Not worth it in terms of budget. Both sides will be using cpu rather comparably. Linux side will def be using more gpu. I also can't justify purchasing two computers with the company. The hardware is kind of a bonus from them and my personal budget needs to go elsewhere but I'm free to use/modify the computer for personal use as long as i continue to deliver on work. The company is (very) small enough i can get this kind of benefit every very long ince in a while😁

I think the consensus in this thread is that my issue was centered around using a partitioned drive for both instead of separate drives which is my current plan. If things still get whacky I'll try stronger approaches.

My history is specifically windows attacking linux/bootloader so i'm not concerned I'll be risking any work stuff as long as they aren't futzing with each other's storage.

I also have full control over windows group policies (admin in general) so i can really change it to my liking and minimize windows damage from the software side. There's lots of software solutions for issues around storage use.

Furthermore, my old pc is going to be a home sync server so it will handle shared data to avoid the need to fish through the opposed drive.