The original post: /r/buildapc by /u/LarryWithTheWeather on 2024-05-23 04:38:17.

I don’t a lot about PC but my friend said if I don’t upgrade to Windows 11, my current windows 10 computer will lose down in gaming and browsing the internet once support for it ends next year. He said the same thing happened to Windows 7 and 8. And that upgrading parts or buying a new computer with outdated windows won’t do me a lot of good.

How true is this? I thought the most important things are the CPU, GPU, Ram etc kinda stuff to make my computer play the latest and greatest games but didn’t know outdated windows will affect the pc that much assuming what he said is true.

I checked online and it says security will be worse but let’s say if one won’t go on porn sites or shady sites and only uses the PC to play games, watch youtube videos, and safe forums like reddit. Would not updating to the latest windows still affect and slow down my pc by a lot? Thanks in advance.