Which OS for MBP Retina 11,4 / 2.2GHz Quad i7 Iris Pro / 16GB RAM / 2TB SSD

My MBP is stuck on Big Sur because it has a 3rd party AFTERMARKET Samsung SSD. When I try to upgrade to Monterey via Apple Software Update it won't let me.
Just curious if anyone has this setup and what OS they'd recommend. I'm hoping not to root patch or do anything super technical. Please let me know your experiences and suggestions. <3

Author: @beebo135