Need, no. Want, YES.

Going from 144 to 280 was great, so if 1k Hz could become the next best thing maybe 480/540 will become affordable.

540 Hz already.

Even with a fully debloated windows there is still an EdgeWebView or 2 hiding somewhere.

Putting up with the ads or putting up with the workarounds?

Since I’ve been running debloated windows since win 7 it has never bothered me to run a few scripts after install or use a modded iso. But if that wasn’t an option I’m not sure if the last few games holding me to windows would be enough.

Might just be your monitor, HDR certifications mean barely anything and it’s not uncommon for them to look worse with HDR than without.

My last 2 monitors supposedly had hdr but are unusable in reality.

Idk SteamOS seems pretty ok to me

Enthusiast motherboards still have the ps/2 ports as well. Usually because the usb controller is the first thing to stop working when the bclk gets too high or you’re going sub 0 cooling.

Having front / bottom intake and rear / top exhaust is also fine if you have a top mounted radiator.

Side in like this case has is also fine as long both front and side have the fans mounted the same way.

I use ghostspectre toolbox.

I reinstall about every 6 months, or whenever there is a big feature update. It’s rather noticeable when running benchmarks that performance drops over time mostly 0.1% lows.

Especially when running a stripped install, Microsoft somehow always finds a way to enable shit again or reinstall bloat with updates.

You can decline them semi permanently. Mine will ask again in the year 2077.