Uploaded January 2022 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago
Recently I upgraded an older desktop using the AMD athlon ii x4 640, and it performed well except with YouTube playback. Can adding a cheap graphics card improve the experience?
TL;DW:
Yes it does, but not exactly how you might think.
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Timestamps:
0:00 Intro
0:37 Motherboard
1:34 Graphics Card
2:44 Assembly
3:28 Answering The Question
3:38 Video Codecs and Results
5:26 Conclusion and Closing Thoughts
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Music (in order):
"CRENSHAW VIBES" - GARRISON (soundcloud.com/garrison-brown)
"Hardware Haven Theme" - Me
"The Butterfly Nose" - GARRISON
Recently I upgraded an older desktop using the AMD athlon ii x4 640, and it performed well except with YouTube playback. Can adding a cheap graphics card improve the experience?
TL;DW:
Yes it does, but not exactly how you might think.
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Timestamps:
0:00 Intro
0:37 Motherboard
1:34 Graphics Card
2:44 Assembly
3:28 Answering The Question
3:38 Video Codecs and Results
5:26 Conclusion and Closing Thoughts
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Music (in order):
"CRENSHAW VIBES" - GARRISON (soundcloud.com/garrison-brown)
"Hardware Haven Theme" - Me
"The Butterfly Nose" - GARRISON
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Music (in order):
Hardware Haven Theme -Me (https://youtu.be/FwD2mOYDPNA)
Sunshower - LATASHÁ(https://soundcloud.com/best-music-pro...)
CRENSHAW VIBES - GARRISON (https://soundcloud.com/garrison-brown)
If You Want To - Me
Timestamps:
0:00 I think this could be a great home server
0:40 Sponsor - UGreen
1:56 Lenovo P520
2:45 Specs and Features
5:53 Proprietary Nonsense
6:20 Quick Teardown and Cleanup
7:45 Windows and Davinci Resolve
9:13 Cinebench and Power Consumption
10:20 Why this makes sense as a home server
11:19 Running Proxmox without GPU
12:00 PCIe Bifurcation
13:50 Containers, VMs, and GPU Passthru
14:36 Adding more storage
15:48 Out of band Management with AMT
16:24 The potential value of this system")
