On Reddit, a South Korean shows what computers in schools can look like. Meanwhile, some middle schools here still teach using floppy disks.
School PCs in South Korea are good for gaming in 4K? With DLSS from Nvidia for sure, at least that’s the case in South Korea in this public school. There is certainly no crutch in the IT room. On the contrary: The PC probably even leaves the average gamer PC in Germany in the dust.
A student from there, who claims to be one, and Reddit user AddictinApple posted the pictures linked below in a subreddit and also responded in detail and credibly to several comments.
What kind of hardware is in the computer?
- Intel Core i7-12700 processor (12 physical cores up to 4.9 GHz)
- Nvidia Geforce RTX 4070
- 32 GB RAM (other PCs in the room are said to even have 64 GB installed)
South Korea: Land of Gaming
Is this the norm in South Korean schools? Hard to answer, as there is also high-voted opposition in the comments under the post from another seemingly former (left in 2021) student. This PC depicted is said to have been acquired only in 2024 according to the original Reddit user. Older models were previously in use, CPU i7 6700. However, some German schools might easily fall short of this level.
Furthermore, e-sports and gaming generally hold a significant place in South Korea. We reported on a part of this topic in this article on MeinMMO, for example. It seems plausible that schools in South Korea have far better hardware than ours. Because even the Tagesschau had gaming in Korean schools on its radar in 2023.
Appropriately, according to a comment from AddictinApple, League of Legends is pre-installed on the computer. He himself launched Digital Combat Simulator, as evidenced by the task manager and a screenshot. He brought this on an external hard drive and executed it from there.
Those interested in a particularly outdated facet of German IT education should take a look at our colleagues from GameStar-Tech. They write about a worksheet that deals with floppy disks.
Many students at German schools regularly visit branches of McDonald’s, and currently, some places are still running an experiment, although problems have arisen for some time. The restaurant giant is currently testing AI in orders but is now temporarily putting it on hold at the end of July. The reasons are interesting, as well as the perspective that we highlight in this article.
