XPost: alt.os.linux.mint, alkt.os.linux.mageia   
   From: branimir.maksimovic@icloud.com   
      
   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.   
      
      
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