Now that Windows 10 has reached end of support, and sadly my PC does not have TPM on the chip, so it's not supported by Windows 11.

I'll be damned if I'm gonna upgrade a perfectly working and fast PC for the sake of Windows. So, I've decided to run Linux full time on my PC.

I've been running OpenSUSE for the past 2 or 3 weeks now, and it's fantastic. Aside from a little hiccup getting my Nvidia GPU drivers installed, everything works flawlessly.

Even games now have great support thanks to Valve/Proton. That really was the last reason I had to keep using Windows. Historically it was always the case that everything bar games worked on linux, and if you wanted to play games you were forced to run Windows.

Now, I can full time daily drive linux and do everything I want to, and I doubt I will ever be going back to Windows.

If anyone else is in the same boat I would really recommend switching to Linux. Don't stay on Win 10, as it will no longer receive security updates and you will get pwned over the coming months as vulnerabilities are discovered and exploited.

@Bozza

I used to upgrade my PC every ~5 years. I've now had this current one for 10 years,

Yahh the initial build from A budget build at $900. Friend B said hang on can you afford another couple hundred bucks? by spending another 100 on Ram, CPU and the mother board each, he said I'd be set for 10 years out.

So maybe grab yourself an SSD or a classic HDD for extra storage - but that's also something you can do later down the line.

Friend A originally had 1tb of ssd and 4 of hdd but frie d B steared me away from anything that is mechanical storage.

Also factor in a Windows license or whatever, unless you're gonna run linux.

Since I'm semi computer illiterate, it was recommended to have both windows (to trouble shoot/game on) and Linux (I'm familiar with GIMP and other open source software) for working.

Again, I am anti technology and am partially doing this to tighten up one of my weaknesses.

@Kloi Looks decent, should last you a good few years.

We've reached a point now with computer parts where the requirement to upgrade just isn't as heavy anymore. I used to upgrade my PC every ~5 years. I've now had this current one for 10 years, with some odd upgrades here and there (more RAM etc.) still runs everything fine.

You might want a bit more storage. I know I'd burn through 2TB like nothing. So maybe grab yourself an SSD or a classic HDD for extra storage - but that's also something you can do later down the line.

I like to tier my storage. SSD/NVME is super fast but also expensive. 2TB is probably alright on that front. You can install the OS, a few programs, and then a few games. Then just install/uninstall as needed.

Graphics card wise, I'm not too up on all that so can't really comment. You'll have to see what will run the games you want. If you want to play the latest and greatest games on ultra will be different vs playing older games.

But overall seems like a solid build.

Also factor in a Windows license or whatever, unless you're gonna run linux. Or get a pirated copy but that can be sketchy depending on your security model.