Comment on What OS/ OSs for a core2 quad?

• cmnybo@discuss.tchncs.de ⁨7⁩ ⁨months⁩ 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.

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• lurch@sh.itjust.works ⁨7⁩ ⁨months⁩ 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

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• owenfromcanada@lemmy.world ⁨7⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

  Oh yeah, in that case I’ll echo the other commenter that suggested Mint.

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