Hi All Have a comment on the disk I believe SSD /m2 disk worth to have as it gives huge boost (at least for me as admin when taking a Snapshot/backup for a VM)
Have a comment on the processor What about ARM processor, is there any desktop/laptop version,is there something cheeper than x68 Why i am asking for ARM processor, you can check NVIDIA A100 and H100, also you can check the apple M2 On Mon, Jun 19, 2023, 08:28 Saifi Khan <[email protected]> wrote: > HARDWARE BUYING GUIDE for FREE SOFTWARE HACKERS > > OVERVIEW > We are cost conscious. > We are assembling a system using ATX chassis > At SoftwareFreedom project we target 'in-memory' computing paradigm. > > COMPONENTS > > CPU > AMD64 Ryzen 3 series (3rd Gen+). > AMD64 Ryzen 5 series (3rd Gen+). > > MEMORY > HyperX FURY 2666MHz DDR4 8 x 2 (single kit) > HyperX FURY 2666MHz DDR4 16 x 2 (single kit) > Crucial 2666MHz DDR4 8 x 2 (single kit) > Crucial 2666MHz DDR4 16 x 2 (single kit) > > MOTHERBOARD > Gigabyte AM4 socket (eg. B550) > ASUS Prime AM4 socket (eg. B450+) > > HARD DISK > > BOOT DISK (first disk) > should be 'CMR' only. > capacity upto 1TB. > > SECOND DISK (data disk, projects) > preferred 'CMR', but can be 'SMR' as well. > capacity upto 2TB. > > CHASSIS > use ATX standard chassis (Circle, Cooler) > 650 Watt SMPS > > NETWORK > Connect with Ethernet cable to your broadband router. > > OTHER COMPONENTS > LCD display > Full size keyboard > USB mouse > > WHAT NOT TO BUY > Intel CPU > SSD, M.2 etc > WiFi > Bluetooth > GPU cards > other fancy stuff > etc > > PRICE > Start with the lowest price point, always. > If you have two similar components, buy one with a lower price. > What looks attractive may not be 'value for money'. > > Please note this is a recommendation based on what we have evaluated, > bought and assembled. > > All comments, queries are welcome. > > > warm regards > Saifi. >
