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  1. TPigg
    Yeah, at the very least modern systems have a TPM header on the mobo. Oh well.... looks like I'll be building a new PC. I'll hang on for black friday
  2. TPigg
    Phew... I'm assuming that the business desktop had some form of TPM
  3. TPigg
    Jeez, if this is definitve; then it's worse than I thought. So literally, only 4 year old hardware and newer is supported? Not even 1st gen Ryzen??
  4. TPigg
    As long as the CPU is 64 bit, then is there any issue (other than presence of TPM hardware/headers)? My FX 6300 is compatible, it's my motherboard that's the problem.
  5. TPigg
    Ok... that's good. To be honest, they could implement an option to 'Install Windows 11 securely' or 'Install Windows 11 at risk of your life, family and livelihood.' I'd be willing to risk it all ngl.
  6. TPigg
    I mean, sure... people want the latest and greatest, and corporations fuel this. With regard to Windows 7, whilst people did flock to it, XP users were still prevalent. I remember my high school still running XP in 2012/2013. With obsolescence being a large contributing factor, it can't be wise the Microsoft decide to do this - all the custom PC scene with their latest motherboards will still require a purchase of a seperate TPM; and in the current hardware climate I can see this being a bad thing. TPM's will be bought up and prices will skyrocket. How do you feel having a 4 year old laptop that is now obsolete with regard to OS? You're right, Windows 10 might be the way forward for the budget/old hardware crowd.
  7. TPigg
    So I'm still running AMD FX (yes I know), and I'll be wanting to upgrade to Windows 11 when it drops. But we know that Windows 11 is a picky so and so... The main caviat to this (as well as the fact that my system is outdated on a hardware level), is that my motherboard does not have a TPM header. I'm running the Asus M5A97 LE R2.0. Make note of the fact it's the 'LE' model, as the non 'LE' model (Asus M5A97 R2.0) does in fact sport the TPM header, down by the USB headers - on mine this a blank. I'm not going to find a used motherboard with the header - the system is not worth spending money on. I just thought I'd vent a bit, as I'm happy enough running this PC for now and would like to upgrade it to Windows 11 if I had the opportunity. It's still a perfectly usable machine for what I do (light casual gaming, Office 365, Chrome) - meaning that it's up to date in regard to software. Think of the e-waste produced if everyone threw away their non-TPM compatible machines. I'm aware that Windows 10 still has another 4 years of offical support, and by that time I'll have another machine. But... in the meantime, it's still nice to have the illusion of being up do date, by at least being able to experience the latest software. Who knows, Windows 11 might actually extend the usable life span of this system if any of the gaming tests on the Dev build are anything to go by. I'd like to know if anyone can relate, as I'm hoping that Microsoft will rethink their approach - especially since most custom built PC's will require the purchase of a TPM module (another thing that will be out of stock and scalped).
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    Oh jeepers, you're right, would've been funny - although if i'm correct in remembering, it didn't even render the R15 image, so nothing appears to the right of the score section. All I did was press 'run' and it instantly scored 430,108.
  10. TPigg
    Don't worry this isn't a bug or fake. I merely ran cinebench with corrupted files, after downloading it improperly...
  11. TPigg
    Thanks, looks quite straight forward and I like the MSI Tomahawk... i'll have a think
  12. TPigg
    Thanks, i'll have a watch
  13. TPigg
    I do like this system, however i'm currently concerned about buying B450 motherboards for Zen 2 CPU's as I believe they require a BIOS update, and this can only be done if you have a previous gen Ryzen CPU. I don't have access, nor do I want to buy a CPU solely for updating a BIOS.
  14. TPigg
    It's currently Amazon Prime day here in the UK... hey, that ryhmed. As I have Amazon Prime Student, I have the added luxury of getting cheap things, even cheaper. Thus I put forward the question... Is it worth sacrifcing the IPC gains of Zen 2 and saving £80 on the CPU, and rather putting this saved cash towards a better GPU instead? Had this deal not come along, I would have happily waited until black friday or nearer christmas to upgrade my PC. Currently, I flaunt an overclocked AMD FX 6300 based system, and a GTX 1050 Ti. As some of you may have already assumed, I'm not a competitive gamer, but instead, a filthy casual. Therefore, I have thoughts in the back of my head saying... "you don't need to upgrade yet, you don't do much beyond binging Netflix and YouTube." And the games I do play... well... Rocket League, GTA V, Forza Horizon 4, Watchdogs 2; my system handles fine. So would I be upgrading for the sake of ridding my life of FX? Hmmmm, maybe. I do enjoy making videos and short films, and my current system is just about able to deliver a smooth enough timeline scurbbing experience in Davinci Resolve... but only just; and it would be nicer to have zero hickups in the process. But, the justifcation for spending £450-£500 to upgrade my system is a lot to handle, although I woudn't feel too bad about it, as I have had the barebones of my current system for 6 years; since building the original in 2013. Any help with this deeply first world problem would be appreciated. -- TPigg
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