Old Debian tower dying. Time for another.
by Romanof from LinuxQuestions.org on (#571RH)
I have been using a parts-built AMD 4 core 3.5gz i7 maxi-tower for about 8 years, but finally it (the mobo) is dying. Been a good machine - solid, fast and Debian loved the Gigabyte MB but, it has old graphics, only USB2 and so forth. Time to kick the tires on another.
However, as far as the search engines go, most MB discussions seem to be about gaming. Even the motherboards are labeled Gaming" in the advertisements. I haven't paid much attention to the nuts and bolts of system building for several years, so am not yet sure just what would be the difference between a Gaming" mobo and one used for mundane stuff like compiling, surfing and ordinary activities. It is obvious that there must be, since I see comments along the lines of Stay away from this one if you want to play Fortnite..." ...Minecraft really sucks on this MoBo because of the lousy..."
Firstly, the task is to decide on a MoBo. Thus far, I am not even sure that I can use my 8 year old tower case. Is the ATX form still the same as before? Power supply connectors - Different?
Reading between the gaming lines, it appears that ASUS has a good rep for Linux. And maybe, still Gigabyte. I have always preferred AMD over Intel and would probably go with a Ryzen 8 core and don't need any vast amount of horsepower, since I mostly program and surf.
Anybody have any thoughts or experience in building with late model desktop hardware? Or advice? Or even warnings? ( i.e. Don't buy the **** piece of junk!!).
Thanks all.
However, as far as the search engines go, most MB discussions seem to be about gaming. Even the motherboards are labeled Gaming" in the advertisements. I haven't paid much attention to the nuts and bolts of system building for several years, so am not yet sure just what would be the difference between a Gaming" mobo and one used for mundane stuff like compiling, surfing and ordinary activities. It is obvious that there must be, since I see comments along the lines of Stay away from this one if you want to play Fortnite..." ...Minecraft really sucks on this MoBo because of the lousy..."
Firstly, the task is to decide on a MoBo. Thus far, I am not even sure that I can use my 8 year old tower case. Is the ATX form still the same as before? Power supply connectors - Different?
Reading between the gaming lines, it appears that ASUS has a good rep for Linux. And maybe, still Gigabyte. I have always preferred AMD over Intel and would probably go with a Ryzen 8 core and don't need any vast amount of horsepower, since I mostly program and surf.
Anybody have any thoughts or experience in building with late model desktop hardware? Or advice? Or even warnings? ( i.e. Don't buy the **** piece of junk!!).
Thanks all.