On 04/30/2018 08:09 PM, pixel fairy wrote: > ready to ditch intel on desktop (and maybe laptop if anyone has a good > recommendation) > > my understanding is that some amd lines dont have PSP or any such equivalent > to intelME or AMT. The older stuff like socket g34 and c32. > about to jump down the rabbit hole of figuring this out. > > has anyone tried ryzen or threadripper? They have PSP - impossible to disable it just like ME. > is there another line worth looking at? > > what im looking for, > > * no psp, ME, amt etc > * no speculative execution vulnerabilities (at least no known ones) You gotta install the latest microcode updates anyways it seems so a 43xx/63xx CPU is what to get with the boards I mentioned. > * at least 32gigs of ram (yes, i actually use that) > * at least 8 cores or threads. > * ps2 mouse/keyboard or more than 1 usb bus. I would get a KCMA-D8 ($315) or KGPE-D16 ($415) they check all your boxes and more - they are what all the experts use, leah rowe from libreboot paid for them to be ported to coreboot-libre a few years ago. D16 max 192GB RAM with 32 cores, and it also has OpenBMC support, two separate usb controllers (btw you need breakout cables for second controller/more ports) etc.
The PS/2 security idea thing is from idiots who have no idea what they are doing, using PS2 sends all your keystrokes out on the ground wire as I have mentioned previously. I would get a unicomp keyboard with trackpad, as then you have input devices where the firmware can't be internally flashed like most keyboards can. > gpu support for tensorflow would be nice, but will probably make a second, > dedicated box when that time comes. > > free bios support (coreboot, libreboot etc) would be nice too. > > and before anyone suggests it, no, im not porting xen to talon. *Talos 2 It seems you have read my other posts? in that case why do you ask? I have already answered all these questions many times. > a laptop like the above would be awsome if its light and has good battery > life, but thats not something im going to hold my breath for. The G505s has 4 cores and 16GB RAM, the FT3 platform is the last and best x86_64 laptop platform without PSP/ME that supports IOMMU, open init for ram/cpu etc. There are a few FT3 coreboot laptops but this is the best supported/most popular. I am pleased you are smart enough to avoid the fraudulent companies out there. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "qubes-users" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. To view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/qubes-users/ae81b3cc-b94b-de6d-ecf2-a204ecdbe80c%40gmx.com. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
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