Uploaded July 2023 | Updated September 2026, 3 weeks ago

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Can the world's fastest Arm desktop handle gaming? And before that, can it even install Windows?

See my first video on this desktop here: youtube.com/watch?v=wl5H5rT87JE

Adlink/Ampere did not pay for this video or sponsor it in any way, and had no input into the content of the video. They did, however, supply the hardware under test, so I have added the 'Sponsored' disclaimer to this video and am disclosing the extent of the relationship here.

Mentioned in this video:

- Adlink Ampere Altra Dev Platform: https://www.ipi.wiki/pages/ampere-altra-developer-platform
- Ampere's guide to installing Windows: github.com/AmpereComputing/Windows-11-On-Ampere
- Ampere's guide to running HPL: github.com/AmpereComputing/HPL-on-Ampere-Altra
- Ampere's guide to running GPU-accelerated Doom 3 on Linux: github.com/AmpereComputing/NVIDIA-GPU-Accelerated-Linux-Desktop-on-Ampere

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Contents:

00:00 - Fastest Arm desktop (no more)
00:54 - Can it run Crysis? Windows?
03:37 - Windows on Arm is a chicken-and-egg problem
05:02 - Too many cores, can't compute
06:26 - Steam, Games, and Compatibility on Windows
08:38 - Back to Linux (and a RAM upgrade)
10:06 - Going for a teraflop
10:37 - GPUs - 3080 Ti or 4090?
12:58 - Gotta go fast(er)!