My friend David converted an old PC that could not run the current or even the not-current version of Windows into a computer that is running the current version of Fedora Linux like a champ!
Here we see the Intergalactic Headquarters of ConcreteLunch Projects.
This is not a state of the art computer. This is 10-year old tech.
- 4x Intel Xeon CPU
- 16 Gigs RAM
- NVIDIA GeForce GTX 750 video card
- Fedora Linux 44
- KDE Plasma Desktop Edition
It runs Firefox really well, and handles 3 monitors of the following resolutions: 2k, 1080 HD, and 1600×900.
I’m not using this machine for video editing. Not even really for watching videos. It is really for writing and playing online tabletop RPGs using a Virtual Tabletop System (Roll20.net). It is snappy as hell for these uses.
I did get a wider desk to accommodate the three monitors. Still getting the layout dialed-in. I think this really demonstrates that for most uses older tech is still fine.
Non-federated social media will never be used on this computer.
Hell yeah! Looks great. I just switched to Fedora this week!
Upcycling win! It may be a 10 year old laptop, but it’ll still properly do the thing. And Plasma is great, even on older hardware.
oh, the beauty part is that it’s a tower (under the desk!). It helps to have a friend who is just a genius with this stuff.