We Downgraded all our PCs to Prove You Don’t Need a New One

Outsmart algorithms and optimize the way you read the news. Go to to get 40% off the Ground News Vantage plan or subscribe to their Pro Plan for just $1/month. Try Pulseway FREE today, and make IT monitoring simple at: We know you probably WANT a new computer, but do you really NEED one? Odds are good that, for most people, a brand new rig is simply not necessary. To prove it, we swapped our writers’ sick gaming rigs full of modern hardware like the latest CPUs and raytracing graphics cards, for something a tad . Specifically, 6th gen machines from Dell and HP. Will they be able to protect their jobs and meet their deadlines, or will the lag of old hardware stop them in their tracks? Buy a Dell OptiPlex 7040 Computer (Refurbished): Buy a HP ProDesk 600G3 Computer (Refurbished): Buy a UGREEN M.2 NVMe to PCI Express 3.0 x4 Adapter Card: Buy an ASUS XG-C100C m10G Network Adapter PCI-E x4 Card: Purchases made through some store links may provide some compensation to Linus Media Group. Discuss this on the forums: ’t-need-a-new-one/ ► GET MERCH: ► GET EXCLUSIVE CONTENT ON FLOATPLANE: ► SPONSORS, AFFILIATES, AND PARTNERS: ► EQUIPMENT WE USE TO FILM LTT: ► OUR WAN PODCAST GEAR: FOLLOW US ---------------------------------------------------   Twitter: Facebook: Instagram: TikTok: @linustech Twitch: MUSIC CREDIT --------------------------------------------------- Intro: Laszlo - Supernova Video Link: iTunes Download Link: Artist Link: Outro: Approaching Nirvana - Sugar High Video Link: Listen on Spotify: Artist Link: Intro animation by MBarek Abdelwassaa Monitor And Keyboard by vadimmihalkevich / CC BY 4.0   Mechanical RGB Keyboard by BigBrotherECE / CC BY 4.0 Mouse Gamer free Model By Oscar Creativo / CC BY 4.0 CHAPTERS --------------------------------------------------- 0:00 Intro 1:13 Requirements and Concerns 3:08 Welcome our new machines 3:40 What went well? 4:32 Power and GPUs 5:15 Networking 6:06 Compatibility Issues 8:46 Overall Experience 9:27 Conclusions