I went with Windows 11 and haven’t had any stability issues, my thinking was that it’s like a 2 day process to reinstall software so I wanted a clean start where I didn’t have to worry about upgrading later.
I have an intel i9 11th gen 10 core unlocked version, it works great - Asus gaming board. Decent nVidia GPU. 32GB DDR4. As a poster above said don’t skimp on GPU, I made that mistake last build and ended up having to buy another one.
The only Minus with the 11th gen is that you can’t use the newer nvme slot right next to the processor, but performance with 2 other nvme is stellar so I’m not sure I’m missing anything.
Definitely loving the liquid cooling, I splurged on high end fans and a nice rad, super quiet operation, and party lights are a bonus.
Gold 850 PSU seems to work fine, I was a bit worried about power draw but haven’t had an issue yet.