wierd_w wrote on Today, 19:02:

Nexxen wrote on Today, 18:52:

The list of games that, despite graphics, are super entertaining is looooong. From Dos up to Win 7 it's even hard to list them a […]
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The list of games that, despite graphics, are super entertaining is looooong.
From Dos up to Win 7 it's even hard to list them all.

C2D is enough for most, a good card like your 660 is enough.
Guides are abundantly available and you can find acceptable prices to build.

I haven't played many "newer" games, I mostly like old stuff.

If need a PC for work, with special needs, you are out of luck.
Normal stuff is fine with a C2D (I use a C2D machine with tailored browser).

swaaye wrote on Today, 18:49:

I find something like a Core 2 at 3GHz fine still as long as it also has a GPU that works with browser hardware rendering, SSD and at least 4GB RAM. I know people still chugging away on machines like this. The main problem is EOL Win10.

I put Linux Mint 22 on a notebook with a slow AMD A8-3500M and it is much snappier than with Windows. This cpu is much slower than a high end Core 2. The user seems very pleased with it.

SSD + Linux distro helped many machines get back to daily use.
Pesonally I don't use internet on those old machines.

Clever / creative use of zram swap, and tmpfs for certain write-heavy things, can significantly re-energize older boxes.

But, the 'but our browser needs to be able to simultaneously transact 500 intersite cookie sessions so that advertisers can get .0001 cents of additional value, and that's real hard to do without modern feature %FOO%, so we wont support things without it anymore!'problem still reigns.

I love pigeons. I'm getting off the grid.
You're welcome to visit with toilet paper 🤣

Just sayin man, the motivation that drives the problem, is the motivation that drives the problem.

I'm with you 100% that systems with significantly more modest specs are perfectly capable of doing the actual work tasks that need done; the driving force is not that thing.

At the root core of *all* of the contention, is 'but there are resources I *COULD* be using, and it will [Make me more money / save me precious time (which is the same as)]!'

Which then runs into 'everyone is shamelessly consuming the resource, so we MUST make it so there is more to consume!'

Tick... Tock...

Unless a hot iron with the word 'NO' brands some suit-wearing butts, it will not stop.

wierd_w wrote on Today, 19:58:

Just sayin man, the motivation that drives the problem, is the motivation that drives the problem. […]
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Just sayin man, the motivation that drives the problem, is the motivation that drives the problem.

I'm with you 100% that systems with significantly more modest specs are perfectly capable of doing the actual work tasks that need done; the driving force is not that thing.

At the root core of *all* of the contention, is 'but there are resources I *COULD* be using, and it will [Make me more money / save me precious time (which is the same as)]!'

Which then runs into 'everyone is shamelessly consuming the resource, so we MUST make it so there is more to consume!'

Tick... Tock...

Unless a hot iron with the word 'NO' brands some suit-wearing butts, it will not stop.

These are crazy times. I do get you.
The iron isn't even lukewarm 😀 Nice image you pictured 🤣

I remember P4 cpu speeds, each 100MHz had one. I couldn't understand why, as said increment wasn't giving any real advantage, except market $$$.
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Lately I've been watching too many Phil's guides on how to with old parts 🤣

Have good one mate!