blackbonner posted at 7:10 AM Fri, 29 December 2023 - #4479728

Thanks for all taking the time and write a reply.

So far I learned that most of you already made the jump to Windows 11 and/or also purchased a new computer with Windows 11 pre-installed. 

In this case the need for a Linux native Poser version is practically non-existent.

I really don't know what to choose. I made several upgrades to my system over the years and it runs pretty well. Despite the fact that the whole PC is almost 14 years old now with a first generation I7x CPU Poser 13 works and renders surprisingly fast. To retire a perfectly fine working system just because Microsofts support expired seems counterintuitive. Since 2025 is not next week, I don't have to make that decision right now, but in the long run I have to.

I was really reluctant to give up Threadipper CPU based system that was still running just because the hardware did not support Windows 11, that is the main reason I still use it for final renders.  The advantage of micro PC was it was about an tenth of the price of my Threadipper system and I could move that system to my garage giving me a much clearer work space.

 

 

I use Poser 13 on Windows 11 - For Scene set up I use a Geekcom A5 -  Ryzen 9 5900HX, with 64 gig ram and 3 TB  storage, mini PC with final rendering done on normal sized desktop using an AMD Ryzen Threadipper 1950X CPU, Corsair Hydro H100i CPU cooler, 3XS EVGA GTX 1080i SC with 11g Ram, 4 X 16gig Corsair DDR4 Ram and a Corsair RM 100 PSU .   The desktop is in a remote location with rendering done via Queue Manager which gives me a clearer desktop and quieter computer room.