This was mentioned in another comment already, yet I’m explicitly looking for a “non-invasive” solution.

I know, that’s why I don’t even bother with looking for a more beefy card.

It has, and I use this setup for years already. Thought about tinkering a bit, y’know? :-)

Thank you very much!

Thank you for the recommendation, but I would prefer not to tamper with the board.

It requires an x16 slot though

Many laptop-users I knkw, which fell for the “more is better”-strategy. A friend has 40 GB of RAM, because his laptop came with 16 GB preinstalled, and he added 24 GB more. Yes.

Sadly there is nothing you could call an IT budget. As with many small-to-mid-sized institutions.

Little fun fact I’ve picked up about washing machines often giving “wrong” times. These are estimates and they regularly change throughout the washing cycle.

Especially right before the spinning program starts, the machine needs to carefully adjust the weight inside of it, so that the unbalance does not do any damage.