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

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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 more...quaint. 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): https://geni.us/tBZelw
Buy a HP ProDesk 600G3 Computer (Refurbished): https://geni.us/fMtZK
Buy a UGREEN M.2 NVMe to PCI Express 3.0 x4 Adapter Card: https://geni.us/q4AUCp
Buy an ASUS XG-C100C m10G Network Adapter PCI-E x4 Card: https://geni.us/pLPAyJ

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MUSIC CREDIT
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Intro: Laszlo - Supernova
Video Link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PKfxmFU3lWY
iTunes Download Link: https://itunes.apple.com/us/album/supernova/id936805712
Artist Link: https://soundcloud.com/laszlomusic

Outro: Approaching Nirvana - Sugar High
Video Link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ngsGBSCDwcI
Listen on Spotify: http://spoti.fi/UxWkUw
Artist Link: http://www.youtube.com/approachingnirvana

Intro animation by MBarek Abdelwassaa https://www.instagram.com/mbarek_abdel/
Monitor And Keyboard by vadimmihalkevich / CC BY 4.0  https://geni.us/PgGWp
Mechanical RGB Keyboard by BigBrotherECE / CC BY 4.0 https://geni.us/mj6pHk4
Mouse Gamer free Model By Oscar Creativo / CC BY 4.0 https://geni.us/Ps3XfE

CHAPTERS
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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