The "Eat My Specs" thread - Post your specs

[MrGrimm]

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::~$ inxi -Fxz
System:
  Host: LOTN Kernel: 4.20.4-042004-generic x86_64 bits: 64 compiler: gcc 
  v: 8.2.0 Desktop: Cinnamon 4.0.9 Distro: Linux Mint 19.1 Tessa 
  base: Ubuntu 18.04 bionic 
Machine:
  Type: Desktop Mobo: ASUSTeK model: 970 PRO GAMING/AURA v: Rev 1.xx 
  serial: <filter> UEFI: American Megatrends v: 1001 date: 06/07/2017 
CPU:
  Topology: 6-Core model: AMD FX-6300 bits: 64 type: MCP arch: Bulldozer 
  L2 cache: 2048 KiB 
  flags: lm nx pae sse sse2 sse3 sse4_1 sse4_2 sse4a ssse3 svm 
  bogomips: 42142 
  Speed: 2019 MHz min/max: 1400/3500 MHz Core speeds (MHz): 1: 1404 2: 1402 
  3: 1404 4: 1404 5: 1405 6: 1404 
Graphics:
  Device-1: NVIDIA GM107 [GeForce GTX 750 Ti] vendor: ASUSTeK driver: nvidia 
  v: 340.107 bus ID: 01:00.0 
  Display: x11 server: X.Org 1.19.6 driver: nvidia 
  resolution: 2560x1080~60Hz 
  OpenGL: renderer: GeForce GTX 750 Ti/PCIe/SSE2 v: 4.4.0 NVIDIA 340.107 
  direct render: Yes 
Audio:
  Device-1: AMD SBx00 Azalia vendor: ASUSTeK driver: snd_hda_intel v: kernel 
  bus ID: 00:14.2 
  Device-2: NVIDIA vendor: ASUSTeK driver: snd_hda_intel v: kernel 
  bus ID: 01:00.1 
  Sound Server: ALSA v: k4.20.4-042004-generic 
Network:
  Device-1: Intel I211 Gigabit Network vendor: ASUSTeK driver: igb 
  v: 5.4.0-k port: d000 bus ID: 04:00.0 
  IF: enp4s0 state: up speed: 1000 Mbps duplex: full mac: <filter> 
Drives:
  Local Storage: total: 3.98 TiB used: 2.43 TiB (61.1%) 
  ID-1: /dev/sda vendor: Samsung model: SSD 850 EVO 120GB size: 111.79 GiB 
  ID-2: /dev/sdb vendor: Hitachi model: HDS725050KLA360 size: 465.76 GiB 
  ID-3: /dev/sdc model: WL750GSA3272 size: 698.64 GiB 
  ID-4: /dev/sdd type: USB vendor: Western Digital model: WD10EARS-00Y5B1 
  size: 931.51 GiB 
  ID-5: /dev/sde type: USB vendor: Seagate model: ST2000LM007-1R8174 
  size: 1.82 TiB 
Partition:
  ID-1: / size: 109.04 GiB used: 42.90 GiB (39.3%) fs: ext4 dev: /dev/sda2 
Sensors:
  System Temperatures: cpu: 21.2 C mobo: N/A gpu: nvidia temp: 36 C 
  Fan Speeds (RPM): cpu: 0 
Info:
  Processes: 368 Uptime: 3d 20h 15m Memory: 15.56 GiB used: 4.88 GiB (31.3%) 
  Init: systemd runlevel: 5 Compilers: gcc: 7.3.0 Shell: bash v: 4.4.19 
  inxi: 3.0.27 d

[trytip]

boot@Z390:~$ inxi -Fxz
System: Host: Z390 Kernel: 4.18.0-16-lowlatency x86_64 bits: 64 gcc: 7.3.0
Desktop: KDE Plasma 5.15.2 (Qt 5.12.0) Distro: KDE neon User Edition 5.15

using a low latency kernel will not profit you much if you don't play musical instruments hooked up to your computer. instead try a hardware enabled kernel

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sudo apt-get install --install-recommends linux-generic-hwe-18.04 xserver-xorg-hwe-18.04

Ubuntu 18.04.2 Out Now with New HWE Kernel

https://wiki.ubuntu.com/Kernel/LTSEnablementStack

[majpooper]

This has been my old reliable daily driver since around mid 2011 - came with Windows 7 (which drove me to linux) and RAID 0.

I started with SuSe and moved to Ubuntu and then to Mint. I could never get RAID 0 up and running until Nov of 14 when I discovered a Catweazel thread from 2013 that was basically a HOW TO. Ran with RAID 0 for a short while but did not see any significant performance bump so did a fresh install having been using the second SSD for data.

Catweazel's rig is definitely bad-a$$ - the PC equivalent to the 797HP Dodge Challenger Hellcat !

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majpooper@1150z:/$ inxi -Fxz
System:
  Host: 1150z Kernel: 4.9.0-8-amd64 x86_64 bits: 64 compiler: gcc 
  v: 6.3.0 Desktop: Cinnamon 4.0.9 Distro: LMDE 3 Cindy 
  base: Debian 9.3 stretch 
Machine:
  Type: Desktop System: Hewlett-Packard product: h8-1150z v: N/A 
  serial: <filter> 
  Mobo: Gigabyte model: 2AC8 v: 1.2 serial: <filter> BIOS: AMI 
  v: Ang_713 date: 12/29/2011 
CPU:
  Topology: 8-Core model: AMD FX-8150 bits: 64 type: MCP 
  arch: Bulldozer rev: 2 L2 cache: 2048 KiB 
  flags: lm nx pae sse sse2 sse3 sse4_1 sse4_2 sse4a ssse3 svm 
  bogomips: 57451 
  Speed: 1400 MHz min/max: 1400/3600 MHz Core speeds (MHz): 1: 2100 
  2: 1400 3: 1400 4: 1400 5: 1400 6: 1400 7: 1400 8: 2100 
Graphics:
  Device-1: AMD Turks PRO [Radeon HD 6570/7570/8550] vendor: Pegatron 
  driver: radeon v: kernel bus ID: 01:00.0 
  Display: x11 server: X.Org 1.19.2 driver: radeon 
  resolution: 1680x1050~60Hz, 1920x1080~60Hz, 1920x1080~60Hz 
  OpenGL: renderer: Gallium 0.4 on AMD TURKS (DRM 2.49.0 / 
  4.9.0-8-amd64 LLVM 3.9.1) 
  v: 3.3 Mesa 13.0.6 direct render: Yes 
Audio:
  Device-1: AMD SBx00 Azalia vendor: Hewlett-Packard 
  driver: snd_hda_intel v: kernel bus ID: 00:14.2 
  Device-2: AMD Turks HDMI Audio [Radeon HD 6500/6600 / 6700M Series] 
  vendor: Pegatron driver: snd_hda_intel v: kernel bus ID: 01:00.1 
  Device-3: Philips s SAA7231 vendor: Hauppauge works driver: N/A 
  bus ID: 04:00.0 
  Sound Server: ALSA v: k4.9.0-8-amd64 
Network:
  Device-1: Ralink RT5390 Wireless 802.11n 1T/1R PCIe driver: rt2800pci 
  v: 2.3.0 port: e000 bus ID: 06:00.0 
  IF: wlp6s0 state: down mac: <filter> 
  Device-2: Realtek RTL8111/8168/8411 PCI Express Gigabit Ethernet 
  vendor: Hewlett-Packard driver: r8169 v: 2.3LK-NAPI port: d000 
  bus ID: 07:00.0 
  IF: enp7s0 state: up speed: 100 Mbps duplex: full mac: <filter> 
  IF-ID-1: enp2s0u1c4i2 state: down mac: <filter> 
  IF-ID-2: tun0 state: unknown speed: 10 Mbps duplex: full mac: N/A 
Drives:
  Local Storage: total: 298.10 GiB used: 116.33 GiB (39.0%) 
  ID-1: /dev/sda vendor: Intel model: SSDSA2BW160G3H size: 149.05 GiB 
  ID-2: /dev/sdb vendor: Intel model: SSDSA2BW160G3H size: 149.05 GiB 
Partition:
  ID-1: / size: 145.71 GiB used: 116.33 GiB (79.8%) fs: ext4 
  dev: /dev/sdb1 
Sensors:
  System Temperatures: cpu: 29.9 C mobo: N/A gpu: radeon temp: 54 C 
  Fan Speeds (RPM): N/A 
Info:
  Processes: 293 Uptime: 41d 1h 30m Memory: 15.64 GiB 
  used: 2.63 GiB (16.8%) Init: systemd runlevel: 5 Compilers: 
  gcc: 6.3.0 Shell: bash v: 4.4.12 inxi: 3.0.32 

[Destry]

I just purchased this today minus the win10. Antsy to get it in a week or two.

https://www.ebay.com/itm/Intel-i9-9900k ... OSwTGBcnCld

[catweazel]

using a low latency kernel will not profit you much if you don't play musical instruments hooked up to your computer. instead try a hardware enabled kernel

Nonsense. I can run f@h at full tilt while I watch a video on my left screen through my left eye and play Microsoft Hearts on my right monitor in a 6-thread virtual machine through my right eye, all at once and without the system so much as hinting at the load.

[catweazel]

I just purchased this today minus the win10. Antsy to get it in a week or two.

https://www.ebay.com/itm/Intel-i9-9900k ... OSwTGBcnCld

You won't be disappointed. The 9900K overclocks very nicely with just a few minor changes to the BIOS to get a consistent 5GHz across all cores at once

https://www.msi.com/blog/intel-9th-cpu- ... therboards

You can stress test it with or without OC:

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sudo apt install stress
stress --cpu 16 --io 4 --vm 4 --vm-bytes 1024M --timeout 240s

Make sure you keep your eyes on the CPU package temperature. The CPU should automatically throttle itself down if it gets too close to 90C.

[trytip]

using a low latency kernel will not profit you much if you don't play musical instruments hooked up to your computer. instead try a hardware enabled kernel

Nonsense. I can run f@h at full tilt while I watch a video on my left screen through my left eye and play Microsoft Hearts on my right monitor in a 6-thread virtual machine through my right eye, all at once and without the system so much as hinting at the load.

i was speaking relatively to my reality of having a duo-core cpu. i know you got a nice hot & spicy cpu and at that speed any compatible kernel will work just fine for you. i get to test the newest kernels and software with arch and lately things are going in a very different way. i don't like what developers are doing, it seems they never learn. XFCE desktop is going through some major changes, the UI is getting uglier and performance even worse. today i had to downgrade compton window manager and i have to add it to my list of packages to hold back.
dbus
wine
kodi
thunar
thunar-archive-plugin
xfdesktop
compton

[jimallyn]

OK, I will post mine too. Nothing special:

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System:    Host: jim-P55A-UD3P Kernel: 4.15.0-20-generic x86_64 bits: 64 compiler: gcc v: 7.3.0 Desktop: Cinnamon 4.0.10 
           Distro: Linux Mint 19.1 Tessa base: Ubuntu 18.04 bionic 
Machine:   Type: Desktop Mobo: Gigabyte model: P55A-UD3P serial: <filter> BIOS: Award v: F5 date: 11/20/2009 
CPU:       Topology: Quad Core model: Intel Core i7 K 875 bits: 64 type: MT MCP arch: Nehalem rev: 5 L2 cache: 8192 KiB 
           flags: lm nx pae sse sse2 sse3 sse4_1 sse4_2 ssse3 vmx bogomips: 46899 
           Speed: 1266 MHz min/max: 1197/2926 MHz Core speeds (MHz): 1: 1391 2: 1416 3: 1377 4: 1388 5: 1522 6: 1401 7: 1412 
           8: 1638 
Graphics:  Device-1: NVIDIA G94 [GeForce 9600 GT] vendor: Gigabyte driver: nvidia v: 340.107 bus ID: 01:00.0 
           Display: x11 server: X.Org 1.19.6 driver: nvidia unloaded: fbdev,modesetting,nouveau,vesa resolution: 1440x900~61Hz 
           OpenGL: renderer: GeForce 9600 GT/PCIe/SSE2 v: 3.3.0 NVIDIA 340.107 direct render: Yes 
Audio:     Device-1: VIA ICE1712 [Envy24] PCI Multi-Channel I/O vendor: TERRATEC Electronic EWS88 MT driver: snd_ice1712 
           v: kernel bus ID: 06:03.0 
           Device-2: Logitech Webcam C310 type: USB driver: snd-usb-audio,uvcvideo bus ID: 1-1.4:5 
           Sound Server: ALSA v: k4.15.0-20-generic 
Network:   Device-1: Realtek RTL8111/8168/8411 PCI Express Gigabit Ethernet vendor: Gigabyte driver: r8169 v: 2.3LK-NAPI 
           port: ae00 bus ID: 03:00.0 
           IF: enp3s0 state: up speed: 100 Mbps duplex: full mac: <filter> 
           Device-2: Intel 82557/8/9/0/1 Ethernet Pro 100 driver: e100 v: 3.5.24-k2-NAPI port: df00 bus ID: 06:02.0 
           IF: enp6s2 state: down mac: <filter> 
           IF-ID-1: tun0 state: unknown speed: 10 Mbps duplex: full mac: N/A 
Drives:    Local Storage: total: 5.73 TiB used: 1.61 TiB (28.1%) 
           ID-1: /dev/sda vendor: Toshiba model: DT01ACA200 size: 1.82 TiB 
           ID-2: /dev/sdb vendor: Hitachi model: HUS724040ALE640 size: 3.64 TiB 
           ID-3: /dev/sdc vendor: Seagate model: ST3160023A size: 149.05 GiB 
           ID-4: /dev/sdd type: USB vendor: SanDisk model: Ultra Fit size: 114.56 GiB 
           ID-5: /dev/sde type: USB vendor: Lexar model: USB Flash Drive size: 14.91 GiB 
Partition: ID-1: / size: 91.17 GiB used: 9.19 GiB (10.1%) fs: ext4 dev: /dev/sdb1 
           ID-2: /home size: 3.10 TiB used: 5.64 GiB (0.2%) fs: ext4 dev: /dev/sdb5 
           ID-3: swap-1 size: 14.90 GiB used: 268 KiB (0.0%) fs: swap dev: /dev/sdb3 
           ID-4: swap-2 size: 3.91 GiB used: 0 KiB (0.0%) fs: swap dev: /dev/sda2 
           ID-5: swap-3 size: 13.04 GiB used: 0 KiB (0.0%) fs: swap dev: /dev/sda6 
Sensors:   System Temperatures: cpu: 38.0 C mobo: N/A gpu: nvidia temp: 56 C 
           Fan Speeds (RPM): N/A 
Info:      Processes: 316 Uptime: 5d 1h 54m Memory: 15.66 GiB used: 9.73 GiB (62.1%) Init: systemd runlevel: 5 Compilers: 
           gcc: 7.3.0 Shell: bash v: 4.4.19 inxi: 3.0.27

[Fuzzy Penquin]

Ooh! Ooh! I love these kinds of threads! I mostly lurk on the forums since I read them while at work (between customers) and so I can't actually post/reply (too many customer interruptions)...so lots of lurking over the years. But this one, OMG I just had to get in on this one as soon as I got home today!

My hardware is now about 6(?) years old, I think. I chose the motherboard based upon reviews at the time saying it was super stable; I haven't been disappointed. My original graphics card all these years was a GTX770, which finally died about 2 months before the RTX series was released, and so was replaced with a GTX1080. The computer isn't a beast, but it does all the heavy stuff I throw at it without complaint. I am happy.

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System:
  Host: FuzzyPenquin-MS-7752 Kernel: 4.15.0-46-generic x86_64 bits: 64 
  compiler: gcc v: 7.3.0 Desktop: Cinnamon 4.0.10 
  Distro: Linux Mint 19.1 Tessa base: Ubuntu 18.04 bionic 
Machine:
  Type: Desktop System: MSI product: MS-7752 v: 2.0 serial: <filter> 
  Mobo: MSI model: Z77A-G45 Thunderbolt (MS-7752) v: 2.0 serial: <filter> 
  BIOS: American Megatrends v: 10.1 date: 09/21/2012 
Battery:
  Device-1: hidpp_battery_0 model: Logitech M310 charge: 55% 
  status: Discharging 
  Device-2: hidpp_battery_1 model: Logitech K520 charge: 70% 
  status: Discharging 
CPU:
  Topology: Quad Core model: Intel Core i7-3770K bits: 64 type: MT MCP 
  arch: Ivy Bridge rev: 9 L2 cache: 8192 KiB 
  flags: lm nx pae sse sse2 sse3 sse4_1 sse4_2 ssse3 vmx bogomips: 55999 
  Speed: 1600 MHz min/max: 1600/3900 MHz Core speeds (MHz): 1: 1600 2: 1601 
  3: 1601 4: 1603 5: 1597 6: 1600 7: 1601 8: 1600 
Graphics:
  Device-1: NVIDIA GP104 [GeForce GTX 1080] vendor: eVga.com. driver: nvidia 
  v: 390.116 bus ID: 01:00.0 
  Display: x11 server: X.Org 1.19.6 driver: nvidia 
  unloaded: fbdev,modesetting,nouveau,vesa resolution: 1920x1080~60Hz 
  OpenGL: renderer: GeForce GTX 1080/PCIe/SSE2 v: 4.6.0 NVIDIA 390.116 
  direct render: Yes 
Audio:
  Device-1: Intel 7 Series/C216 Family High Definition Audio 
  vendor: Micro-Star MSI driver: snd_hda_intel v: kernel bus ID: 00:1b.0 
  Device-2: NVIDIA GP104 High Definition Audio vendor: eVga.com. 
  driver: snd_hda_intel v: kernel bus ID: 01:00.1 
  Sound Server: ALSA v: k4.15.0-46-generic 
Network:
  Device-1: Realtek RTL8111/8168/8411 PCI Express Gigabit Ethernet 
  vendor: Micro-Star MSI driver: r8169 v: 2.3LK-NAPI port: d000 
  bus ID: 03:00.0 
  IF: enp3s0 state: up speed: 1000 Mbps duplex: full mac: <filter> 
Drives:
  Local Storage: total: 1.82 TiB used: 548.79 GiB (29.5%) 
  ID-1: /dev/sda vendor: Seagate model: ST1000DM003-1CH162 size: 931.51 GiB 
  ID-2: /dev/sdb vendor: Seagate model: ST1000DM003-1CH162 size: 931.51 GiB 
Partition:
  ID-1: / size: 915.89 GiB used: 548.79 GiB (59.9%) fs: ext4 dev: /dev/sda1 
Sensors:
  System Temperatures: cpu: 29.8 C mobo: 27.8 C gpu: nvidia temp: 44 C 
  Fan Speeds (RPM): N/A gpu: nvidia fan: 0% 
Info:
  Processes: 231 Uptime: 4d 5h 12m Memory: 15.61 GiB used: 6.94 GiB (44.5%) 
  Init: systemd runlevel: 5 Compilers: gcc: 7.3.0 Shell: bash v: 4.4.19 
  inxi: 3.0.27

[CaptainKirksChair]

Your basic, generic, iMac 9.1 with Mint 19.0 Cinnamon installed. My daily driver and has worked like a champ. I turn on my main Windows 7 PC just a few times a year. The iMac isn't really upgradeable because to change anything you have to remove the screen! At least on the Macbook Pro you can just remove the bottom cover. I'm looking to get an older Macbook Pro 17 inch and upgrade to at least 8GB of RAM and a 500GB SSD. It'll be a screamer.

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System:    Host: Linux-iMac Kernel: 4.15.0-46-generic x86_64 bits: 64 gcc: 7.3.0
           Desktop: Cinnamon 3.8.9 (Gtk 3.22.30-1ubuntu2) Distro: Linux Mint 19 Tara
Machine:   Device: desktop System: Apple product: iMac9 1 v: 1.0 serial: N/A
           Mobo: Apple model: Mac-F2218EA9 serial: N/A UEFI: Apple v: IM91.88Z.008D.B08.0904271717 date: 04/27/09
Battery    hidpp__0: charge: 90% condition: NA/NA Wh model: Logitech M705 status: Discharging
CPU:       Dual core Intel Core2 Duo E8135 (-MCP-) arch: Penryn rev.10 cache: 6144 KB
           flags: (lm nx sse sse2 sse3 sse4_1 ssse3 vmx) bmips: 10613
           clock speeds: max: 2660 MHz 1: 2003 MHz 2: 2032 MHz
Graphics:  Card: NVIDIA C79 [GeForce 9400] bus-ID: 03:00.0
           Display Server: x11 (X.Org 1.19.6 ) drivers: nvidia (unloaded: modesetting,fbdev,vesa,nouveau)
           Resolution: 1680x1050@60.00hz
           OpenGL: renderer: GeForce 9400/integrated/SSE2 version: 3.3.0 NVIDIA 340.107 Direct Render: Yes
Audio:     Card NVIDIA MCP79 High Definition Audio driver: snd_hda_intel bus-ID: 00:08.0
           Sound: Advanced Linux Sound Architecture v: k4.15.0-46-generic
Network:   Card-1: NVIDIA MCP79 Ethernet driver: forcedeth port: 21e0 bus-ID: 00:0a.0
           IF: enp0s10 state: down mac: <filter>
           Card-2: Broadcom and subsidiaries BCM4322 802.11a/b/g/n Wireless LAN Controller
           driver: wl bus-ID: 04:00.0
           IF: wlp4s0 state: up mac: <filter>
Drives:    HDD Total Size: 320.1GB (58.9% used)
           ID-1: /dev/sda model: WDC_WD3200AAJS size: 320.1GB
Partition: ID-1: / size: 38G used: 15G (41%) fs: ext4 dev: /dev/sda2
           ID-2: /home size: 239G used: 146G (65%) fs: ext4 dev: /dev/sda6
           ID-3: swap-1 size: 17.83GB used: 0.00GB (0%) fs: swap dev: /dev/sda7
RAID:      No RAID devices: /proc/mdstat, md_mod kernel module present
Sensors:   System Temperatures: cpu: 42.0C mobo: N/A gpu: 0.0:66C
           Fan Speeds (in rpm): cpu: 1197
Info:      Processes: 202 Uptime: 3 days Memory: 1929.5/7721.9MB Init: systemd runlevel: 5 Gcc sys: 7.3.0
           Client: Shell (bash 4.4.191) inxi: 2.3.56 

[Basset-Hound]

There's nothing wrong with a lower-spec'd machine as long as it does what you need.

In fact I'd say he'd beat you silly in the "Eat My Non-waste of Computing- And Monetary Resources" thread. An i9-9900K with 32G and RTX 2080 to run a Linux desktop OS?

And the problem with that is what exactly? You have absolutely no idea what I do with my machines or why. That you can't fathom a reason for such equipment does not entail that there isn't one.

Out of curiosity what do you do with your machine?

[Fuzzy Penquin]

In fact I'd say he'd beat you silly in the "Eat My Non-waste of Computing- And Monetary Resources" thread. An i9-9900K with 32G and RTX 2080 to run a Linux desktop OS?

And the problem with that is what exactly? You have absolutely no idea what I do with my machines or why. That you can't fathom a reason for such equipment does not entail that there isn't one.

Out of curiosity what do you do with your machine?

I would like to know as well, if you're willing to tell us. Pretty please? Seeing your high end specs, I can imagine ALL kinds of possible uses for a rig like that. And I'm fascinated by what people do with their computers beyond web surfing and email. I didn't have the money to build a rig like yours six years ago when I built mine, but holy cow I sure wanted to! Been salivating at the thought of doing it on my next build, if I can afford to. Unfortunately I keep acquiring medical bills instead, which doesn't help me save up for a Core i9. Stupid bills.

Rene, it's not the OS that Catweazel runs that require specs like that. It's the programs he runs, and how many at the same time, that makes it necessary for specs like that.

[Destry]

And the problem with that is what exactly? You have absolutely no idea what I do with my machines or why. That you can't fathom a reason for such equipment does not entail that there isn't one.

Out of curiosity what do you do with your machine?

I would like to know as well, if you're willing to tell us. Pretty please? Seeing your high end specs, I can imagine ALL kinds of possible uses for a rig like that. And I'm fascinated by what people do with their computers beyond web surfing and email. I didn't have the money to build a rig like yours six years ago when I built mine, but holy cow I sure wanted to! Been salivating at the thought of doing it on my next build, if I can afford to. Unfortunately I keep acquiring medical bills instead, which doesn't help me save up for a Core i9. Stupid bills.

Rene, it's not the OS that Catweazel runs that require specs like that. It's the programs he runs, and how many at the same time, that makes it necessary for specs like that.

Good Grief!
I am getting my i9 9900k because I have a 1gig per second internet connection. I use Plex Media Server and share with family around the states. I run video and audio editing programs, surf the net on my 22" monitor, and watch movies on my 46" monitor all at the same time!

I purchased a Gateway FX P-7805u gaming laptop several months before Win7 came out. I pieced together an old P5Q socket775 machine for a while but fried now. Laptop still working but struggling. With upgrading to an i9 9900k system I should be good for the next 10 to 15 years. It may be a monster right now, but what will it be in 10 years?

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gateway@gateway-P-7805u:~$ inxi -Fxz
System:
  Host: gateway-P-7805u Kernel: 4.15.0-46-generic x86_64 bits: 64 
  compiler: gcc v: 7.3.0 Desktop: Cinnamon 4.0.10 
  Distro: Linux Mint 19.1 Tessa base: Ubuntu 18.04 bionic 
Machine:
  Type: Laptop System: Gateway product: P-7805u v: Gateway MG1 
  serial: <filter> 
  Mobo: Gateway model: N/A serial: <filter> BIOS: Phoenix v: 9C.11.00 
  date: 09/17/2008 
Battery:
  ID-1: BAT0 charge: 53.7 Wh condition: 53.7/86.6 Wh (62%) 
  model: SMP-SDI SAPSSEET status: Full 
CPU:
  Topology: Dual Core model: Intel Core2 Duo P8400 bits: 64 type: MCP 
  arch: Penryn rev: 6 L2 cache: 3072 KiB 
  flags: lm nx pae sse sse2 sse3 sse4_1 ssse3 vmx bogomips: 9044 
  Speed: 1407 MHz min/max: 800/2267 MHz Core speeds (MHz): 1: 1596 2: 1596 
Graphics:
  Device-1: NVIDIA G94M [GeForce 9800M GTS] vendor: Gateway driver: nvidia 
  v: 340.107 bus ID: 01:00.0 
  Display: x11 server: X.Org 1.19.6 driver: nvidia 
  unloaded: fbdev,modesetting,nouveau,vesa 
  resolution: 1920x1080~60Hz, 1440x900~60Hz 
  OpenGL: renderer: GeForce 9800M GTS/PCIe/SSE2 v: 3.3.0 NVIDIA 340.107 
  direct render: Yes 
Audio:
  Device-1: Intel 82801I HD Audio vendor: Gateway driver: snd_hda_intel 
  v: kernel bus ID: 00:1b.0 
  Sound Server: ALSA v: k4.15.0-46-generic 
Network:
  Device-1: Marvell 88E8071 PCI-E Gigabit Ethernet vendor: Gateway 
  driver: sky2 v: 1.30 port: 3000 bus ID: 02:00.0 
  IF: enp2s0 state: up speed: 1000 Mbps duplex: full mac: <filter> 
  Device-2: Intel WiFi Link 5100 driver: iwlwifi v: kernel port: 3000 
  bus ID: 04:00.0 
  IF: wlp4s0 state: down mac: <filter> 
Drives:
  Local Storage: total: 8.19 TiB used: 5.24 TiB (64.0%) 
  ID-1: /dev/sda vendor: Western Digital model: WD10JPVX-75JC3T0 
  size: 931.51 GiB 
  ID-2: /dev/sdb type: USB vendor: Western Digital model: WD My Book 25EE 
  size: 7.28 TiB 
Partition:
  ID-1: / size: 915.89 GiB used: 96.12 GiB (10.5%) fs: ext4 dev: /dev/sda1 
Sensors:
  System Temperatures: cpu: 45.0 C mobo: 45.0 C gpu: nvidia temp: 42 C 
  Fan Speeds (RPM): N/A 
Info:
  Processes: 191 Uptime: 4d 2h 23m Memory: 7.79 GiB used: 3.69 GiB (47.4%) 
  Init: systemd runlevel: 5 Compilers: gcc: 7.3.0 Shell: bash v: 4.4.19 
  inxi: 3.0.27 
gateway@gateway-P-7805u:~$ 

[catweazel]

And the problem with that is what exactly? You have absolutely no idea what I do with my machines or why. That you can't fathom a reason for such equipment does not entail that there isn't one.

Out of curiosity what do you do with your machine?

I would like to know as well, if you're willing to tell us. Pretty please? Seeing your high end specs, I can imagine ALL kinds of possible uses for a rig like that. And I'm fascinated by what people do with their computers beyond web surfing and email.

I do a lot of video transcoding and software development that requires compiling lots of source code or working with huge databases, plus lots of experimentation that requires frequent restores from backup, which I prefer to take as little time as possible, but more than anything, I abhor both lag and tearing. I want snappy! And I want it now!

Besides that, I can afford it

[Basset-Hound]

I would like to know as well, if you're willing to tell us. Pretty please? Seeing your high end specs, I can imagine ALL kinds of possible uses for a rig like that. And I'm fascinated by what people do with their computers beyond web surfing and email.

I do a lot of video transcoding and software development that requires compiling lots of source code or working with huge databases, plus lots of experimentation that requires frequent restores from backup, which I prefer to take as little time as possible, but more than anything, I abhor both lag and tearing. I want snappy! And I want it now!

Besides that, I can afford it

That's all I wanted to know because I was doing the same with my now gone to a younger family member for gaming and editing i7-8700k.
I've used Intel chips for decades only swapping to AMD back in 2003, then back to Intel again with Xeon's.
This time I tried a Ryzen 7 2700X and skipped Intel to see if AMD had caught up. I'm impressed. Threadripper next me thinks

Well, at least you're getting the most from your machine, I LOL at those who buy high end hardware just to game then sell it six months down the line because they just wanted to put a benchmark on the web.

If you can handle the flak that may come your way with that comment is up to you

[catweazel]

That's all I wanted to know because I was doing the same with my now gone to a younger family member for gaming and editing i7-8700k.
I've used Intel chips for decades only swapping to AMD back in 2003, then back to Intel again with Xeon's.
This time I tried a Ryzen 7 2700X and skipped Intel to see if AMD had caught up. I'm impressed. Threadripper next me thinks

I have an 1800X and a 2700X sitting here. My next rig would have been a threadripper but my 1800X motherboard blew recently and while I could afford it, I couldn't justify a threadripper so I grabbed the Intel. Constant running at 5GHz it's freaky fast. I noted that AMD didn't relase a 2800X this time around so I assume that they're keeping it open to leapfrog Intel again.

[Basset-Hound]

That's all I wanted to know because I was doing the same with my now gone to a younger family member for gaming and editing i7-8700k.
I've used Intel chips for decades only swapping to AMD back in 2003, then back to Intel again with Xeon's.
This time I tried a Ryzen 7 2700X and skipped Intel to see if AMD had caught up. I'm impressed. Threadripper next me thinks

I have an 1800X and a 2700X sitting here. My next rig would have been a threadripper but my 1800X motherboard blew recently and while I could afford it, I couldn't justify a threadripper so I grabbed the Intel. Constant running at 5GHz it's freaky fast. I noted that AMD didn't relase a 2800X this time around so I assume that they're keeping it open to leapfrog Intel again.

I nearly went with the 1800X but I'm glad I waited for the 2700X. Running it on an Asus Prime X470 Pro that has just had it's bios updated for the next gen AMD CPU's. It's been rock solid. RAM sits @3600MHz out of the box with XMP enabled. something I didn't experience with the i7-8700k when overclocked. System freeze up's were constant. Perhpas it was some of the software I was using, probably Windows 10 and some of the updates caused issues. I'll never know because I just couldn't be bothered tinkering any longer to get it stable after having my head in the bios for so long

I've seen the allged specs for AMD's next offering that's on the way in a couple of months.
The 3700X will have 12 cores and run @ 4GHz with a boost to 5GHz.
If AMD can pull this off then Kudos to them. Intel are now focusing on GPU's with staff from both AMD and Nvidia jumping ship to help them achieve their goals.

It's about time we saw some competition in the hardware field

[Fuzzy Penquin]

I would like to know as well, if you're willing to tell us. Pretty please? Seeing your high end specs, I can imagine ALL kinds of possible uses for a rig like that. And I'm fascinated by what people do with their computers beyond web surfing and email.

I do a lot of video transcoding and software development that requires compiling lots of source code or working with huge databases, plus lots of experimentation that requires frequent restores from backup, which I prefer to take as little time as possible, but more than anything, I abhor both lag and tearing. I want snappy! And I want it now!

Besides that, I can afford it

Neat, sounds extremely interesting and fun. And experimentation is a blast! My current experimental tinkering is with Arduino and Raspberry Pi.

LOL @ "I want snappy! And I want it now!" I can relate to that. Lag drives me nuts. The computer at work is very laggy and I swear it's going to eventually cause me to have a brain aneurysm. My cell phone is snappier!

[catweazel]

I nearly went with the 1800X but I'm glad I waited for the 2700X. Running it on an Asus Prime X470 Pro that has just had it's bios updated for the next gen AMD CPU's. It's been rock solid. RAM sits @3600MHz out of the box with XMP enabled. something I didn't experience with the i7-8700k when overclocked. System freeze up's were constant. Perhpas it was some of the software I was using, probably Windows 10 and some of the updates caused issues. I'll never know because I just couldn't be bothered tinkering any longer to get it stable after having my head in the bios for so long

It was more than likely a BIOS issue. I have a number of OSen installed and Windwoes 10 runs fine on a permanent 5GHz overclock.

I've seen the allged specs for AMD's next offering that's on the way in a couple of months.
The 3700X will have 12 cores and run @ 4GHz with a boost to 5GHz.
If AMD can pull this off then Kudos to them. Intel are now focusing on GPU's with staff from both AMD and Nvidia jumping ship to help them achieve their goals.

It's about time we saw some competition in the hardware field

The problem with Intel is that they can't produce 10nm chips properly, and they rehash previous generations and label them as a new generation. The i9 9xxx series is a reworked 8xxxx. Then they have the cheek to charge a high premium, and when that doesn't work, they do this. lol - unbelievable, but apparently true.

...the chip company is asking system builders to bid for the chips in an online auction.

No warranty either.

[catweazel]

LOL @ "I want snappy! And I want it now!" I can relate to that. Lag drives me nuts. The computer at work is very laggy and I swear it's going to eventually cause me to have a brain aneurysm. My cell phone is snappier!

You may have just articulated a new truism... This article illustrates how much smartphones are blurring the lines to laptops.