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Linux on the Desktop: Part Two

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Re: Linux on the Desktop: Part Two

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Post by spijdar »

samspenc wrote: post #3

Fascinating as the desktop computer and running Linux on it are, I find the blog's domain name (in Japanese, is it Katakana?) and HN's rendering of the URL even more riveting.

The name as displayed on HN is the "real" domain name, it's a format called Punycode, used to allow Unicode domain names despite DNS only allowing a subset of ASCII characters.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Internationalized_domain_name

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Punycode

Re: Linux on the Desktop: Part Two

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Post by vbezhenar »

rishav_sharan wrote: post #2

With those specs, I am almost scared of asking - how much did it cost?

Prices are from NewEgg (except case)

       Xtia Xproto-N                                $118
       ASUS ROG Strix X570-I                        $268
       Ryzen 9 5950X                                $750
    2x Samsung 980 Pro 1TB                       2x $180
       Team T-Force XTREEM ARGB 64GB (2 x 32GB)     $290
       Corsair SF 600W                              $130
       LIAN LI GALAHAD AIO 240                      $117
    2x Cooler Master MasterFan MF120 HALO        2x $ 17
       AMD Radeon Pro WX 2100                       $200
Total: $2267.

Intel Mac Mini with cheap CPU, 64 GB RAM and 2 TB SSD is $2699.

Re: Linux on the Desktop: Part Two

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Post by monksy »

vbezhenar wrote: post #6
rishav_sharan wrote: post #2

With those specs, I am almost scared of asking - how much did it cost?

Prices are from NewEgg (except case) Xtia Xproto-N $118 ASUS ROG Strix X570-I $268 Ryzen 9 5950X $750 2x Samsung 980 Pro 1TB 2x $180 Team T-Force XTREEM ARGB 64GB (2 x 32GB) $290 Corsair SF 600W $130 LIAN LI GALAHAD AIO 240 $117 2x Cooler Master MasterFan MF120 HALO 2x $ 17 AMD Radeon Pro WX 2100 $200 Total: $2267. Intel Mac Mini with cheap CPU, 64 GB RAM and 2 TB SSD is $2699.

You won't get the ryzen. However, you could go a lot cheaper on a smaller build with an IntelNUC

Re: Linux on the Desktop: Part Two

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Post by bserge »

I was looking at mITX boards, but microATX just seems better overall. Cheaper, better VRMs (can even overclock), 4 RAM slots, more onboard drive slots, extra PCIe slots (more SSDs, ports, or a fiber link to your NAS or Wifi, but that's easier with a LAN-to-OpenWRT router).

I didn't know a mITX board could handle a Ryzen 9 though.

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