Recent content by drphill

The same one (I am pretty sure ;-): GIGABYTE B850 AORUS ELITE WIFI 7 (AM5, DDR5, M.2 PCIe 5.0, Wi-Fi 7)

Hi again. My order has stalled because they no longer have the motherboard...... so now I am lost again. @TonyCarter could I prevail upon you for some more help?

@TonyCarter Just an update, I went for the white case, 64G 6000 ram, everything else as you originally suggested. The white motherboard (there used to be one) was 6 layer instead of 8. The PC won't be a prime display item - so colour is not really an issue. I hear what you say about showing...

Thanks for that. The newer board (need to check linux compatibility) and higher spec power supply are plusses, but the slower RAM is a negative. So many choices and decisions. I am told that some people like this process! Gratitude continues.....

That would be very interesting, thanks. But I feel that I am prevailing too much on you time and expertise. I would have been well lost if I had tried this without guidance. - Phill

Thanks. Maybe I will have to go white. No practical difference......... just feels 'wrong' ;-)

But paying for Windows :-( Mind you, running in a VM is a good idea if software will have access to the layers it needs - one of my use cases is a VM for windows for MS related work stuff.

Awwww spit! They have run out of those cases in black. White only - which feels like an odd choice to me. Serves me right for prevaricating. Would you recommend that case over every other, or is there something else in the price range that might be worth getting instead. I have already...

Hi again. Just doing my homework - looks as if Linux support is there. Do you have a link to information about tweaking fans? Is it hard? From your comment it seems that they are initially set on full (and a little noisy) but that I can dial this back a bit. Starting on full seems the safest...

Brilliant. Understood. Yet more thanks.......

Thanks - that helps. - The SoDimm memory is not suitable so I might upgrade the initial memory. Can I incrementally add memory or do I have to buy it all at once? Do all memory modules need to be same size/speed/manufacturer? - Wifi would be good, but is not a core requirement. I have an...

Ah, bluetooth from the mother board? - Appears so. Not that BT is core requirement.

(grabbing some mins between meetings) Thanks, That looks good. I especially appreciate the explanations for the choices - more so since these are the areas in which I am ignorant. I suspect my previous machine was insufficiently cooled and I drove it too hard. (All threads maxed out for 30...

I could go a bit higher in budget to get logevity and and stability. m2 is kingston pcie 4 1T. But I view these components as upgradeable... (I'm in a work meet atm, so sorry for being terse...) EDIT - I am trying to get the longer-term (less replaceable) components in place. RAM and storage...

No takers? Or did I do something wrong?