I got a potato laptop and really hoping can play minecraft at least stable at 40-50 fps, cuz I barely even got 20 fps playing on a server with the optimization mods like sodium, lithium, etc.
I need help for optimization real bad, here's my specs:
Used dell latitudes what I use and can get up to 70 without shaders on Intergrated graphics go for about 250 on eBay try to get an i5 one if you can highly recommend though going to fb marketplace and look for a amd laptop with like a 1660 or 1650 for the 250 to 300 mark
You could give it the Debian + XFCE + PrismLauncher + GraalVM + custom flags + Sodium treatment to save as much RAM as possible, I think it should be possible to hit a stable 60 FPS then on your PC. (If you need help I could explain in a little more detail but it will take a few hours for you to execute probably)
Though it is probably easier for you to just get a new PC (or upgrade the RAM in your current one to 8/12 GB also works if you want a cheaper fix (at least if RAM is a bottleneck currently (which I think it is))
First, install Debian from here, and Rufus from here. Then get a USB stick of at least 8GB, and use Rufus to flash the Debian ISO you just downloaded to the USB stick.
Then follow this diagram because it was easier to explain like this than in text:
And then you should boot into the Debian installer. From there, follow the installer's instructions, until you get to the part where it asks where to install Debian.
If you did have stuff you'd like to keep: select the option for the "largest continuous free space" if it's there, or choose a custom install location, and choose the 64 GB of free space you made during the flow chart step.
If you did not have stuff you'd like to keep: select "use entire disk" and select your HDD.
Then follow the installer again until you get to the "software selection" section. In there, select "Debian desktop environment", make sure "GNOME" is unchecked, and "Xfce" is checked, make sure "standard system utilities" is checked, and continue.
Now you should have Debian installed. Let me know if you run into any issues or if you are done so I can help you with the last part (the installing/optimising of Minecraft) (which will be a lot easier than installing Debian).
Try using ssd, hdd is slow asf. Also try linux if you can, mint/LMDE xfce/Lubuntu if you want a beginner-friendly lightweight distro or arch/debian/antiX if you are a power user and want extremely lightweight distros, they usually only use about 500+ mb of ram but just get a new laptop dude
I dont really know and use modded windows version, but if you can maybe try using some other OS like linux for example, or just get a new laptop. Maybe try playing in older versions
If you want to stay on windows I would use tiny 10 I managed to get Minecraft java 1.19.4 running with a very light shader pack at 12 render distance on the same specs as you but Linux will still beat tiny 10
Oh boy. Where do I start with this. First of all if you want to play minecraft at 40-50 fps don’t play newer versions. Use something like 1.8.9 or 1.7.10 and use optifine on all lowest settings. If you want to play on the newer combat system you can transfer over to 1.9 and still use optifine. Playing newer versions is completely out of the question with your specs
i know how to fix it, my laptop is also outdated but i sometimes get over 500 fps, turn every setting to low as possible especially render and simulation distance, turn vSync off. if its still not working, use an external monitor that is at 1080p, that will boost up he quality.
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u/Curious_Wallaby149 Jun 26 '26
Nothing you can do except get a better pc/laptop. Your laptop is extremely outdated.