This is the solution to your problem. I’ve had a similar 2c/4t broadwell laptop and it ran noticeably less responsive under windows 10 compared to windows 8.1. Unless you tweak W10, stick to the older OS.
For web browsing and other simple tasks all you need is HD 4650. Works fine in Windows 10 (default driver). With the h265ify Chrome extension, it can even be used for YT <=1080p hw video decoding. That can be had for under $20 on eBay. Also, it retains the original ATI branding, MASSIVE COOL...
This is the market (pictured below) MS doesn’t want to address.
The glory days, when you were in full control of your hardware at the expense of blue screens are long gone now. MS has not been the same dominant force ever since Gates left. Windows 11 as a whole is now half Linux (WSL), half...
AMD 785G (2009) and 880G (2010) based mobos had integrated chipset graphics. I thought it was cool to pair ANY processor with it, regardless of the G suffix as it is today. Only Z68 (2011) chipset and above allowed you to have both: “onboard/on-die” graphics and overclocking on the Intel...
Yeah, I've just been playing it. Pretty good for such an old and slow GPU.
Yeah, I have had occasional drops to 29 maybe, but its usually ~35-45 on average with some locations hitting 60 and even 70 fps. I play SP mostly. Also, it works a lot better with DX10 than DX9. Latest patch v1.03...
Agreed with the most, except that Far Cry 2 is totally playable on max settings DX10 with 2X MSAA on GK107 @ 1080p. You get 30 to 70 FPS. Not super smooth, but playable enough. With the AA off, it gets even better! DX9 a bit worse of course. For some reason, DX10 in this game is so much quicker...
I don't understand why the ambient temp is rated at only 35 degrees, though. 125W Thuban TDP was done in a similar way, but the ambient was 44 degrees instead (more realistic). A way to lower potential TDP (power goes up as the temp increases). Liquid cooling suggested for a reason, imo.
I wonder how easy it’s going to keep it cool. I remember, Thuban had also a low tCase (62) relatively speaking, but it ran quite cool even with stock cooling at stock clocks. But 46 is even lower than that, the die size must be big enough to remove heat effectively.
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