late 2022 to mid 2023 project to save watts and still be able to be productive and entertained.
ryzen 3 5100
ssingle module 32GB lowest MHz avalible ddr5 ram
Philips energy efficient monitor.
Samsung 8TB sata
case and well rated and reviewed energy efficient PSU
Set your swap to a fixed 8GB. If your program is more demanding you might need a more powerful system completely
set GPU RAM to 16GB half the overall ram if applicable.
Windows 11.
Read up on how to safely underclock your system.
Read up on what you can make lite/tweak up and what else you can turn off or hide that you don't use.
You could learn how to put a menu in listing the web services you use as links off from the task bar.
Use a link to google search to call up AI voice instead of leaving cortena on.
link to your documents and downloads from the desktop plus recycling but no other shortcuts are necessary.
don't work with anything thats free unless it's well established or well established and open source.
turn your computer fully off when not using it.
Use an amazon stick for entertainment it uses less watts.
Use a tablet or phone for most web browsing it saves on watts.
don't download pirate material unless you are prepared for problems.
Try keeping most stuff away from running on your system like use web sites instead of web service apps where applicable.
Remember to turn your internet off if you are not using it.