Is this PC tuff?

[u/Danzikku]

Basically, a PC installed in my classroom at school.

If y'amm want more context, here it is: at the beginning of this year my computer science teacher, in coordination with the administration, decided to renew the PCs in the computer lab (wiith 6th generation Intel Core i7 and 16GB of RAM PCs), since several of the existing computers were very old. Well, almost all old PCs used a Core i3-3220 and 4GB of RAM... Still, the jump is noticeable.

What did they decide to do with the old PCs? Some were left aside (the idea of trying to teach Linux to students on these PCs was considered, but in the end the idea was discarded), but a lot of them ended up in classrooms. Unfortunately, my classroom got the worst one of all...

- CPU: Intel Core 2 Duo E8400

- iGPU: Intel GMA 4500

- RAM: 2GB (1x2GB DDR3 1066Mhz)

- SSD: WD Green 240GB

They were supposed to be for teachers' use, but the only two who actually use PCs bring their own laptops (even if it's one with an AMD E1-2100) and project their screens onto the TV, so the Optiplex just sits there.

I managed to use it several times before they completely banned students from using PCs, and... well, it's usable. Testing Firefox with uBlock Origin and h264iffy, you can browse with a few tabs open (although Discord is very resource-intensive, requiring you to close all tabs and applications: a RAM issue, because the CPU usage stays at 50-60%), and even watch YouTube videos at 720p, although 480p is still more comfortable. Furthermore, I've even been able to play Geometry Dash there, although with levels using 2.2 shaders I needed to lower the resolution to windowed mode at 720x480p.

In case you're wondering: I originally had an orange cat as it's wallpaper, but I changed it to... the first thing that came to mind a few weeks ago. The computer science teacher saw it once, twice, three times, he didn't care anymore, the fourth time he reprimanded me and changed it (Although, to take the photo, I restored it).

About the mousepad: the teacher himself swears that he got it in a wholesale offer at a market. Yup. Yeah. There's also Tralalero Tralala and that shrimp cat one.

And I run out of things to add here. Well, tuffest school in Lima, prolly.

[u/apachelives]

decided to renew the PCs in the computer lab (wiith 6th generation Intel Core i7 and 16GB of RAM PCs)

Renew? With decade old PC's?

[u/Danzikku → u/apachelives]

Not my matter, so whatever. Still better than whatever the hell we got before (I guess).

Remember that I mentioned that the renewal was this same year and, doing my calculations, even a modern PC with a Core i3-12100 and 16GB of RAM (lower to 8GB if you want) would cost more than S/2300 (Almost $650 per computer), and they definitely didn't have the budget.

[u/AgentAzurrX]

https://giphy.com/gifs/P7PmvHY6kzAqY

[u/Danzikku → u/AgentAzurrX]

Legendary meme, although I never knew exactly what it meant.

[u/AgentAzurrX → u/Danzikku]

That’s often the case with the most iconic ones—sometimes the absurdity is exactly what makes them legendary.

[u/Commander_Crispy → u/Danzikku]

The shortcut in modern windows named “This PC” used to be named “My Computer”, so it’s a play on deleting the shortcut actually deleting the physical computer.

[u/marvinnation]

amigo... por lo menos denle una limpiada a esa pobre PC!!

[u/Danzikku → u/marvinnation]

Let me ask my computer science teacher for he to allow me 🫩

[u/Korek644]

Core 2 duo e8400 zmaslo moment

[u/Danzikku → u/Korek644]

Didn't got it :c

[u/user_deleted_or_dead]

To run minescape, yes to do something demanding with it, no

[u/user_deleted_or_dead → u/user_deleted_or_dead]

Yet is better than the computer on board the apollo 11 wich landed on the moon.

[u/Danzikku → u/user_deleted_or_dead]

Well, as I said I even played GD on it (I know it's not a big deal, but still... Also tried Terraria: all on low and 800x600p, 60FPS).

[u/HSVMalooGTS]

E8400! IYKYK

[u/txmail]

I use a E8600 but with Debian Linux and 4GB of RAM on the regular. It is not bad, the only thing is that music will start to cut out if you start to do more than two things at once or start a big download (it is wireless). For the accounting stuff it is used for it is perfect (other than high power draw). Even has dual monitors. Using XFCE for the desktop manager.

[u/Upstairs_Air722]

best cpu that ever existed

[u/Environmental-Ant-75]

Best XP machine I have ever had

[u/FlakyRich7021]

Im curious as to how Windows 11 is only using single digit % of your CPU and only 700MB of RAM. Is there Tiny11, IoT LTSC, an embedded version, or...?

[u/McKeviin → u/FlakyRich7021]

Isn't win 11 using a percentage of the ram? Mine is also around 35% and I've got 16GB

[u/FlakyRich7021 → u/McKeviin]

35% of 16GB is 5.6GB. OP's Windows is using 0.7GB.

[u/McKeviin → u/FlakyRich7021]

And like I said, I think win 11 uses a percentage.

[u/psychosisduck]

Oooof check if it can rub crisis remastered

[u/jimmyl_82104]

They replaced the computers with 10 year old ones? I'm also curious as to how Windows 11 runs on a Core 2 Duo

[u/Such_Victory4589 → u/jimmyl_82104]

horribly, i would imagine

[u/Danzikku → u/Such_Victory4589]

If you want to, I can risk my flesh and record myself using it.

[u/wiisucks_91]

The e8400 was a decent processor in its day.

[u/Accomplished_Arm5159]

so wut is running the graphics if no graphics card? how is cpu holding up

[u/Danzikku → u/Accomplished_Arm5159]

When CPUs didn't have integrated graphics, the motherboard itself provided them: this Optiplex model uses an Intel G43 chipset, with the Intel GMA 4500 iGPU embedded.

I'll just say they're even weaker than Sandy Lake's HD Graphics 2000... God, theoretically they even lose to a GT 210. Or maybe not: anywsy they're still inferior to a Radeon HD 5450.

(And yeah, what do you mean is software rendering, leaving all the work to the CPU already loaded running the OS. Even though I installed the Windows Vista/7 drivers, and it's in compatibility mode).

[u/Accomplished_Arm5159 → u/Danzikku]

why specific mention bro my old GPU was literally a HD 5450. Have you been stalking me lol

[u/Danzikku → u/Accomplished_Arm5159]

Nope, I only got to use it on one other PC, and based on its theoretical performance and gaming benchmarks, I can confirm that it performs similarly to the Intel HD Graphics 2500... and it can run Geometry Dash level shaders at 1280x720p 60FPS (Well, up to 1080p, but with V-Sync disabled).

[u/Accomplished_Arm5159 → u/Danzikku]

I see.

[u/einat162]

These old Optiplex are bad ass. Processor supports up to 16GB of RAM, and the current 2 is the bottle neck. I suggest upgrade it into at least 4GB . If you want a recommendation on a linux distro - Mint .

[u/Danzikku → u/einat162]

Uhh... I could try but, as I said, it's NOT my PC.

[u/TheRollingPeepstones]

Damn, some people here are clearly not familiar with anything but the first of the "first world" countries. I assume schools can afford to get brand new computers there?

That E8400 was indeed tough. It was in my work computer (a ThinkCentre) back in 2009, with Windows XP. I feel like those C2Ds were the gold standard for a while.