[Ubuntu Oregon] New AMD Ryzen CPUs

2017-03-02 Thread Ryein C. Goddard
I found this cool video if anyone had any confusion about the new AMD chips. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sciuiEcrnzg&feature=youtu.be Personally I have a 8320 and have been waiting for a new chip coming out from AMD. I'm probably gonna get the 1700. Anyway, haven't seen any benchmarks fo

Re: [Ubuntu Oregon] New AMD Ryzen CPUs

2017-03-02 Thread Cody Smith
To be quite honest, I just bought a new motherboard and a 6300, so I'm not gonna rush out and make the stuff I bought useless anytime soon, besides, the Piledriver line is still solid, and you need a 4.10 kernel just to use SOME of the new features, AMD dropped the ball and didn't give specs to the

Re: [Ubuntu Oregon] New AMD Ryzen CPUs

2017-03-02 Thread Ryein Goddard
That makes sense. I probably don't need to upgrade honestly because I have 2 systems already, but it is just so cheap. I can build a new one for less then 1000 bucks and give my old system to my little brother or something. I have been keeping to the reddit ama going on. People are talking

Re: [Ubuntu Oregon] New AMD Ryzen CPUs

2017-03-02 Thread Che Dean
I'm looking at building Linda's new PC with AMD. She currently has a Phenom II 965BE system. Is there a meeting tomorrow? On Thu, 2 Mar 2017 at 15:33 Ryein Goddard wrote: > That makes sense. I probably don't need to upgrade honestly because I > have 2 systems already, but it is just so cheap.

Re: [Ubuntu Oregon] New AMD Ryzen CPUs

2017-03-02 Thread Che Dean
The new AMD chips do look incredible and they should drive the price of the older FX chips down. The important thing here is that they can compete with Intel again, we need competition in the market place. I'm actually itching to start building the new PC, I'll have to check out the condition of th

Re: [Ubuntu Oregon] New AMD Ryzen CPUs

2017-03-02 Thread Phil N
Hi everyone, There will be the Salem Ubuntu Hour happing tomorrow at Broadway Coffeehouse, located at 1300 Broadway St NE, in Salem, from 6:00PM to 7:00PM. For anyone interested in GNU/Linux distributions, including our favorite Ubuntu distro. Of course, I'll also try to make it to the Garten sto

Re: [Ubuntu Oregon] New AMD Ryzen CPUs

2017-03-02 Thread Che Dean
Hi Phil, Dual monitor stands ya say? I'd be interested in one of them. We have the car booked I was just waiting for confirmation from you guys. Che On Thu, 2 Mar 2017 at 19:25 Phil N wrote: > Hi everyone, > There will be the Salem Ubuntu Hour happing tomorrow at Broadway > Coffeehouse, located

Re: [Ubuntu Oregon] New AMD Ryzen CPUs

2017-03-02 Thread Thomas Mashos
How am I just now finding out about this garten store in Salem? On Thu, Mar 2, 2017, 7:32 PM Che Dean wrote: > Hi Phil, > Dual monitor stands ya say? I'd be interested in one of them. We have the > car booked I was just waiting for confirmation from you guys. > > Che > > On Thu, 2 Mar 2017 at 19

Re: [Ubuntu Oregon] New AMD Ryzen CPUs

2017-03-02 Thread Che Dean
Hi Thomas, I didn't know about it either until Phil introduced us to it a couple of months back. It's really cool, very good for picking up bit n bobs. On Thu, 2 Mar 2017 at 19:37 Thomas Mashos wrote: > How am I just now finding out about this garten store in Salem? > > On Thu, Mar 2, 2017, 7:32

Re: [Ubuntu Oregon] New AMD Ryzen CPUs

2017-03-02 Thread Benjamin Kerensa
Hi All, Are you doing weekend meetups at all ever? If the timing were right I might be able to make it down one weekend to say hi! On Thu, Mar 2, 2017 at 7:48 PM, Che Dean wrote: > Hi Thomas, > I didn't know about it either until Phil introduced us to it a couple of > months back. It's really

Re: [Ubuntu Oregon] New AMD Ryzen CPUs

2017-03-02 Thread Che Dean
Linda and me are open to weekend meetups, as long as we have a bit of notice. On Thu, 2 Mar 2017 at 20:32 Benjamin Kerensa wrote: > Hi All, > > Are you doing weekend meetups at all ever? If the timing were right I > might be able to make it down one weekend to say hi! > > > > On Thu, Mar 2, 2017

Re: [Ubuntu Oregon] New AMD Ryzen CPUs

2017-03-02 Thread Phil N
Yep it would be great to see Ben again, last time we met was back in 2012 during the Ubuntu release party at Puppet Labs. Thanks Ben for putting that on... I'd be willing to hang out till 8ish if Ben, Thomas, or other people from out of town wanted to venture over to Broadway Coffeehouse. As for G

Re: [Ubuntu Oregon] New AMD Ryzen CPUs

2017-03-02 Thread Phil N
Hi Che, Not sure the dual monitor stands are still there, they were 3 remaining when I was last there two Fridays ago. Last price I seen was $15/ea. Looking forward to seeing ya, let me know what time you'll be at Garten, and if time permits, we can meet up there like last time. I was planing on b

Re: [Ubuntu Oregon] New AMD Ryzen CPUs

2017-03-02 Thread Che Dean
Hi Phil, We're looking forward to it. We should be there before 3:00pm On Thu, 2 Mar 2017 at 23:27 Phil N wrote: > Hi Che, > Not sure the dual monitor stands are still there, they were 3 remaining > when I was last there two Fridays ago. > Last price I seen was $15/ea. > Looking forward to seein