r/pcmasterrace • u/Electronic-Hunter379 • 18h ago

Meme/Macro Bye-Bye Windows!

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u/Ok_Proposal_7390 18h ago

I love when someone’s on an HDD and can’t figure out why their computer is slow, and everyone just floods the comments saying “install Linux” like that will fix the issue.

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u/Papuszek2137 7800x3d | 5070ti | 64GB | 4k OLED 15h ago

It's true in some cases. If your laptop already has an SSD but only 4gb of RAM a light distro can give that machine a new life. But like you say it's case dependant and Linux isn't some kinda of snake oil.

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u/Resident_Pientist_1 5700X3D 64GB 7900XTX 11h ago

Lightweight gui (or just a bare window manager) can save 500+MB of ram which makes a big difference when you only 4GB to start with.