gpu is newer, gt/x 9xx or amd r9 or later


putting a dx12 gpu with that cpu is a mistake
save up for a new cpu/board/ram ect.. then get a dx12 gpu

I already have my Sapphire R9 280 3GB, which fully supports DX12/Vulkan; it was at a pretty good price so when buying my graphics card to finally have a decent 7th gen gaming device, I paid $20 extra for something I could take into a better (Xeon e3 1231 v3) rig.

Also, I'm not talking about a Core 2 Duo E6600, I'm talking about the Pentium Dual-Core E6600 at 3.06 GHz.

My current plan is to simply play 7th gen and 7th/8th crossgen games until I have enough money to buy my full rig, a Xeon E3 1231 v3 on a Gigabyte H97 motherboard and Bitfenix Shinobi case.

http://pcpartpicker.com/p/6HdnYJ

If you could help though, I'm not quite sure what a good CPU cooler would be. I'm not overclocking with a Xeon, obviously, but I want to avoid the stock Intel cooler so I can play games and do intensive tasks without making my computer sound like a laundromat.

[_I_]

the e6600 is still off the c2d lineup of cpus
http://ark.intel.com/products/42807/Intel-Pentium-Processor-E6600-2M-Cache-3_06-GHz-1066-FSB
the mobo will not have good drivers for windows 10
its still socket 775


on a $1000 build you can do alot better
go wtih a skylake ddr4 build
the e3-1231 is like a locked i7 with the igp disabled, dont need a z97 board for it
a single 8g kit is half the bandwidth of a 2x4g kit

on a 60hz monitor, under 5ms will not make any noticable difference
its a 120-144hz where you need a 2ms or lower responce time

this is $200 less with 6600k, cfx capable mobo, ssd, os and monitor ect..

http://pcpartpicker.com/p/CqvdsY
CPU: Intel Core i5-6600K 3.5GHz Quad-Core Processor ($256.99 @ Newegg)
CPU Cooler: Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO 82.9 CFM Sleeve Bearing CPU Cooler ($24.88 @ OutletPC)
Motherboard: MSI Z170A PC MATE ATX LGA1151 Motherboard ($89.99 @ Micro Center)
Memory: A-Data XPG Z1 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR4-2133 Memory ($49.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: *Crucial BX200 240GB 2.5" Solid State Drive ($63.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Storage: *Seagate Barracuda 2TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($63.88 @ OutletPC)
Video Card: Sapphire Radeon R9 280 3GB Dual-X Video Card
Case: BitFenix Shinobi Window ATX Mid Tower Case ($77.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Power Supply: *EVGA 600B 600W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply ($34.99 @ Newegg)
Optical Drive: *Samsung SH-118CB/BEBE DVD/CD Drive ($17.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 10 Home OEM (64-bit) ($87.95 @ OutletPC)
Monitor: Acer G236HLBbd 60Hz 23.0" Monitor ($89.99 @ Amazon)
Total: $858.63


could go the i7 6700k and 16g of ram if you need the ht
http://pcpartpicker.com/p/q2ddsY

[Bad 💀 Motha]

The current system won't have problems with Windows10; however your R9 280 will never shine on an old slow performing Chipset and CPU like what you have now. And DX12 won't help really. Plus you can't guarantee games you struggle with will have any DX12 related updates; which they would require in order to use or benefit from DX12. Otherwise all games would magically run better under Win10, which you don't, they run the same as Win7 or 8.1 for most part.

And why Xeon? Just get i5. Xeon won't help you or be any better over an i5 of similar pricing; Get a K series i5 or i7 and then u can OC if needed.

Always do DualChannel. If you worried about DIMM slots, then don't buy Motherboards with 2x DIMM slots.

And do not go lower than a 650W Gold for a GPU like 280 or 380 GPU; Corsair CX600 or EVGA 600B is a crap PSU for AMD GPUs.

And you can dump the Win10 from any build, just download/install it. Simple as that.
You can try it on your current system as well. But do clean install, not upgrade.