With Windows 11, many are wondering whether or not they should change their computer. Kingston put together a guide to find out if it is necessary to make the change for this operating system and we tell it in this note!
There always comes a time when we must decide whether or not to change our equipment, be it desktop or laptop. And with the arrival of Microsoft’s new operating system, windows 11, we are at the right time to decide whether to make the change or not. Kingston Technology Company Inc.the renowned company that manufactures memory products, offers a guide with what we have to consider when studying whether we can extend the life cycle of our equipment or if we should definitely say goodbye.
CPUs
The first thing to look at is the system requirements needed to make the update. Whenever we install a program that needs certain components or we update our computer, it is advisable to exceed the requirements a little in order to have a much better experience than we would have just by complying with the minimum.
Windows 11 Needs a 1 GHz or faster CPUwith two or more coresin a 64 bit processor compatible or a system on chip (SoC). This means that the Compatible CPUsboth desktop and laptop, are Intel Core 8th generation (Coffee Lake, Whiskey Lake) and later, Y AMD Zen+ (Ryzen 2000, Threadripper 2000, Ryzen 3000G APU) and later.
These are the CPUs compatible, but there may be older generations that can be used with Windows 11. In case you have an older processor, and the rest of your computer’s components are compatible with Windows 11we recommend that you search the official site of Windows in the compatibility section of CPUs.
DRAM
An important element to consider is the requirements of RAM and if they will be compatible with the CPUs, both now and in the future. As for one’s own RAM/DRAMthe minimum requirements are at least 4GB. However, this is only the minimum so that Windows start. In recent years, with remote work, it has been shown that the recommended memory for any computer is 16 GB. Obviously for professional work such as editing, photography and rendering, it is recommended to go up one more step until 32GB.
Another key factor is widespread changes in memory technologies. If we look at the recent transition from 8 to 16 Gbit DRAM and its compatibility with CPUs most recent of Intel Y amd mentioned above, it is noted that many of these teams already support extensions up to 64GB of RAM. The memory upgrade and SSD It is a very good opportunity to get the most out of the investment and an economical way to jump to windows 11
TPM 2.0
Trusted Platform Module (TPM, or Trusted Platform Module) was perhaps an unknown term before the announcement of Windows 11. However, it is an essential requirement to use it. The TPM is a cryptoprocessor that protects the computer at the hardware level, preventing attacks by using a key cryptographic integrated. Works in coordination with other systems and applications in your pc. Being hardware based, they are considered more secure than using only software encryption. Those who do not have TPM 2.0 will not be able to upgrade to Windows 11unless (in the case of desktop computers) they buy and install a module TPM 2.0.
To find out if the device you want to jump to Windows 11 have or not TPM 2.0 Let’s search “Windows Security” on the menu Start and then successively select “Device Security” and “Security Processor Details”. All you have to do is make sure that the “Specification version” is 2.0. No previous version will be compatible with Windows 11.
SSD
And finally, we have the SSD drives, which are attracting more and more attention in the world of storage. The only requirements for Windows is to have at least 64GB and be compatible with SSD based in SATA and in NVMe. If we consider that it is probable that the OS Windows 11 exceed the 50GB, it is essential to ensure that you have sufficient storage capacity and that you choose an option that is higher than the minimum requirements. The more accessible prices are making many people put aside the ability to 240GB and start migrating to 500GB when replacing hard drives SSD.
However, the big catalyst is being the rise of new low-cost drives based on NVMe that not only provide capacity, but the speeds that NVMe enables. Consequently, combined with the evolution of memory upgrades, increasing device speed and storage capacity is an opportunity to dramatically improve performance on the cheap.
Technology is constantly developing and is being updated every day. That is why probably when we have the opportunity to change a component of our equipment for a better one, we should not choose the next generation of the component that we already have, but the one that follows the last one. This is to ensure that our equipment is up to date for a few more years and that, in case we have to change some other component, we can do so without worrying about not being able to meet the requirements that this new component may request.