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Windows 11 will reportedly display a watermark if your PC does not support AI requirements
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this post was submitted on 26 Apr 2024
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My PC has a i7-4790k overclocked to 4.5 GHz. It runs smoothly since I got it when it came out and it is still not a bottleneck in any of the games I play. But if I wanted to upgrade to Windows 11 I would need to buy a new CPU, new main board and new RAM, and it would not improve my gaming experience at all. It was my last machine running windows which I changed to Linux 2 months ago and I haven't looked back.
That CPU would probably meet these requirements abd wouldn't be affected. The normal Windows 11 requirements are a separate thing which are more demanding but can be bypassed. Though Linux is probably better anyway, especially for older machines. Itt's requirements haven't really changed in the last 10 years.
Like Bro I use Linux. I agree it's more efficient, that's why I said it's better for older machines like yours.
What I don't understand is criticising Windows over this specific new issue. It's like hating the Nazis because they had bad interior decor, instead of the fact they committed genocide. Like it's not even an issue, Windows has much bigger real issues.
It didn't realize I was replying to someone else. The person I thought I was replying to was on a 4790K.
This change isn't a problem at all, just like the Nazis interior decor wasn't a problem. AI needing certain instructions to run well isn't unreasonable at all. They are using these instructions and resources to provide a service. This isn't them wasting resources unnecessarily, presumably they are only used if you engage those services. Don't get me wrong Microsoft does waste resources but this isn't an example of that afaik.
What you and others are doing is a motte and bailey argument. First you say these AI requirements are unreasonable, then I say actually they aren't unreasonable at all and is well exceeded by the actual Windows 11 requirements or most machines made in the last 10 years, then you counter that the Windows 11 is slow and has unreasonable requirements. Do you see how the first and second points are unrelated? The general Windows 11 requirements are way more strict than requiring SSE 4.2. any PC back to like 1st or 2nd gen will have the needed instructions. Maybe the 16 GB requirement is a bit more than some people have, but it's not a large amount either and you can just keep using it without the AI features.
16 GB should be the minimum for a new PC these days. The fact they are selling less takes the piss.
you should be able to 'rufus' an installer for that. the instruction in the 'new' minimum requirement dates back to 1st gen.