On 2018-11-11 12:54, Greg V wrote: > > > On Sun, Nov 11, 2018 at 3:42 PM, Thomas Mueller <mueller6722_at_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. > My FreeBSD workstation use an nVidia Quadro K1200 and it works very well under FreeBSD with the nVidia kernel driver from ports. > 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 ;) > > _______________________________________________ > freebsd-current_at_freebsd.org mailing list > https://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-current > To unsubscribe, send any mail to "freebsd-current-unsubscribe_at_freebsd.org" -- Allan Jude
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