[GTALUG] GPU advice needed

[gs via talk]

I don't think a $150 price premium is worth it for negligible 
performance and cooling gains due to slight core/memory clock differences,

https://ca.pcpartpicker.com/products/video-card/#c=499=price=1

I consider Memory Express to have better customer service compared to CC 
but anything is better than Amazon.

On 2024-03-29 15:36, Evan Leibovitch via talk 'talk at gtalug.org' wrote:
> Hi all.
>
> Although I really don't want to, I need to upgrade the graphics card 
> on my main desktop.
> I currently have an AMD RX 6600 but some of the applications I want to 
> work with, notably in AI and content creation, either don't work well 
> on AMD cards or not at all.
>
> For decades I've stuck to AMD cards -- partly because of their better 
> track record with Linux drivers, but also because of my affinity for 
> ATI in Markham. Alas, though, I must get something from Team Green 
> now. Leaning towards an RTX 3060 12GB, that should be enough for me.
>
> Here is my question. Even having picked that one chipset, there are a 
> dozen variations that I see between CanadaComputers and Amazon. These 
> vary in price by more than $150. The only differences I can tell are 
> the number of fans and the output connectors (some have 2 HDMI and 2 
> Displayport,  some 1/3).
>
> Are there any compelling reasons other than price that would drive a 
> purchase? I don't care how many fans so long as the GPU is 
> sufficiently cooled (I have no interest in overclocking). Also, any 
> GTA store recommendations besides CC are appreciated.
>
> Thanks!
>
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Re: [GTALUG] small laptops (recommendation?)

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Would one of the older 12" thinkpads from their X line fit the bill?
Someone else posted the link to the bauer systems spreadsheet that I usually 
keep an eye on in another thread, they have a few good options.
https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1-hKAmQahPcEV_h5mwflWGLWCQtqkKOBDbsakv4ee2u0/edit#gid=0




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On Thursday, April 27th, 2023 at 10:50 PM, William Park via talk 'talk at 
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> 
> Hi all,
> 
> Following the current thread on "cheap small computers", I've been
> browsing again. I have 11.5" chromebook and am looking for similarly
> small but decent laptop to run Linux on. I looked at 15", 16", 17"
> laptops, but decided that even T450, that I already have, is too big.
> 
> I've been eying ThinkPad 11e laptop, partly because Lenovo has been
> spamming me. Is there any alternatives you know of or recommend?
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Re: [GTALUG] Ubuntu Studio ver 22.04 Desktop (KDE) does not seem to allow for images spanning multiple screens

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Unfortunately there isn't a way to do this built into kde.

There is a 3rd party solution at:
https://github.com/hhannine/superpaper




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On Thursday, August 18th, 2022 at 5:33 AM, sciguy via talk  
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> 
> Hi
> 
> For the record I am using Ubuntu Studio 22.04 with a KDE desktop (Plasma
> version 3.0).
> 
> Unless I am missing something major, I don't see a way that KDE Plasma
> allows for expansion of a desktop graphic across two screens. Graphic
> dimensions I have in mind are something like: 3840 x 1080. When I load
> the graphic for the desktop in the settings, I just get the graphic on
> one screen. If I select the jpg from the file manager (Dolphin) to set
> as wallpaper, I get duplicate graphics on each monitor, rather than the
> same graphic spanning both monitors, which is what I want.
> 
> If anyone can be of help I would appreciate it.
> 
> Paul
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Re: [GTALUG] Ubuntu review on Distrowatch

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If you're a gamer with relatively new hardware, I think it would be beneficial 
to be on a distro closer to the bleeding edge to take advantage of the 
performance improvements that come with newer drivers and kernels even at the 
cost of potential instability.

That's the main reason I'm on an arch-based distro but since he said he'd 
rather not go down that path, Fedora seems like the next best choice. The 
proton-ge dev uses Fedora as his main platform and has several Fedora-specific 
fixes.




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On Tuesday, May 3rd, 2022 at 7:29 PM, Lennart Sorensen via talk 
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>
> On Mon, May 02, 2022 at 04:36:34AM -0400, Evan Leibovitch via talk wrote:
>
> > Thanks. Ugh.
> >
> > Your timing is perfect, because I'm just about to do a fresh install and
> > this would be the time to decide on something else.
> >
> > I'm looking for an alternative that will offer support for a KDE version as
> > well as Steam and my fairly-new AMD graphics card (RX 6500 XT). I'd also
> > prefer to live snap-free.
> >
> > Mint and Pop don't support KDE, SuSE has problems with Steam and I'm
> > exhausted enough that I don't want one more learning curve wrt the Arch way
> > of doing things. Right now my best choices appear to be MX, KDE Neon (if I
> > install the 32-bit libraries for Steam) and (if I want to go back to an
> > RPM-based system for the first time since Mandriva ceased,) Fedora KDE.
> >
> > Any suggestions, either from these choices or something else? Thanks again.
>
>
> What's wrong with Debian? No snap there and it has kde as an option
> (along with just about everything else).
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Re: [GTALUG] Ubuntu review on Distrowatch

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I think Fedora is on its way to becoming the replacement for Ubuntu as the 
default recommended desktop distro based on the opinions of various linux 
podcasts, youtubers and linux reddit communities.

I'm happy with Manjaro but if I were choosing a new distro to move to, it would 
be Fedora.

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On Monday, May 2nd, 2022 at 4:36 AM, Evan Leibovitch via talk  
wrote:

> Thanks. Ugh.
> Your timing is perfect, because I'm just about to do a fresh install and this 
> would be the time to decide on something else.
>
> I'm looking for an alternative that will offer support for a KDE version as 
> well as Steam and my fairly-new AMD graphics card (RX 6500 XT). I'd also 
> prefer to live snap-free.
>
> Mint and Pop don't support KDE, SuSE has problems with Steam and I'm 
> exhausted enough that I don't want one more learning curve wrt the Arch way 
> of doing things. Right now my best choices appear to be MX, KDE Neon (if I 
> install the 32-bit libraries for Steam) and (if I want to go back to an 
> RPM-based system for the first time since Mandriva ceased,) Fedora KDE.
>
> Any suggestions, either from these choices or something else? Thanks again.
>
> Evan Leibovitch, Toronto Canada
> @evanleibovitch / @el56
>
> On Mon, May 2, 2022 at 2:14 AM William Park via talk  wrote:
>
>> https://distrowatch.com/weekly.php?issue=20220502#ubuntu
>>
>> [Last paragraph]
>> I think the launch of Ubuntu 22.04 is a clear sign Canonical is much
>> more interested in publishing releases on a set schedule than producing
>> something worthwhile. This version was not ready for release and it's is
>> probably going to be a costly endeavour to maintain this collection of
>> mixed versioned software and mixed display server and mixed designs for
>> a full five years. It's a platform I would recommend avoiding.
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Re: [GTALUG] Do people have opinions about the Framework modular laptop

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I've had my eye on it since the reviewers first got their hands on it. So far 
the reception has been overwhelmingly positive but finding opinions you can 
trust can be difficult. I tend to trust Cory, Leo and Linus.

https://doctorow.medium.com/the-framework-is-the-most-exciting-laptop-ive-ever-used-5415da0a46e5

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TKTFBpEET0o

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LSxbc1IN9Gg

On 2021-10-15 17:59, Dave Collier-Brown via talk wrote:

> I see from Slashdot that it has an app store now:
>
> - 
> https://hardware.slashdot.org/story/21/10/14/2110258/modular-framework-laptop-gets-marketplace-for-all-those-modules
> - 
> https://www.theverge.com/2021/10/14/22725935/framework-laptop-modular-marketplace-launches-spare-parts-upgrades-expansions
>
> and I wonder if anyone has an opinion of it.
>
> --dave
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