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Yep, I got that solved. Just like with Windows XP - patching "packageInfo.vdf" should fix issues like this.

And it doesn't consume 3GB of RAM on idle for no reason.

I am prepared for Doomsday I modified the steam client to not update and removed the annoying red message that warns you of "End of Support". I also made an installer with these modifications for use on other Windows 7 installations. The thing is that you won't be able to play games on the platform they were released for. This is messed up. That's not the case with Windows 7, Windows 7 supports modern encryption standards, And in fact there are forks of chrome that continue to support Windows 7 such as the supermium project.

You could use something like this:

You can have better performing Core 2 Quad systems for less than $100

But the CPU is really slow.

And IPS is issuing updates to the forums (Invision Community) - including security updates.

The ad blocker that worked best for me was AdGuard - It circumvented the YouTube Anti-Adblock 99% of the time. I had less success with Brave's build in adblock - It circumvented the YouTube Anti-Adblock 70% of the time.

I managed to cram a 12600KF and a 7800 XT into the build: PCPartPicker Part List CPU: Intel Core i5-12600KF 3.7 GHz 10-Core Processor (£208.59 @ NeoComputers) CPU Cooler: Thermalright Peerless Assassin 120 White 66.17 CFM CPU Cooler (£34.90 @ Amazon UK) Motherboard: Gigabyte B760M DS3H DDR4 Micro ATX LGA1700 Motherboard (£100.97 @ Amazon UK) Memory: Corsair Vengeance LPX 16 GB (2 x 8 GB) DDR4-3200 CL16 Memory (£29.99 @ Amazon UK) Storage: KIOXIA EXCERIA G2 1 TB M.2-2280 PCIe 3.0 X4 NVME Solid State Drive (£39.97 @ Amazon UK) Video Card: Sapphire 21330-01-20G Radeon RX 7800 XT 16 GB Video Card (£507.98 @ Overclockers.co.uk) Case: NZXT H5 Flow ATX Mid Tower Case (£79.98 @ Amazon UK) Power Supply: Gigabyte P-B 650 W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply (£51.98 @ CCL Computers) Total: £1054.36 Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available Generated by PCPartPicker 2023-10-26 16:42 BST+0100

Won't that bottleneck the 7800 XT in some games? Why the SE version?!

This one is better: PCPartPicker Part List CPU: Intel Core i5-12600KF 3.7 GHz 10-Core Processor (£208.59 @ NeoComputers) CPU Cooler: Thermalright Peerless Assassin 120 Black 66.17 CFM CPU Cooler (£49.00 @ Computer Orbit) Motherboard: Asus TUF GAMING B660-PLUS WIFI D4 ATX LGA1700 Motherboard (£144.99 @ AWD-IT) Memory: Corsair Vengeance LPX 16 GB (2 x 8 GB) DDR4-3200 CL16 Memory (£40.50 @ Amazon UK) Storage: Patriot P300 2 TB M.2-2280 PCIe 3.0 X4 NVME Solid State Drive (£82.99 @ Amazon UK) Video Card: ASRock Radeon RX6700XT CLD 12G Radeon RX 6700 XT 12 GB Video Card (£325.19 @ Newegg UK) Case: NZXT H5 Flow RGB ATX Mid Tower Case (£95.00 @ Computer Orbit) Power Supply: Corsair RM750e (2023) 750 W 80+ Gold Certified Fully Modular ATX Power Supply (£109.00 @ Computer Orbit) Total: £1055.26 Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available Generated by PCPartPicker 2023-10-26 15:56 BST+0100

The thing with grey markets is that they borderline legal/illegal.

Did you even read the OP?! It applies to license key reactivations on Windows 10/11 as well.

I never stopped using it This is from my Windows 7 VM dedicated to F2P multiplayer games + COD MW3 MP (2011): At least 90% of F2P multiplayer games work on Windows 7 even those that get released now days. F2P games are more likely to get released with DX11 support rather than DX12.

What is the GPU usage?

I have it on Brave + Ublock Origin but not on Safari + AdGuard

It depends on if you get the performance of an average 5700X or not. Try benching with Cinebench R23 single core and multi core and post the score here.

I have a 5700X myself and don't have this issue, It could be a bug with your BIOS.

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