I need a Windows box around for a couple of tasks (OK, and playing games), but I'm usually a Linux user. I bought this to replace a Win7 box that had become obsolete (according to M$). I guess I didn't realize how old and out-of-date the old computer was. This is a very nice computer that runs tasks (yeah, yeah, games) much better than the old one.The first computer I was sent (from Sunset Micro) had a bad motherboard, but the vendor replaced it and the new one is quite nice.