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I'm curious if anyone has a similar story but running Linux instead of macOS? I have a DIY AMD 5600X system (128 GB RAM, two M.2 drives) that is fast but warm.
by pjungwir 4y ago
I'm curious if anyone has a similar story but running Linux instead of macOS? I have a DIY AMD 5600X system (128 GB RAM, two M.2 drives) that is fast but warm. In the summer it can be uncomfortable in my upstairs office, despite A/C. I could be tempted into trying an ARM workstation if I thought it would make a big difference on heat.
I don't really do gaming, except occasional Minecraft with the kids. My GPU is a 10+ years old GeForce GTX 560, and it seems fine. (But maybe that only works with x64? I don't know.)
I've already had a taste of Apple's ARM speeds with my M1 Macbook Air. Running `make clean && make` on Postgres is practically instant. I don't understand what's going on there to make it so fast. But for my daily work I'd rather be in Xubuntu. Is anyone out there doing something similar?
- robberth 4y agoNo experience myself but I've heard good things about Asahi Linux (https://asahilinux.org/ https://asahilinux.org/). Not sure how usable it already is as a daily driver.
- plasticchris 4y agoFor the heat try undervolting the cpu, there’s even a utility to help you get started with the settings by 1usmus, if you are willing to tinker you can get some incredible power efficiency.