XPost: alt.os.linux.mint, alkt.os.linux.mageia   
   From: Bears@invalid.com   
      
   On 10/26/23 06:23 PM, this is what Branimir Maksimovic wrote:   
   > On 2023-10-26, Big Al  wrote:   
   >> On 10/26/23 05:12 PM, this is what pinnerite wrote:   
   >>> My main desktop is showing its age. Some parts are new but the processor,   
   >>> main board and graphics cards are over 16 years old. I need to upgrade but   
   I   
   >>> have several 2TB hard drives that have seen little use that I do not want   
   to   
   >>> just throw away.   
   >>>   
   >>> Historically I have preferred AMD processors and their graphics cards.   
   >>>   
   >>> Given those perameters, what combination of bits would you (anyone) suggest   
   >>> that would give me decent performance when say, scrolling browser pages or   
   >>> running a virtual machine on the main (Linux) host?   
   >>>   
   >>> Thanks in advance,   
   >>>   
   >>>   
   >> Not much demand here.  I didn't hear "games" so you've got a simple task.   
   >>   
   >> Not sure what case you get but some can hold a few drives.   You can put the   
   >> 2TB's in there for bulk data.  Of course you're putting in an SSD for boot.   
   >> I have a 500G and my Linux is 100G, Windows 100G (optional), and of course   
   >> Windows eats up a few with those stupid extra partitions, and the remainder   
   >> is space for the virtual machine drives.   VMs run much faster if the data   
   is   
   >> on the SSD, it is some wear but I don't run them much.   
   >>   
   >> A power supply to support the 4TB spinners.   One could be simple archival   
   >> for backup images, several copies.   
   >>   
   >> Linux doesn't take that much room.  I have 31G and I've got a pretty full   
   >> system.  No games, so that might add a few.   
   >>   
   >> All the other i/o stuff is as needed.   
   > Bare metal didn't saw Windows since 2008. On my machines...   
   > I had to use it in VM. Because of last job, before I got retired...   
   > Project manager, allowed me to port it to Linux, but that was major   
   > work, and I didn't have enough time :P   
   > Regarding games, I have ~450 and playing exclusively on Linux.   
   >   
   >   
   I'd like to see that list but not here.   
   Are a lot on Steam?   
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