Windows 11 Possible on 3570K? Other Options?

[5ubsonic]

I upgraded my main PC to AM5 last year and decided to use the parts from my previous PC to build a second one that I can use for gaming when staying at my parents' house.

I've just finished that build, installed Windows 10 and got it all working fine. Managed some decent overclocking of the CPU and GPU too.

Now I'm wondering what will happen when W10 support ends later this year? Is there any way for me to upgrade to Windows 11?
Should I just stay on W10 and forget about it? Switch to some variant of Linux instead?

The main game I play is Age of Empires II DE (online multiplayer) - a Microsoft game which I've heard is tricky to get working on Linux.

Relevant specs:
Intel i5 3570K
MSI Z77MA-G45
16GB DDR3 1600
ASUS DirectCU II OC 660ti 2GB
2 x 250GB SSDs

The motherboard has a TPM module socket (no module) but I believe this only supports TPM 1.2 so I think it's pointless me buying a module.

What are your thoughts?

 

[5ubsonic]

Thanks. Seems straightforward. Are there any disadvantages to using this method? I heard that Microsoft may choose to implement a watermark on machines that don't meet the requirements for example, though I guess we don't know if that will actually happen.

 

[5ubsonic]

You could try Linux for sure. Reports on Protondb say it’s playable including multiplayer but ymmv of course. Shouldn’t be too difficult to find out. Some threads in the Linux forum on distros to choose, but maybe starting out Mint or Ubuntu would work.

Maybe I'll give one of the Linux distros a go when I can find some time. Would be interesting to test out.

 

[5ubsonic]

If use Rufus you won't get the watermark as the checks are bypassed altogether, rather than failing the check but opting to continue

Ah interesting, that makes sense!