What hardware are you using?

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Depends on my floor. If it's a hard floor (tile, hardwoord, linoleum) I have no issues with a PC on the floor. If it's carpeting, then I try to avoid it (although my current desktop is setting on a carpeted floor due to lack of anywhere else it will fit).
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90% of the pcs Ive worked on in peoples homes that sit on a rug or hard floor get really dirty versus the ones that sit up off the floor. If you have pets, unusual weather conditions{sand} or just dont vacuum much this can make things much worse. Most of my gaming buddies would never place their expensive pc on the floor but to each his own.
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Never had or seen problems on hard floors. Carpets cause several issues. Not just the dust and dirt, but also the possibility of static electricity. But when you have a small place without much room, you do what you gotta do...
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On the A485 tonight. While there are a lot of issues with this laptop, if you use it more like a desktop, it really works well. Not compatible out of the box with TLP, so battery life isn't that great, it drains the batteries even when powered off, etc. So there's a lot I don't like about it, but the performance is certainly not one of those things!! Got it fully updated with Arch tonight...

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Just installed Q4OS 3.9 KDE on an older HP sff with 4gb of ram and a 3.4ghz Pentium D. Runs very well and uses about 400mb of ram. Only issue was my email for some reason said I had the wrong password or wrong configuration, yet its the same as my laptop and it works fine. Iys a computer my COA board wanted recycled so I thought lets see what happens.
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crosscourt wrote: Tue Feb 25, 2020 3:10 am Just installed Q4OS 3.9 KDE on an older HP sff with 4gb of ram and a 3.4ghz Pentium D. Runs very well and uses about 400mb of ram. Only issue was my email for some reason said I had the wrong password or wrong configuration, yet its the same as my laptop and it works fine. Iys a computer my COA board wanted recycled so I thought lets see what happens.
Is it one of the hyperthreaded Pentium-D's or the non-hyperthreaded ones? I always liked the few hyperthreaded Pentium-D's when I used them. Ran exceedingly hot due to the architecture, but they performed really well with being able to do 4 threads.

On the 7400 tonight setting in KFC meeting to maybe sell some paintball equipment. MAN this thing is tiny for a 14"!!! I'm so very impressed with this laptop, and the performance is absolutely stunning!!
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Its one of the hyperthreaded ones and runs pretty well with Linux, but was a slug with Windows 7.
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I use Q4OS Centaurus as a quick way to install Debian 10 but it runs great on the Pentium D 3.4ghz system. No third party email apps work at all, so Im not sure what to make of it. I can go directly to my ISP though with no issue.
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I saw an offerup for a 3700x for $250, was able to talk him down to $230. So...

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Are you going to use it for gaming?
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