Comment on What OS/ OSs for a core2 quad?
owenfromcanada@lemmy.world 2 weeks ago
How much RAM? My go-to would be a light Linux install, ideally Debian w/XFCE if you think it has enough oomph for that. Otherwise, there are lighter distros that will still feel nice and snappy.
PriorityMotif@lemmy.world 2 weeks ago
4 ram slots with 1gb each. Looks like I could go up to 8gb maximum with 2gb sticks. They have core2 quad q6600 I think.
cmnybo@discuss.tchncs.de 2 weeks ago
With 8GB, you could run any DE without worrying about RAM usage. 2GB DDR2 DIMMs are dirt cheap on ebay, so I would recommend maxing it out while RAM is still readily available. That CPU will still run most modern software at a reasonable speed.
lurch@sh.itjust.works 2 weeks ago
any linux will work with that, just a few demanding things like some games, running big VMs or editing gigantic videos or pictures could become a problem
PriorityMotif@lemmy.world 2 weeks ago
I have no plans to do anything demanding with it. I have plenty of other PCs that can do that kind of stuff. I just want something I can fire up to run older software, possibly plug something into a pci slot, serial or parallel port, read/write floppy disks and CDs DVDs.
owenfromcanada@lemmy.world 2 weeks ago
Oh yeah, in that case I’ll echo the other commenter that suggested Mint.