Hi @Vik19,
Welcome to the forum!
I say, that’s some mighty fine hardware you have there. Qubes OS will run very nicely on that.
“No, this laptop unfortunately can only run Windows with our OEM spyware installed. There is no other way…”
We’ve all been fed that line at some point
Well, there is at least entry in the HCL (Hardware Compatability List) with that exact CPU, so I think it’s safe to say that the laptop supplier is gravely ill-informed…
The CPU isn’t a problem (any more). There is a small chance the nVIDIA GPU could give you a bit of grief, though.
There’s some instructions here to make it work, though:
After you do your install, it would be awesome if you could do an HCL report and upload it here. It would be good to know what works and what doesn’t (if anything), and it’ll help anyone developing Qubes OS keep your machine in mind in future.
Instructions are here:
But definitely no reason why Qubes OS can’t work. If you encounter any issues, post them here, and we’ll do our best to help get Qubes OS fully functional on your glorious powerhouse