Currently i am using an Optiplex 780 core2duo 4GB ram, running latest Linux Mint XFCE. It runs fine for everyday tasks: remote support, movies & internet, emulators & light gaming...

@olemrockadoo

11 күн бұрын

Nice. almost the same specs as mine. Very practical and stable for everyday regular use.

@Bender-official

9 күн бұрын

Can you watch KZread at 1080p without skipping frames on it?

@olemrockadoo

9 күн бұрын

@@Bender-official that's the thing. I've been experiencing large amount of frame drops as well. very much expected with old hardwares. I may have to tinker with browser settings and graphics driver further to reduce frame drops. If none of these works, probably adding a gpu could.

@jorgvespermann5364

8 күн бұрын

@@olemrockadoo you could try "h264ify" that is a browser plug in that forces the use of h264 codec on youtube instead of VP8/VP9 that might work better on older GPUs.

Cinnamon or Mate still pretty good for this PC.

@olemrockadoo

11 күн бұрын

Yup. I should have tried them first. Maybe I should later on. Thanks.

I have been trying to install windows 11 LTSC lately and I have the same problem, I think Microsoft have changed requirements for the most current windows11 <sc, it needs a feature in the cpu that is not available in older cpu

@olemrockadoo

11 күн бұрын

Yes I think so too. And even if I successfully installed windows 11 LTSC, my old pc won’t be able to handle it well. Linux is still best for old hardwares.

I have a celeron from 2012??? I don't really know but im running it with linux mint cinnamon and it's great! I also picked some decommissioned workstations that contains either xeon or i5s and im planning to build my own homelab soon.

@olemrockadoo

11 күн бұрын

Great! Same here, I'm also on the lookout for some cheap old units to try other distros.