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From: Mark Knecht <markknecht@gmail.com>
To: gentoo-user@lists.gentoo.org
Subject: Re: [gentoo-user] new machine : on-going frustration
Date: Thu, 15 Sep 2022 13:45:19 -0700	[thread overview]
Message-ID: <CAK2H+ee1SVijuAySV4WuU-2ThJ=2-JP82=+v_M2DT7DreD9hBA@mail.gmail.com> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <YyOHX+qFVsX3TVqI@ca.inter.net>

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On Thu, Sep 15, 2022 at 1:13 PM Philip Webb <purslow@ca.inter.net> wrote:
>
> Back in April 2022, I asked for advice here re parts for a new machine
(ANB6)
> & got some very helpful info (thanks to everyone).
> Since then, it hasn't worked out very well
> & I'm still relying on my 7-year-old machine (ANB5).
>
> I want an AMD CPU, based on past experience ;
> I prefer a Gigabyte mobo ditto, but will consider other makes.
> I would like to have PCIe 4.0 , which is much faster than 3.0 ,
> to improve Gentoo compile times ; I don't do gaming.
> I would like to avoid a separate graphics card,
> which are expensive & seem today to be designed for gaming enthusiasts.
> I want to buy from a physical store, not delivered by an on-line order,
> in case there's a defect, so that I can easily take it back to the store.
>
> Looking at the offerings from Canada Computers, my most convenient store,
> which I have used for all  5  of my previous home-built machines,
> my impression is that if you get PCIe 4.0 ,
> you don't get CPU graphics, but have to buy a separate graphics card ;
> if you have built-in graphics in the CPU, you get only PCIe 3.0.
>
> I might be willing to get an Intel CPU,
> but in their specifications there's no mention of PCIe (3 or 4) :
> is this an accident or are PCIe's confined to AMD ?
> Intel seems to be a quite different world from AMD today.
>
> Does anyone have any useful advice or suggestions ?
>
> --
> ========================,,============================================
> SUPPORT     ___________//___,   Philip Webb
> ELECTRIC   /] [] [] [] [] []|   Cities Centre, University of Toronto
> TRANSIT    `-O----------O---'   purslowatchassdotutorontodotca
>

Look for an AMD X570 chipset MB. I think you can find what you're looking
for.

HTH,
Mark

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  reply	other threads:[~2022-09-15 20:45 UTC|newest]

Thread overview: 5+ messages / expand[flat|nested]  mbox.gz  Atom feed  top
2022-09-15 20:13 [gentoo-user] new machine : on-going frustration Philip Webb
2022-09-15 20:45 ` Mark Knecht [this message]
2022-09-15 21:31   ` Mark Knecht
2022-09-19 10:53     ` [gentoo-user] new machine : a lot clearer Philip Webb
2022-09-15 23:00 ` [gentoo-user] new machine : on-going frustration Frank Steinmetzger

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