[plug] Which Hardware & Where to buy for Linux desktop in Perth?

Sat Apr 18 11:45:53 AWST 2020

Hi Plug
Thank you Chris, Andrew, Bill, Marcos, Russell, Byron, Bret, Benjamin & Everyone for your good replies. 

I’m still working on the purchase
I’ll go in to talk to PLE again on a quieter weekday and report back on my solution. 

Many thanks 

Daniel 
Perth 

(Currently the Perth stay home or work from home for many has seen  an increase in business for computer shops such that MSY and Austin aren’t taking phone calls and others like PLE and Austin seem to be scrambling to keep up with demand)

> On 16 Apr 2020, at 22:03, Benjamin <zorlin at gmail.com> wrote:
> 
> 
> The really good news is that with Ubuntu 20.04 (Focal Fossa) right around the corner, you'll have great hardware support on a nice long-term release of Ubuntu which will be supported for a long, long time. That said, same with Ubuntu 18.04 once you run all the updates and the Hardware Enablement Kernel (HWE).
> 
> Anyways, to echo everyone else - Linux compatibility on a laptop is likely great, and Linux compatibility on a *desktop* is VERY likely great.
> ~ b
> 
>> On Thu, Apr 16, 2020 at 1:55 PM Byron Hammond <byronester at gmail.com> wrote:
>> Hi Daniel
>> 
>> I'm a long time Linux user and know the uncertainty you are dealing with.
>> If it makes it any easier, I can provide the specs of my recently purchased system which I use Ubuntu Mate 19.10 with.
>> Everything works as expected, even Linux gaming.
>> As others have said though, you should be fine with whatever you get, but I would avoid the latest and greatest features that may not yet have support.
>> 
>> Bought from PLE Computers, but you will probably find it cheaper elsewhere.
>> 
>> PLE-620292 Intel Thermal Solution TS15A LGA1151 CPU Cooler (BXTS15A) 1.00 $49.00 $4.45 $49.00
>> PLE-629393 Intel Core i5 8600K 3.6GHz Coffee Lake 9MB No HSF 1.00 $374.00 $34.00 $374.00 Retail Box (BX80684I58600K) 
>> PLE-626123 MSI GeForce GTX1050Ti Gaming X 4GB GDDR5 (GTX 1.00 $299.00 $27.18 $299.00 1050 Ti GAMING X 4G) 
>> PLE-616946 Fractal Design Define R5 Black Mid Tower Case (FD- 1.00 $174.00 $15.82 $174.00 CA-DEF-R5-BK) 
>> PLE-624498 G.Skill 16GB (2x8GB) DDR4 Trident Z 3200MHz (F4- 1.00 $349.00 $31.73 $349.00 3200C16D-16GTZSW) 
>> PLE-630936 eVGA SuperNOVA G1+ 650W Fully Modular 80PLUS Gold Power Supply (120-GP-0650-X4) 1.00 $159.00 $14.45 $159.00
>> PLE-629489 MSI Z370 Gaming Pro Carbon AC LGA1151-CL ATX 1.00 $349.00 $31.73 $349.00 Desktop Motherboard (Z370 GAMING PRO AC)
>> 
>> Best of luck
>> 
>>> On Thu, 16 Apr 2020 at 13:41, William Kenworthy <billk at iinet.net.au> wrote:
>>> 
>>>> On 16/4/20 1:31 pm, Andrew Innes wrote:
>>>> Audio over HDMI should work
>>>> 
>>>> Is there any problem with getting a HP or Dell workstation and just shoving in a AMD Radeon card?
>>>> 
>>>> 
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>>> In the old days we would take in a livecd or USB stick and boot sysrescuecd, ubuntu or other favorite distros live system in and ask if they could boot it up.
>>> 
>>> Most modern hardware works out of the box, but [b]leeding edge can take longer to get drivers etc.  Check the distros forums for current issues.
>>> 
>>> BillK
>>> 
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