Yep, it's pretty quiet. Not that I've run any serious loads on it yet, just a bunch of CLI apps + Firefox + a couple of VMs (RHEL + Rocky) in the background at the moment.

And yea a dedicated GPU will always be more powerful, but it also depends on your workload - so you really need all that GPU power? At least for the games I play, the onboard one is adequate for me. If not you could always go the Oculink route and get a dock or an eGPU like the GPD G1.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 10 months ago

And yea a dedicated GPU will always be more powerful, but it also depends on your workload - so you really need all that GPU power?

I thought mine might be old enough that integrated graphics might have come close, but I don't really remember how old it is.

The GPU was for VR, but I've recently broken a lighthouse so can't play anymore 🙁. I've been thinking I hardly play it these days anyway, too many kids not enough time (or energy). Probably will sell it.

I hardly play games on it anymore either. Just the multiplayer stuff with kids, Stardew Valley and the Lego Star Wars Skywalker Saga game. Maybe minecraft occasionally.

Without VR I guess I don't need much GPU power anymore.

It's still hard to justify a fancy new machine when the one I have works, though!