Post B7nyKFiUffUhaLbRsO by wolf480pl@mstdn.io
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 (DIR) Post #B7nxjcNjRKUxAJQIim by nadia@raru.re
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       So I have a fleet of lenovo minipcs I use for all sorts of home compute, including HTPC. Other than jellyfin I also use that pc to play mostly indie 2D titles on the TV, which used to run pretty ok except for when shaders were used to make sun, rain, or fog effects, where perf tanked to 20fps.I then came across this (https://www.gfxstrand.net/faith/blog/2020/11/getting-the-most-out-of-your-intel/) post by @gfxstrand which suggested adding a second stick of ram for dual-channel benefits and HOLY HELL what difference has that made. For 15 bucks worth of DDR4 I basically doubled FPS for heavily shaded scenes. 10/10 can recommend doing that, and I think it is hecking amazing when smart folks share this kind of tips online :blobcatHeartHug:
       
 (DIR) Post #B7nxvZBHANp8iGIJgO by icedquinn@blob.cat
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       @nadia :blobcatwaitwhat: huh, oh was it starved for VRAM?
       
 (DIR) Post #B7nyKFiUffUhaLbRsO by wolf480pl@mstdn.io
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       @nadia where did you get DDR4 that cheap?
       
 (DIR) Post #B7nzsmJG66UUTEpIy8 by nadia@raru.re
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       @wolf480pl Lolcal-ish second hand market, it goes by CEX here in Spain. It's just 8 gigs, SODIMM, 2400MT/s. Not flashy at all so I guess demand is low.
       
 (DIR) Post #B7nzyPpEbeRETTTGlM by celestia@tech.lgbt
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       @nadia @gfxstrand nice one! thanks for sharing :3my home cluster is also made of lenovo mini pcs and we have one for the tv too hehe
       
 (DIR) Post #B7nzyQ2hnZDJ9Fm1lA by nadia@raru.re
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       @celestia They are very good pcs I love them
       
 (DIR) Post #B7o0cwPas06n7fnmBk by wolf480pl@mstdn.io
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       @nadia hmm in Poland the market price seems to be $15 for 4GB 2400, but I did manage to find one local offer of 8GB 2666 for $8what I'm surprised though is that 2400 MT/s is fine for an APU
       
 (DIR) Post #B7o1EUmo1tvuRoZBZo by wolf480pl@mstdn.io
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       @nadia btw. we also have (at least one) CEX in Poland, but last time I walked by them, the GPUs they had similar prices to ones on an online marketplace (allegro.pl). But I guess this can be different for less sought-after items
       
 (DIR) Post #B7o1UKn6xVfG58GIO8 by nadia@raru.re
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       @wolf480pl I tried to match the dimm it was already on it, which honestly I'm not sure if it's OEM as the pc is also second hand.It will probably suck ass at 3d stuff but if it does 2d shaders then I'm golden
       
 (DIR) Post #B7o1h5BuGqu1SnwFiS by nadia@raru.re
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       @wolf480pl CEX is terrible for popular items, consoles are also sold for like 80% of their price new which is INSANE to me. But for prev-gen stuff, like old drives (msata), old memory, old peripherals (webcam, singstar mics) it's very compelling. I guess they don't really want to store "ewaste" so they want to churn it asap