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Gamer repurposes old Subway menu PCs for gaming with limited success

A tech YouTuber repurposed three old, fanless PCs that were previously used for displaying Subway sandwich menus into gaming machines. These Advantech DS-081 models, equipped with Intel Core i3-6100U processors and Intel HD Graphics 520, struggled to run modern games. While they could handle older titles and emulation up to the PS2 era, they achieved only around 15 frames per second in Grand Theft Auto V and 25 fps in Minecraft, even after increasing the RAM to 8GB. AI

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Gamer repurposes old Subway menu PCs for gaming with limited success

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  1. Tom's Hardware TIER_1 English(EN) · Mark Tyson ·

    Ambitious gamer turns fanless Subway menu PCs into gaming rigs — passive Intel Core i3 units manage just 15 fps in GTA V and 25 fps in Minecraft

    An intrepid TechTuber has tested a trio of passive digital signage mini PCs from the Subway sandwich chain to check if they can be repurposed for gaming fun.