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I got this PC from my dad when he upgraded in like December ish. I've been running Kubuntu on it and just using it like a sort of general purpose desktop for me and my wife, but I've got a hankering for some tinkering and feel like it has more potential, so I'd love some project ideas!

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[–] philluminati@lemmy.ml 5 points 12 hours ago (1 children)

I had a 6700k until December just gone. For Linux it can do everything and anything. It’s totally usable! I only gave mine up because of CS2.

[–] sntx@lemm.ee 3 points 3 hours ago (1 children)

It even has integrated graphics - so throw out that GPU, I have my server with a 6700k pull less than 20W at idle!

[–] BCsven@lemmy.ca 2 points 3 hours ago* (last edited 3 hours ago)

I have 7700 went with fanless case and ssds, 25w underload, 15w idle. 750w PSU doesn't use its fan until you hit 30% load.