XPost: alt.os.linux.mint, alkt.os.linux.mageia   
   From: Bears@invalid.com   
      
   On 10/27/23 08:41 AM, this is what Branimir Maksimovic wrote:   
   > On 2023-10-26, Big Al  wrote:   
   >> 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?   
   > Some 400 Steam, around 50 GOG, and few Epic.   
   >   
   >   
   Not a Steam person but maybe I should look into it. I've got the few Klondike,   
   solitaire, mines etc, but nothing   
   explosive :-)   
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