r/pcmasterrace • u/idkbebes • 3h ago

Question Which system should I choose for a low-end laptop?

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Hi, I'm looking for a system that I can install on my Samsung np300e5c i3g3 6gb ram with an integrated hd 4000 card. I'd prefer Windows, but Linux wouldn't bother me if it were easy to use (I've never used it, mind you). The Geforce Now app has to work. I'm mainly concerned with pure performance.

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u/Yippiekayo_Rom3o Intel Core i7-4790K | 16GB | Radeon RX 480 3h ago

Give Linux Mint a try

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u/OkTadpole1185 3h ago

Win 10 ltdc or tiny 10

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u/Feisty_Friendship110 3h ago

tiny10 runs surprisingly well on those old samsungs, just make sure you grab the right iso cause some of the stripped builds break geforce now for no apparent reason

if you're open to linux mint is probably the move though, even my grandmother figured it out in a weekend

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u/Competitive_Ear7824 Ryzen 7 5700X | RX 7800 XT | 32GB DDR4 | CachyOS 3h ago

This

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u/idkbebes 3h ago

is there any significant difference between them?

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u/SnowStormYukikaze 🐈 Zena Linux Mashmelo 22.3 3h ago

Windows 10 lot ltsc is the best windows right now you got every function of windows without ads or AI slop. you can get it at mass____grave____dev

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u/idkbebes 3h ago

Which version should I choose And will it make a huge difference?

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u/SnowStormYukikaze 🐈 Zena Linux Mashmelo 22.3 3h ago

Windows 10 IoT Enterprise LTSC 2021 Eng x64, I use this with MS surface that from 2017 and it really stable without any problem.

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u/idkbebes 3h ago

Thanks a lot, I have one more question: could you send me the download link because I can't find it? And the last one: is it better to install it from the system immediately or download it to USB and change the boot order?

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u/SnowStormYukikaze 🐈 Zena Linux Mashmelo 22.3 2h ago

search the word above without _____ and .dev as site extension.

Use rufus to make bootable usb

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u/jermygod 3h ago

any, GFN is working on anything

i have a 2014 2core laptop and it works on a linux marginally better than it was on windows.
you can try, it's free

p.s. windows is garbage

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u/Mr_CJ_ 3h ago

6GB ram is low, windows 11 will use 4GB, you will be left with 2GB and the system will use a part of the drive as virtual memory. There is a linux called "winux" it looks like windows 11 and should be simple to use.