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I am not taking PC build advice from a person that got their first AMD processor in 2021. Small 60 Hz monitor, crappy wireless mouse, and a Samsung 980 Pro SSD

I am not taking PC build advice from a person that got their first AMD processor in 2021. Small 60 Hz monitor, crappy wireless mouse, and a Samsung 980 Pro SSD. But hey, the person was trying to build a non gaming machine. Disappointing article That said, I totally get what the author was going for. It's that I completely disagree with most choices Edit: downvote all you want, there's nothing about this build that merits fluff

flatiron 5y ago
The part about them scratching their head about csm had me scratching my head too. OpenBSD is wonderful. But at the same time not really tailored to this setup.
- oblak 5y ago
  Doesn't make much sense to me. I thought the whole point of BSD is to run old hardware [for various reasons]
  - flatiron 5y ago
    As far as BSD “reasons” net bsd might be the “run on anything” reason. OpenBSD is more “code quality and security”. For example hyperthrrading is disabled by default. They priority security over speed.
floatboth 5y ago
For work, I'd definitely prefer resolution over refresh rate, and 4K120 is still too expensive sadly. Agree on the mouse, non-gaming mice are bad. What's wrong with the 980 Pro?
- beebeepka 5y ago
  4k120 is not only expensive, it's plagued by all sorts of issues, not to mention fans. As for 980pro. It's just an Eco with the Pro branding. Check out 5he reviews. It's a joke
  - floatboth 5y ago
    Which reviewers? Anandtech says it's, like, the first really good PCIe gen4 SSD https://www.anandtech.com/show/16087/the-samsung-980-pro-pcie-4-ssd-review https://www.anandtech.com/show/16087/the-samsung-980-pro-pci...
    - beebeepka 5y ago
      Well, have fun paying premium for TLC
vehemenz 5y ago
How is the refresh rate relevant? If it were a CRT, I could somewhat understand because 60 Hz visibly flickers and might give you a headache. But this has never been a concern with LCDs.
arepublicadoceu 5y ago
> I am not taking PC build advice from a person that got their first AMD processor in 2021. Luckly, nowhere in the article the author was giving anyone advice. He was just documenting his journey to mount his setup and did this beautifully, even if I don't agree with some choices myself. I believe you completely missed the point of the article, therefore the downvotes (Even if I didnt downvoted you myself).
approxim8ion 5y ago
> I am not taking PC build advice from a person that got their first AMD processor in 2021. Okay, but when I bought the PC I'm using right now Ryzen wasn't even a thing. And the Athlon stuff was hardly good.

flatiron 5y ago

The part about them scratching their head about csm had me scratching my head too. OpenBSD is wonderful. But at the same time not really tailored to this setup.

oblak 5y ago
Doesn't make much sense to me. I thought the whole point of BSD is to run old hardware [for various reasons]
- flatiron 5y ago
  As far as BSD “reasons” net bsd might be the “run on anything” reason. OpenBSD is more “code quality and security”. For example hyperthrrading is disabled by default. They priority security over speed.

floatboth 5y ago

For work, I'd definitely prefer resolution over refresh rate, and 4K120 is still too expensive sadly. Agree on the mouse, non-gaming mice are bad. What's wrong with the 980 Pro?

beebeepka 5y ago
4k120 is not only expensive, it's plagued by all sorts of issues, not to mention fans. As for 980pro. It's just an Eco with the Pro branding. Check out 5he reviews. It's a joke
- floatboth 5y ago
  Which reviewers? Anandtech says it's, like, the first really good PCIe gen4 SSD https://www.anandtech.com/show/16087/the-samsung-980-pro-pcie-4-ssd-review https://www.anandtech.com/show/16087/the-samsung-980-pro-pci...
  - beebeepka 5y ago
    Well, have fun paying premium for TLC

vehemenz 5y ago

How is the refresh rate relevant? If it were a CRT, I could somewhat understand because 60 Hz visibly flickers and might give you a headache. But this has never been a concern with LCDs.

arepublicadoceu 5y ago

> I am not taking PC build advice from a person that got their first AMD processor in 2021. Luckly, nowhere in the article the author was giving anyone advice. He was just documenting his journey to mount his setup and did this beautifully, even if I don't agree with some choices myself. I believe you completely missed the point of the article, therefore the downvotes (Even if I didnt downvoted you myself).

approxim8ion 5y ago

> I am not taking PC build advice from a person that got their first AMD processor in 2021. Okay, but when I bought the PC I'm using right now Ryzen wasn't even a thing. And the Athlon stuff was hardly good.