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- Tue Apr 16, 2024 9:34 am
- Forum: Open Chat
- Topic: CPUs some better than others
- Replies: 7
- Views: 171
Re: CPUs some better than others
Agreed, the new Intel chips are reportedly blowtorches, and must be water cooled. My current desktop on the Windows machine is a Ryzen 1700 at 65 watts TDP, and it works just great. AMD's latest AM5 CPU's are regular blast furnaces (and AMD claims they can run at 95°C all the time; I don't buy it) ...
- Mon Apr 15, 2024 4:15 pm
- Forum: Open Chat
- Topic: CPUs some better than others
- Replies: 7
- Views: 171
Re: CPUs some better than others
Agreed, the new Intel chips are reportedly blowtorches, and must be water cooled. My current desktop on the Windows machine is a Ryzen 1700 at 65 watts TDP, and it works just great.
- Mon Apr 15, 2024 8:51 am
- Forum: Open Chat
- Topic: Odd Thelio Error
- Replies: 6
- Views: 177
Re: Odd Thelio Error
Since I made the correction in BIOS, everything is working great. In fact I am spending more time with the Thelio than previously. Thanks to all, and now that I have it the way I want it to "look and feel" it is even better.
- Mon Apr 15, 2024 8:49 am
- Forum: Chat about Linux
- Topic: New to Linux, trying to understand the playing field
- Replies: 19
- Views: 592
Re: New to Linux, trying to understand the playing field
The kids say it turns orange when I eat something with Buffalo sauce, does that count for anything?
If being a greybeard is a state of mind, I have been one for decades then.....
If being a greybeard is a state of mind, I have been one for decades then.....
- Mon Apr 15, 2024 8:47 am
- Forum: Open Chat
- Topic: CPUs some better than others
- Replies: 7
- Views: 171
CPUs some better than others
Is it not funny how some CPUs seem to be better than others for no real quantifiable reason? I love AMD chips, I have two of the 8 core Ryzen chips in my two desktops one running Windows, the other Linux. Both are great. BUT AMD 6 core chips (6 or 12) seem to have that "special sauce" that...
- Sat Apr 13, 2024 9:45 am
- Forum: Chat about Linux
- Topic: New to Linux, trying to understand the playing field
- Replies: 19
- Views: 592
Re: New to Linux, trying to understand the playing field
#1 I HAVE a grey beard, so I am a member of the "club" #2 You do not have to use the terminal, it is there if you need it. #3 I am in the same boat you are. A good suggestion, is if you have one, or can get one, get a "beater" laptop and install different distributions, and just ...
- Sat Apr 13, 2024 9:34 am
- Forum: Open Chat
- Topic: Windows 10 EOL
- Replies: 11
- Views: 315
Re: Windows 10 EOL
Not going to work since my PC "does not meet the specs" for Windows 11 despite it being an 8 core Ryzen 1700 system with 32 gb of ram. So I will just use Windows 10 till the computer dies.
- Wed Apr 10, 2024 10:13 am
- Forum: Chat about Linux
- Topic: Malware in xz (but don't panic: not in your Mint)
- Replies: 37
- Views: 5957
Re: Malware in xz (but don't panic: not in your Mint)
And from reading the posts it looks like a number of "posters" just suddenly appeared supporting this hack. Looks like a State Actor or Large Corporation to me... But fairly sophisticated and it could have been really bad.
- Wed Apr 10, 2024 10:11 am
- Forum: Open Chat
- Topic: another major state power has abandoned MS Windows
- Replies: 7
- Views: 371
Re: another major state power has abandoned MS Windows
Never underestimate the power of large corporations to be....convincing.....
- Wed Apr 10, 2024 10:10 am
- Forum: Open Chat
- Topic: New Desktop Computer - Part 9 Continued
- Replies: 16
- Views: 296
Re: New Desktop Computer - Part 9 Continued
OMG Amazing work! Wow.
- Mon Apr 08, 2024 2:57 pm
- Forum: Open Chat
- Topic: Odd Thelio Error
- Replies: 6
- Views: 177
Re: Odd Thelio Error
I did, and they had me run Memtest. I think what it needed was to do a bios reset after the bios update since it is a Gigabyte motherboard. So far everything is running pretty well.
- Thu Apr 04, 2024 11:05 am
- Forum: Open Chat
- Topic: In cold sweat I stared at my screen....
- Replies: 13
- Views: 380
Re: In cold sweat I stared at my screen....
HA! I have had similar moments where you think; "OMG! What happened, and how am I going to fix this...?" The cold sweat, the moment of sheer panic, the desire to go and run in circles. Yep, been there, done that. Happened once, when I thought I was just "updating" my windows inst...
- Tue Apr 02, 2024 7:50 pm
- Forum: Chat about Linux Mint
- Topic: Mint 22 open thread
- Replies: 55
- Views: 6676
- Tue Apr 02, 2024 10:42 am
- Forum: Chat about Linux Mint
- Topic: Mint 22 open thread
- Replies: 55
- Views: 6676
Re: Mint 22 open thread
I am highly excited after reading the latest blog post by Clem. Mint 22 looks like it is going to be a real winner! Now I have no idea what Deb822 really is, since I read the post and the link and did not understand what it did or what it was supposed to do. As for Mint (and Linux) it already is so ...
- Tue Apr 02, 2024 10:37 am
- Forum: Open Chat
- Topic: Terminology Oldsters vs Youngsters
- Replies: 116
- Views: 2641
Re: Terminology Oldsters vs Youngsters
Tapes (reel to reel) vs 8 track vs Cassette, vs CD. I had them all at one point. My dad gave me an old reel to reel player, and I made tapes of my favorite albums for it. Had an 8 track in the car until it got replaced by a Cassette and later a CD player. Monitors= Green and black, Orange and black,...
- Mon Apr 01, 2024 10:55 am
- Forum: Open Chat
- Topic: Odd Thelio Error
- Replies: 6
- Views: 177
Re: Odd Thelio Error
Ok, pulling the two extender cables from the back of the computer, and doing a BIOS reset to "Load Optimized defaults" seems to have cleared up the issue for some absolutely unknown reason. I submitted two trouble tickets, and have yet to hear back from System 76 at all.
- Fri Mar 29, 2024 11:00 am
- Forum: Open Chat
- Topic: Odd Thelio Error
- Replies: 6
- Views: 177
Re: Odd Thelio Error
Thanks! The only things I have plugged into the USB ports are the rodent, the keyboard, and two extension cables to run the USB-C and one USB-A port around to the front of the system. It is annoying as all get out, AND I have not yet heard from System 76.
- Thu Mar 28, 2024 1:56 pm
- Forum: Open Chat
- Topic: Odd Thelio Error
- Replies: 6
- Views: 177
Odd Thelio Error
Twice today, I booted the Thelio and it took almost a minute to get to the splash screen, then it just hung on the screen that shows ESC F12 Del at the bottom. The system was completely updated, firmware up to date, and this error is happening more and more often. I had to hard power off the system ...
- Wed Mar 27, 2024 3:06 pm
- Forum: Chat about Linux Mint
- Topic: [SOLVED]Purchasing A Laptop Computer with Linux OS Installed
- Replies: 10
- Views: 453
Re: Purchasing A Laptop Computer with Linux OS Installed
I have, or have had (one got given away) SIX System 76 Linux devices, five laptops and one desktop. Unless I can build it myself, I will continue to use System 76 equipment. Well one is an HP Dev One, but it might as well be a System 76. https://system76.com/laptops I have an earlier one of these: h...
- Mon Mar 25, 2024 3:05 pm
- Forum: Open Chat
- Topic: Terminology Oldsters vs Youngsters
- Replies: 116
- Views: 2641
Re: Terminology Oldsters vs Youngsters
I also have several of those external LG drives, and they work well.