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Got a older desktop with AMD QUAD Phenom 3.2 GHZ processor -- and the whole computer seems more sluggish than my small ACER 11.6 inch V151 laptop which only has an Intel I3 Dual core processor in it.
Can't really explain this -- the only thing now that the desktop gives me advantage is that it's got 16 GB RAM instead of my laptops 8GB RAM.
I've now virtually stopped using the desktop at all -- laptop with HDMI to nice monitor is absolutely fine -- I'm going to just use the desktop as a Server and multi-media server as it's got 6 Disk drives on it and two printers -- for this I'm going to install Linux SUSE on it for running as a server.
I'm actually amazed by this --shows the power of modern laptops even with an I3 processor.
(I've fitted an SSD to the laptop - but the desktop had one too. Mobo wasn't bad either so there must be something in the AMD chipset design or whatever).
My experience with this is AVOID AMD like the plague if you want top notch performance -- Round 1 to Intel.
Is my experience similar to others -- all I know I've had three decent laptops recently and their performance has been nothing short of amazing compared to this desktop.
(My 17 inch with the i7 processor doesn't actually seem any better than the smaller acer with the i3 which is a lot more portable -- and has a USB3 slot).
Anyway as I'm not a gamer - I don't think I'll ever buy or use a desktop computer again -- seems no need anymore -- especially laptops can have decent amounts of RAM in it. reasonably good built in video -- especially when output to a decent external monitor and fast external Disk drives make lack of disk storage not a problem any more.
Even running VM's is fine too.
I'm not a tablet guy as I find a nice small reasonably powerful thin light laptop suits me fine -- but as tablets get more powerful I can see some people using these also instead of "Traditional computers".
Cheers
jimbo
Got a older desktop with AMD QUAD Phenom 3.2 GHZ processor -- and the whole computer seems more sluggish than my small ACER 11.6 inch V151 laptop which only has an Intel I3 Dual core processor in it.
Can't really explain this -- the only thing now that the desktop gives me advantage is that it's got 16 GB RAM instead of my laptops 8GB RAM.
I've now virtually stopped using the desktop at all -- laptop with HDMI to nice monitor is absolutely fine -- I'm going to just use the desktop as a Server and multi-media server as it's got 6 Disk drives on it and two printers -- for this I'm going to install Linux SUSE on it for running as a server.
I'm actually amazed by this --shows the power of modern laptops even with an I3 processor.
(I've fitted an SSD to the laptop - but the desktop had one too. Mobo wasn't bad either so there must be something in the AMD chipset design or whatever).
My experience with this is AVOID AMD like the plague if you want top notch performance -- Round 1 to Intel.
Is my experience similar to others -- all I know I've had three decent laptops recently and their performance has been nothing short of amazing compared to this desktop.
(My 17 inch with the i7 processor doesn't actually seem any better than the smaller acer with the i3 which is a lot more portable -- and has a USB3 slot).
Anyway as I'm not a gamer - I don't think I'll ever buy or use a desktop computer again -- seems no need anymore -- especially laptops can have decent amounts of RAM in it. reasonably good built in video -- especially when output to a decent external monitor and fast external Disk drives make lack of disk storage not a problem any more.
Even running VM's is fine too.
I'm not a tablet guy as I find a nice small reasonably powerful thin light laptop suits me fine -- but as tablets get more powerful I can see some people using these also instead of "Traditional computers".
Cheers
jimbo
My Computer
System One
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- OS
- Linux Centos 7, W8.1, W7, W2K3 Server W10
- Computer type
- PC/Desktop
- Monitor(s) Displays
- 1 X LG 40 inch TV
- Hard Drives
- SSD's * 3 (Samsung 840 series) 250 GB
2 X 3 TB sata
5 X 1 TB sata
- Internet Speed
- 0.12 GB/s (120Mb/s)