-----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- Hash: SHA1 On Mon, May 29, 2017 at 08:21:20PM -0700, Sergei G wrote: > I am considering buying > > GIGABYTE GA-AB350M-D3H (rev. 1.0) AM4 AMD B350 SATA 6Gb/s USB 3.1HDMI Micro > ATX Motherboards - AMD > <https://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813145003#> > > but I am concerned about Linux Debian 8.8 support of its hardware. > Onboard features are a concern and even CPU itself. > > Here are a few listed: > > Audio: Realtek ALC887 > LAN: Realtek GbE LAN chip > > I've read conflicting reviews on Linux and ARM B350 chipset. It appears to > be too new to go with and so I am considering Intel i5, even if I get a > lower performance at the same cost.
Not the motherboard you mention, and no idea whether the chipsets are comparable, but, fwiw, the German c't magazine[1] has put together and tested a Ryzen based system, which seems to run Linux OK: [1] https://www.heise.de/ct/ausgabe/2017-12-Bauvorschlag-fuer-einen-leistungsfaehigen-Desktop-PC-mit-AMD-Ryzen-7-1700-3718504.html - -- t -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: GnuPG v1.4.12 (GNU/Linux) iEYEARECAAYFAlktIhEACgkQBcgs9XrR2kbHDwCdGWvsw/8WySaTRPyIM9qMK13I GT0An0zW6YT+QJ59JImX/emLsY2FtOrM =I5lu -----END PGP SIGNATURE-----
