• alsimoneau@lemmy.ca
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    2 months ago

    Gaming, working (data processing, physical modelling).

    The trick is to use a lower overhead OS than Windows.

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      2 months ago

      Gaming is one thing, a lot is GPU bound anyways, probably the same with “physical modeling”

      But you cannot tell me your “data processing” would not be greatly sped up by using a newer proc (assuming it’s not also GPU bound). Does it work, sure, but if it takes you 2 hours for it to process now but <30 minutes on something newer that’s just a waste of time, resources and money. It’s incredibly inefficient.

      On the flip side, if all your work is GPU bound no wonder a 3rd gen proc from 2012 is keeping up lol