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Any article I look up on win 11 issues was release around launch, today win 11 is more stable for me than win 11 for my setup. Plus, it has features I can't live without, like win + z for a window snapping wizard and better HDR support.

Is the monitor/TV part of the budget?

Some laptops will only run if you have the correct speed and size combination, others just let you do whatever you want. If you have the ability to easily return the ram, get faster ram. If you can't return ram easily, get the matching speed, you won't see a crazy difference.

great to hear, today I also got the news that samsung is going to repair my laptop after 13 months of calling

Do you have a video card? The 5800x has no display out without a separate discrete GPU.

yes, eventually you'll come out on top, but if you say I'm okay with a broken product, you've taught msi that this is the point they can take other consumers to in their disregard for their rights. I myself have been having a pretty bad back and forth with samsung and have even gotten the BBB involve. The principal of knowing that you are right and that they aren't allowed to bully you or anyone else is more than enough reason to continue. If you want to abandon the cause, know that there are others who are willing to take the mantle up for you(obviously in exchange for the GPU)

First 2 games you list would like the newer intel CPU by the fact that it's just newer and faster. The 7900xt would be a huge leap forward in any GPU bound task, more so than the cpu leap from 5800x to 14600k.

Bad opinion maybe, but factually correct when taking account that games are, unless you have a 4090, gpu limited and having a degree or two difference from preapplied to custom applied applications makes zero difference in even CPU bound applications. The only time the thermal paste application should be brought into question is when you’re over heating the part, because only then does it downclock and provide less performance in a desktop based scenario.

All out of stock. And they’re just the screen, not the assembly

With my now years of experience, I've learned one thing, casual people don't care, and if you're not overclocking, you also shouldn't care.

no panel assembly on ebay, aliexpress, or any other online retailer.

If I pour the paste and some chunky powder comes out, yeah not staying on the CPU. But I've been surprised by the shelf life of even the cheap stuff, never hurts to pull out the tube and give it a shot.

I once thought my new PSU was burning up, turns out I had a skunk problem. Try to be thorough on what you diagnose the problem as, as it could be more than what you initially thought.

Depends on the stuff, but as it's just a compound, it should be inert until placed in a situation that causes it to go through a physical/chemical transformation. I.E. heat and pressure from being used between the cpu and heatsink. I've used stuff that's 10 years old and if it looks the same coming out of the tube as it did then, then it's good to be used now.

what video card do you have, this isn't an uncommon issue with the right pairing of GPU and monitor.