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TJ_Vinny

Hello! Another Newbie Here!

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Hello!

I am completely new to the whole Linux scene, I've been using Windows since I was a kid. Operating/building computers are just one of my many hobbies.
Recently, I've grown curious about Linux and did extensive research on which distro looks the friendliest and I obviously settled for Mint. It definitely looks familiar to what I'm used to running.
I just built a computer from scratch this weekend as a dedicated work station that uses Mint.

Specs:
MB: ASUS Prime B450-A/CSM AM4 mATX
CPU: AMD Ryzen 2700x 3.7 gHz 8 Core AM4
GPU: MSI Radeon RX 580 ARMOR 8gb GDDR5
RAM: Corsair Vengeance 16 GB DDR4-3200
PSU: EVGA 650 watt Modular PSU
SSD: PNY 120 GB
HDD: Seagate Barracuda 2TB 7200rpm HDD
Plus all the peripherals...

That hurt me in the wallet, but I believe it will be a worthy investment. I plan on making this into my main work station for art, music, 3D rendering, and animation.

With this being fairly unfamiliar to me, I am glad that there is a whole community behind it all. There would be no way for me to figure this out on my own.

Thank you!
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Welcome aboard!
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Hi TJ,
welcome to our forum
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Welcome to Linux Mint and the Linux Mint forum :)
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Hi TJ_Vinny,

Welcome to the wonderful world of Linux Mint and its excellent forum!
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TJ_Vinny wrote: Sun Jul 29, 2018 10:46 pmI obviously settled for Mint
I wouldn't say "settled"! You picked the best distro out there. Welcome, TJ_Vinny!
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Hi TJ_Vinny,
Welcome to Mint and the forums.
That looks like a nice build, congrats.
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Welcome to the forums!
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I was running through my files for some jewellery valuations and found the receipts for the last system I built.... That was 8 years ago!! Better pull my finger out! Looks like you have a nice rig there, enjoy, along with Mint, you are onto a winner there.
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Hello TJ_Vinny,
Welcome to Linux Mint Forums.
Easy tips : https://easylinuxtipsproject.blogspot.com/ Pjotr's Great Linux projects page.
Linux Mint Installation Guide: http://linuxmint-installation-guide.rea ... en/latest/
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