No, the graphics from Intel back in 07-10 were crap. 2012-2013 would be my bare minimum, usb3 if only for loading a new OS.
You just can’t buy too old or the inverse happens and the performance per watt drops. I think you’re right that 2012 is about the cutoff. Maybe 2007 for certain items, like my 2007 iMac. But if you’re getting back to the Pentium 4 era you’ve gone too far and need to turn back around.
Cort@lemmy.world 4 weeks ago
SnotFlickerman@lemmy.blahaj.zone 4 weeks ago
No, the graphics from Intel back in 07-10 were crap.
What are you using graphics on a server for instead of just CLI?
lemmyng@lemmy.ca 4 weeks ago
Transcoding video for streaming.
Onomatopoeia@lemmy.cafe 4 weeks ago
How much video is really needed for transcoding?
I ask because I need to get a video card for transcoding to a 65" 4k TV. I’m converting all my DVDs to MKV and using Jellyfin as my server and client. It transcodes lighter stuff fine (cartoons, old TV shows), but better movies get some artifacts that don’t occur if I have the TV play the same file from a thumb drive.
I’ve read Jellyfin’s recommendation, but it’s really just “use at least this video chipset”, not a particular card, so I’m trying to determine what card I should get.
Onomatopoeia@lemmy.cafe 4 weeks ago
Oh god, P4? Yea, those were just 100 watt light bulbs.
Lost_My_Mind@lemmy.world 4 weeks ago
My first computer was 33htz. Ran Windows 3.1. And Warcraft 2.
So yeah. The perfect computer.
kurcatovium@piefed.social 4 weeks ago
Well, I would hope for 33 MHz at least... ;-)
zod000@lemmy.ml 4 weeks ago
A 33MHz DX 486was great. If you got stuck with a slower SX CPU, things were frequently not so hot.
Colloidal@programming.dev 4 weeks ago
Sans the light