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
When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. In a recent video, Garkus indicates that the three Intel Skylake-powered mini PCs that had been displaying sandwich menus above the serving counters for a decade but were saved from scrap/landfill, alongside a matching set of LG digital signage TVs. Spoiler: they are too puny for mainstream AAA gaming in 2026, even after doubling the RAM installed.
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- ▪Spoiler: they are too puny for mainstream AAA gaming in 2026, even after doubling the RAM installed.
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Video Games PC Gaming 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 News By Mark Tyson Published 31 July 2026 Subway's ‘Make it what you want’ slogan doesn’t quite stretch from the sandwich to the PC world in this instance. When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how it works. (Image credit: Getty / Gerardo Mora) Copy link Facebook X Whatsapp Reddit Pinterest Flipboard Email Share this article 0 Join the conversation Follow us Add us as a preferred source on Google Newsletter Subscribe to our newsletter An intrepid TechTuber has tested a trio of passive mini PCs from the Subway sandwich chain to check if they can be repurposed for gaming fun.
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