Re: [gentoo-user] Graphics configuration for a Ryzen 7 7700X chip and water cooling.

[Peter Humphrey <peter@prh.myzen.co.uk>]

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On Wednesday, 15 May 2024 15:23:47 BST Alan Mackenzie wrote:

> So I'm looking at getting an AMD Ryzen 7 7700X processor, and using its
> inbuilt graphics rather than buying a distinct graphics card.
> 
> But in the doc on wiki.gentoo.org, I can't find any mention of inbuilt
> graphics; all references are to graphics _cards_.  Does Gentoo support
> my intended processor's graphics, and if so, how do I go about
> identifying the needed microcode (if any) and so on?  Am I missing
> something obvious in the wiki?

The AMD website says it uses Radeon graphics, so it seems to be covered, as 
long as you have a USB-C connector.


> As a somewhat tangential question, would it be worthwhile getting water
> cooling in my new machine?  In particular, to reduce the noise it gives
> off while building large packages such as clang and rust?  Or is water
> cooling only sensible for really heavy users such as gamers?
> 
> Thanks for the upcoming answers!


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Regards,
Peter.

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