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Should I expect problems with LightWave?
Should I expect problems with LightWave?
Nope....Should I expect problems with LightWave?
Nope.....
... Microsoft is not like schizophrenic Apple (Motorola, PPC, Intel, M1)
As my LW PC is a Dell Precision 7810 with dual Xeon E5-2680 V3 cpus it fails on the CPU requirements. There isn't a BIOS change I can make that resolves that problem As this system also has 64GB of RAM and a 2080 RTX graphics card and runs everything I need in terms of software, I'm not planning to replace/upgrade it for at least a couple of years.Initially my system was reporting that it wasn't. Boxx tech support helped me locate the BIOS checkbox switch and that's all it took.
I want to use LightWave in the next decades.Since neither of my PCs will be compatible with Windows 11, it wont be a concern for me for a couple of years
I hope to continue using Lightwave for the foreseeable future but my main LW PC is only around 18 months old, so I have no intention of replacing it for two or three years. If Windows 11 won't run on it, then so be it. As long as Microsoft continue to release patches for Win10 until 2025 and the software I use continues to run happily in Win10, then I do not see a problemI want to use LightWave in the next decades.
Window 10 support is stopped in just a few years from now.
Ignoring, denying, or waiting is not an option for me.
In addition to what you experience, there have also been reports of Win11 being less that stellar on AMD processors, running around 15% slower....my Threadripper 1950x doesn't make the cut.
Yes, I understand that it's a first gen Threadripper; still... doesn't seem that old to me....
Yes, I have reviewed that information as well.Windows 10 support goes through 2025 so there is no hurry.
In addition to what you experience, there have also been reports of Win11 being less that stellar on AMD processors, running around 15% slower.
Of course, there's also the option to stop all this Mac/Windows hardware compatibility silliness and move to Linux...then run a VM of an old, safe system to keep LW running.
I don't have benchmarks to back it up, but after installing the new driver set it seems pretty snappy again. It did seem to chug after I first upgraded though.In addition to what you experience, there have also been reports of Win11 being less that stellar on AMD processors, running around 15% slower.