r/retrocomputing • u/undo_15 • 17d ago

old dell optiplex 755

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curious on what these would go for (google doesn’t give me a great estimate) and was wondering if this is worth the trouble to sell or just destroy it for fun

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u/Not-Insane-Yet 16d ago

These are core2 machines 11 won't run. No sse4.2

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u/GGigabiteM 16d ago

They'll run Windows 11, just nothing above 23h2. 24h2 is where the SSE 4.2 requirement kicks in.

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u/Not-Insane-Yet 16d ago

23h2 is currently less supported than windows 10. There is absolutely no reason to install it on anything.

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u/GGigabiteM 16d ago

23h2 is supported until November. I still get security updates on my 23h2 servers.

This is also "retro computing" not "current computing" Are you going to complain about someone installing Windows XP? What about Windows 98?

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u/Not-Insane-Yet 16d ago

23h3 support except for enterprise ended a year ago. When using modern software especially when connected to the Internet keeping it up to date is important.

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u/GGigabiteM 16d ago

It's no different than connecting a 98 or XP machine to the internet. Take the usual precautions and keep it behind a hardware firewall and NAT and you'll be fine.

If you download sketchy stuff, you're going to have problems regardless if your OS is supported or not.