From: Philip Webb <purslow@ca.inter.net>
To: Gentoo User <gentoo-user@lists.gentoo.org>
Subject: [gentoo-user] new machine : on-going frustration
Date: Thu, 15 Sep 2022 16:13:19 -0400 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <YyOHX+qFVsX3TVqI@ca.inter.net> (raw)
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 ?
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Thread overview: 5+ messages / expand[flat|nested] mbox.gz Atom feed top
2022-09-15 20:13 Philip Webb [this message]
2022-09-15 20:45 ` [gentoo-user] new machine : on-going frustration Mark Knecht
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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