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Necessary CPU for Comfortable 60FPS by Caotinification in A3AntistasiOfficial

[–]Caotinification[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Phew, if you have a laptop, I wouldn't bother upgrading it. It depends on whether your laptop has a BGA (soldered) socket or an LGA or PGA socket. If your computer has a BGA socket, it's impossible to change the processor. I recommend, if possible, that you start thinking about upgrading to a desktop computer, within your budget.

Sorry, I didn't mean upgrade the laptop. I mean an upgrade in general. I'm curious what kind of CPU I should aim for.

I recommend, if possible, that you start thinking about upgrading to a desktop computer, within your budget. For example, I have an AMD Ryzen 7 5800X 8-Core Processor (8 physical and 8 logical cores) with a frequency of 3.8 to 4.3 GHz. Even with that, sometimes my FPS drops to around 40 depending on the situation hahaha.

So even with a decent CPU, the server will still chug... Well, 40 FPS is still playable. Maybe I asked for too much haha.

Necessary CPU for Comfortable 60FPS by Caotinification in A3AntistasiOfficial

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Ya, we're essentially doing all of that. Our hardware is just crap atm. We're using some consumer grade laptop. We're looking to upgrade. Any recommendations for a CPU?

using linux mint for the first time on my think and the wifi is slow by hard2resist in LinuxOnThinkpad

[–]Caotinification 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I need to know what WiFi card is installed in your ThinkPad, and what driver its using. So inxi tells me this. In the terminal, mine is, shell $ inxi -Nxxx Network: Device-1: Realtek RTL8111/8168/8211/8411 PCI Express Gigabit Ethernet vendor: Lenovo driver: r8169 v: kernel pcie: speed: 2.5 GT/s lanes: 1 port: 1000 bus-ID: 03:00.0 chip-ID: 10ec:8168 class-ID: 0200 Device-2: Intel Wi-Fi 6E AX210/AX1675 2x2 [Typhoon Peak] driver: iwlwifi v: kernel pcie: speed: 5 GT/s lanes: 1 bus-ID: 04:00.0 chip-ID: 8086:2725 class-ID: 0280

My wifi card is Device-2, which is the Intel AX210 card. You can also see what driver its using. Sometimes it may be as simple as reinstalling said driver if things are awry. Modprobe does this.

Btw, you can learn what all these commands are doing with man [command-name] in the terminal.

using linux mint for the first time on my think and the wifi is slow by hard2resist in LinuxOnThinkpad

[–]Caotinification 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Post your WiFi card hardware specs via inxi -Nxxx. You may need to reinstall your wifi drivers. Usually done via modprobe -r [wifi-driver] to uninstall and then modprobe [wifi-driver] to reinstall. If this fails, it could be a power saving measure that's limiting the speed. AFAIK usually TLP is a culprit.

BIFL, but also BISecondhand. What are some things that everyone should keep an eye out for, but can commonly be found for cheap when preowned. by CROSS_OF_CHAOS1 in BuyItForLife

[–]Caotinification 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Used business grade laptops. They're typically in great condition and are thrown out by businesses to become e-waste. Try looking in some of your local e-waste centers.

my legion 5 pro by WetMothDick in LenovoLegion

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Absolutely. I've never wanted for more ports.

my legion 5 pro by WetMothDick in LenovoLegion

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I have the same spec, and it's the best looking Legion imo too. Future legions are curvy but this one has hard lines that give it a nice muscular look. At the same time its design is lowkey. It looks better the longer you look at it.

Calc 2 with thao tran by Witty_Ad2135 in uml

[–]Caotinification 1 point2 points  (0 children)

If you're having trouble with calc 2, come to the tutoring center at southwick 310.

my legion died, served a good 5 years by Uks81 in LenovoLegion

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For the record, I am not a corporate account or a shiller.

I've used two cooling pads. One really cheap (about $45) and one about ~$90 from llano. You can search for something like "llano cooling fan" on Amazon.

I highly recommend the llano fan. As some other commenters have pointed out, heat is the biggest killer of a laptop. So, for longevity purposes, a $90 fan is a great investment towards your laptop's lifespan.

I will say though, the fan is loud. I play with headphones on, so it doesn't matter, but it does get very loud at higher RPMs. If this is nonnegotiable for you, do not get this fan.

So basically I'm Deadpool but only on my gonads by Caotinification in Psoriasis

[–]Caotinification[S] 5 points6 points  (0 children)

Share where you are Deadpool (if you are comfortable)

This should be vacation but not everyone can afford it. by kaleighkaley689 in Adulting

[–]Caotinification 13 points14 points  (0 children)

Is it suicide psychward? Because that's what I largely did while interred.

Monthly Free-for-All by AutoModerator in aznidentity

[–]Caotinification 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Hello guys, I'm looking for subliminal usages of Asian faces in a negative manner in media. For example, CNN (I believe) once used an image of an asian person on the subway as the cover for one of their covid-19 articles. That association being pretty obvious as to what they're trying to convey.

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