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Rate my Build: Long time since a hardware upgrade, and finally making the jump to Linux (pcpartpicker.com)
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I've been slow to make an upgrade, and figure what better time to switch to linux?

Did what I could to try to research that the parts were all fairly linux friendly, with a warning about the motherboard's wifi7 maybe not yet supported yet by the kernel.

Looking for a mid-high range build without going crazy on the cost. Build actually came in a bit cheaper than I expected, so feel like maybe I'm missing something here.

My monitor, which I'm planning to keep, does have G-Sync, but I don't know that I'll miss it.

PS: I know i can get more life out of my old hardware, but I want to turn that into a NAS.

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[–] recursive_recursion@piefed.ca 2 points 3 weeks ago* (last edited 3 weeks ago)

Heads up:

I've swapped a couple parts:

  • cpu cooler
  • motherboard
  • ram
  • gpu
  • case
  • psu

If you're able to use ATX parts you can get a cheaper build with better performance. Not sure if this is on the table for you but if size isn't a limitation you might like this setup as it'll provide you the best cost to performance ratio longterm.

The ram was swapped from 64GB CL30 to 32GB CL30, while the decrease in capacity and increased CAS latency might seem much, the savings you can then spend on a better gpu and liquid/AIO CPU cooler will benefit you for much longer.

  • Ram prices also rarely stick on the high end so upgrading is super easy on that front in comparison to upgrading GPUs.

If size isn't a limitation, it'll free you from buying an expensive SFX power supply and instead you can get a higher capacity 1000W one from EVGA.

  • While the PSU's motherboard 24pin isn't modular I think the overall tradeoff is worth it in my opinion.

I also swapped the case to Antec's Flux line as it was a top performer in thermals and this varient also has Back Connect support which opens up future motherboard upgrades if the manufacturers decide back connect is the way to go.