Does somebody use both, current Intel and AMD tower PCs?

[Jared Greenwald]

Why don't you start with what you plan to do with this computer and work
your way backward.  You say 90W is your max power consumption but what is
it you plan to do with the system?  Honestly, if that's you're main driver
then you will probably be best off getting a mobile CPU but that will be
sacrificing a lot of performance.  You'd probably be best to start there as
a reasonable desktop processor will likely push you over that 90W threshold
from the start.

On Sat, Mar 18, 2023 at 4:12 PM Bret Busby <bret at busby.net> wrote:

> On 19/3/23 03:45, Ralf Mardorf via ubuntu-users wrote:
> > On Sun, 2023-03-19 at 02:49 +0800, Bret Busby wrote:
> >> Intel Xeon E5-2660
> >
> > Hi,
> >
> > 8 cores, 95 W is too much.
> >
> > I have to make compromises when it comes to power consumption.
> > I'm looking for an ATX full size tower, but computer performance when
> > using a hypervisor and power consumption should be similar to an iPad
> > Pro not using a hypervisor. It's ok, if the PC doe consume more power
> > than a tablet, but it at least should be below 90 W.
> >
> >> New computers here, are mostly junk
> >
> > I buy the individual parts and assemble my computers myself.
> >
> > IIUC you prefer Intel over AMD, but your hardware is dated.
> >
> > Regards,
> > Ralf
> >
>
> With the particular computer, I believe that, when I bought it, within
> (I think) the last six months), the package for the price, was very good
> value for money. Whilst the hardware may be dated, it is far more
> powerful, and, with more resources, than what is currently available
> here, in new personal computers, which tend now to come with 4GB RAM and
> 64GB storage.
>
> Regarding the Intel/AMD perception, I understand that Linux has had a
> problem with drives for AMD CPU's or AMD GPU's.
>
> I understand that (I think, from an article recently in The Register)
> AMD has now left Intel behind, in CPU processing power, like I believe
> that, when it was in fashion, the Mig 29 fighter-bomber was untouchable,
> as no other country had a fighter-bomber that could compete with it.
>
> Here in Australia, Intel means Wintel, as new computers with either no
> operating system installed, or, with Linux installed, are simply not
> available, from my understanding, so people buying new computers, have a
> choice of excessively priced Mac computers, or window boxes.
>
> Whilst in advanced countries, Dell computers, and other brands of new
> computers,  are available with Linux preinstalled, this is Australia, a
> few decades behind the rest of the world (where, if we ever get to
> launch Australian space rockets, the feral parliament will probably try
> to make them coal fired steam engine powered, and, similarly, if
> Australia ever develops InterContinental Ballistic Missiles - they will
> likely leave a trail of coal smoke - that is why the first military aid
> sent from Australia to the Ukraine, was shiploads of coal, so the
> Ukrainian soldiers could throw lumps of coal at the russian soldiers).
>
> So, whilst the hardware of this computer, may be dated, it is more
> powerful, has more resources, and, is more advanced, than what are sold
> as new personal computers in Australia, which are what are rejected by
> the other countries.
>
> ..
> Bret Busby
> Armadale
> West Australia
> (UTC+0800)
> ..............
>
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