<div dir="auto">If one is not using the AMD GPU functionality, then it doesn't matter. x86-64 is x86-64, AMD invented it, and it just runs the OS like any x86-64 would. <div dir="auto"><br></div><div dir="auto">The GPUs in this case are 100% nVidia, 0% AMD. </div><div dir="auto"><br></div><div dir="auto">Now trying to support nVidia without their proprietary kernel module is a serious PITA. There are serious limitations, and forget various vector processing options. </div><div dir="auto"><br></div><div dir="auto">Just how nVidia is playing the game. </div><div dir="auto"><br></div><div dir="auto">- bjs</div><br><br><div class="gmail_quote" dir="auto"><div dir="ltr">On Tue, Feb 12, 2019, 16:10 Tim Spangler <<a href="mailto:tspang@jefnet.com">tspang@jefnet.com</a> wrote:<br></div><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex">Hi Ainsley,<br>
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I have a Ryzen 2700X sitting here with 2 Nvidia cards running on Fedora 29 without a problem, so I don't think there will be significant problems for using a NVidia card for basic display output. <br>
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That said, trying to blacklist one of them and using PCI Express Pass through to have direct access from a KVM VM is proving to quite be challenging. <br>
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-Tim<br>
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To: Wes Westhaver <<a href="mailto:wes@westhaver.com" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer">wes@westhaver.com</a>><br>
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Subject: Re: [CALUG] Looking for advice<br>
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Hi Wes,<br>
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The latest Linux kernel has builtin support for the AMD GPUs without any special firmware downloads. I’m not sure if Nvidia silk requires that you download drivers from their site. I know historically they did not play well with Linux? <br>
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Several of the more modern GPUs will support 2, 3 or 4 monitors. <br>
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Ainsley<br>
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> On Feb 12, 2019, at 13:45, Wes Westhaver <<a href="mailto:wes@westhaver.com" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer">wes@westhaver.com</a>> wrote:<br>
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> Hello,<br>
> <br>
> I would like to purchase a desktop computer, install Linux (Ubuntu or <br>
> Mint?), and attach two (possibly three) monitors to it. Can anyone <br>
> here provide guidance on what desktop systems and video cards are well <br>
> supported by Linux?<br>
> <br>
> I'm probably going to purchase some refurbished equipment from <br>
> PCLiquidations (<a href="https://www.pcliquidations.com/" rel="noreferrer noreferrer" target="_blank">https://www.pcliquidations.com/</a>) since I'm on a tight <br>
> budget.<br>
> <br>
> Until now, I've only had experience with using Linux as a server <br>
> (mostly headless). But I want to get away from MS-Windows and go completely Linux.<br>
> Any advice would be very much appreciated.<br>
> <br>
> -Wes<br>
> <br>
> <br>
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