Back in April 2022, I asked for advice here re parts for a new machine (ANB6) & got some very helpful info (thanks to everyone). Since then, it hasn't worked out very well & I'm still relying on my 7-year-old machine (ANB5).
I want an AMD CPU, based on past experience ; I prefer a Gigabyte mobo ditto, but will consider other makes. I would like to have PCIe 4.0 , which is much faster than 3.0 , to improve Gentoo compile times ; I don't do gaming. I would like to avoid a separate graphics card, which are expensive & seem today to be designed for gaming enthusiasts. I want to buy from a physical store, not delivered by an on-line order, in case there's a defect, so that I can easily take it back to the store. Looking at the offerings from Canada Computers, my most convenient store, which I have used for all 5 of my previous home-built machines, my impression is that if you get PCIe 4.0 , you don't get CPU graphics, but have to buy a separate graphics card ; if you have built-in graphics in the CPU, you get only PCIe 3.0. I might be willing to get an Intel CPU, but in their specifications there's no mention of PCIe (3 or 4) : is this an accident or are PCIe's confined to AMD ? Intel seems to be a quite different world from AMD today. Does anyone have any useful advice or suggestions ? -- ========================,,============================================ SUPPORT ___________//___, Philip Webb ELECTRIC /] [] [] [] [] []| Cities Centre, University of Toronto TRANSIT `-O----------O---' purslowatchassdotutorontodotca
