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

[Yoni L]

I had serious issues with new hardware and NVIDIA. No curent distro
supports it out of the box and you need to install propriety drivers while
struggling with constant system freezes.

Not sure about other brands but I would avoid NVIDIA if possible

On Thu, 16 Apr 2020, 13:26 Chris Hoy Poy, <chris at hoypoy.id.au> wrote:

> Hi Daniel,
>
> Pretty much any new hardware (CPU / motherboard / ram) will work, for the
> video card - NVIDIA and AMD/Radeon are your two big names, both have
> reasonable out of the box graphics support with Linux these days.
>
> Wouldn't bother trying to get local store techs to assist, they are
> typically not as technical as they believe themselves to be.
>
> Cheers
> /chris
>
> On Thu, 16 Apr 2020, 1:22 pm Daniel, <daniel at iinet.net.au> wrote:
>
>> Hi Plug
>> I’m a keen but low skilled Linux user.
>> Buying a brand new desktop computer especially for Linux is a challenge
>> because I can’t seem to find a hardware compatibility list that’s up to
>> date nor a Perth pc shop who are Linux aware.
>>
>> I was thinking of downloading the new beta of Ubuntu 20.04 and asking a
>> shop if they had any prebuilt desktop computers if they could test them
>> (paying them I guess) but this seems a bit extreme.
>>
>> I am thinking of a virtualisation compliant CPU and motherboard with a
>> GPU that can output to a TV (is audio over HDMI a possibility?) as well as
>> a regular screen.
>> I believe there may be some combinations that work better together for
>> virtualisation ...
>>
>> Any suggestions on what to get and where to buy locally? (I need them to
>> build it)
>>
>> Any ideas would be a great help
>>
>> Thank you
>>
>> Daniel
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
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