[kwlug-disc] New Linux PC Build Advice

[William Park]

On 2023-10-23 16:47, Jason wrote:
> I've already picked up the CPU, RAM, and Hard Drive(s).  Jason E had
> mentioned at the last in-person meetup to RAID-0 the drives, and I got
> two 4TB SSDs, so that's probably what I'll do.

I think, current SSDs are fast enough that RAID is not needed.  Since 
you already have 2 SSDs, you can
     - use one SSD for "/" and the other for "/home".
     - or, use one SSD for everything and other as exact backup.  Since 
they are the same size, you can image (dd) it via cron.

> For brands, I prefer to stay away from Asus and AsRock.  Favoring
> Gigabyte and MSI.  I've heard a few bad things about Gigabyte warranty
> support, but nothing concrete.

Is there special reason to avoid Asus?   Asus is what I go for 
motherboard and other consumer things.  (AsRock is shit).

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