I just built a new computer today and only reused my old case.
I had earlier posted on the User Forum for suggestions on recommended hardware, and I
chose a new Ryzen 3 1200 AF ( which is allegedly a refresh of the older 1200 making it almost a 2600,
I think ).
Based on about an hour of usage with Rawhide, I can say that my initial impression is that Ryzen 3
is similar to an Intel i5 3470 from about 5 years ago. However, my CPU temp ( according to CPU-X
program or app ) reads only 32 degrees celsius, with several applications and YouTube running.
My trackball and software installed feels snappy, and htop looks normal.
I installed Gnome Usage, and it looks normal.
I am not sure what hardware I specs would be of interest to the readers on the forum, but everything
was inexpensive, except for the motherboard. I splurged a little on the NVMe drives and the
power-supply, and a giant Noctua cooler.
In theory, I could take the graphics card back to the store and buy a fancier 5700XT, but I do
not yet do any gaming.
My next project is to add some more fans to my case. And spend some time learning
more about Rawhide. Unfortunately, I am not in stable place in life at the moment, to
focus on non-essential things.
Someday, I could upgrade the cpu. It would be silly to upgrade the memory, but I think
I might can learn how to adjust the frequency, and do a tiny bit of over-clocking. I have never done
any of that. I believe the RAM is rated at 3200, but it would only run stable at 2733.
I do have the latest BIOS ( # 2608 )
My case is a giant Thermaltake intended for server use, but I picked it up a few years ago
cheap on clearance, and it is very easy to access the components. I have a couple of fans
in the case, and hope to add more.
Motherboard is ASUS X570-F Gaming. I would recommend going with at X550 for the
passive chipset cooling. Feel free to correct me on that.
Rawhide seems to be working as good as my previous experiences with Rawhide.
I have not yet had a chance to set up my computer to get anything done, but I did surf
the web, and play FreeCell, and send this email.
In summary Rawhide works on an NVMe, on a X570 motherboard, with Power Color
5500XT ( 4 GB ). And the latest iso seemed to work okay,
( but for me, the media test did not pass. )
For the record, I created the bootable Rawhide USB using a Chromebook. That was confusing,
but it can apparently be done, even by someone with a I.Q. as low as mine. Someone should
verify how to do that properly, and post a video on YouTube.
I do not feel I have the cojonas to do that. I created the BIOS flash update USB on the
Chromebook too. I had hoped to do all that in the LInux container, but it was not necessary,
but just really confusing.
David Locklear
Arcola, Texas USA
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