On Sun, Nov 11, 2018 at 3:42 PM, Thomas Mueller <mueller6...@twc.com>
wrote:
I may need to buy parts for a new computer because of malfunctions on
current motherboard and CPU (Intel Sandy Bridge dating to May 2011).
Question is whether I am better off, regarding
open-source-friendliness of graphics chips for running Xorg, with AMD
Ryzen or the newer Intel chipsets. I know to avoid NVIDIA.
Both are great for open source friendliness in general.
Onboard Vega GPUs on the Ryzen APUs should work fine on FreeBSD with
kms-drm 4.16.
If you're looking for high performance though, don't get an APU, get an
8-core (R7 2700X/2700/1700X/1700) and a discrete GPU (Radeon RX
550/560/570/580 depending on how much you care about graphics
performance).
I am inclined to run FreeBSD-current and build Xorg from FreeBSD
ports.
When I boot into UEFI setup, I see the CPU temperature is or quickly
goes to 97 C and stays there.
I tried replacing the thermal paste and installing a new case fan to
replace one that had quit, but CPU temperature still shows and stays
at 97 C.
Now I have a replacement Arctic Cooler heatsink and fan on order to
replace the original Intel heatsink and fan whose connectors were
damaged in taking out and struggling to get back in.
Currently, I boot into UEFI Setup, but after a couple minutes, the
computer powers off and then tries to power back on, then off again a
few seconds later, until I end the loop by turning off the power
supply switch. I can guess CPU overheating.
Yeah, a new CPU cooler should help.
I could transplant the current hard drive (Seagate NAS 4 TB) to get a
quicker start software-wise.
An SSD might provide a quicker start too ;)
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