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</o:shapelayout></xml><![endif]--></head><body lang=EN-US link="#0563C1" vlink="#954F72"><div class=WordSection1><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#1F497D'>I’m all about the custom build rigs. Ryzen 3 will be available shortly, and would be my recommendation unless you have a really specific need for an Intel based system. By all means, startup a thread.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#1F497D'>For what it’s worth, the parts I picked up on Black Friday for my most recent system were:<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><table class=MsoNormalTable border=0 cellspacing=0 cellpadding=0 width=0 style='width:175.8pt;border-collapse:collapse'><tr style='height:15.0pt'><td width=234 nowrap valign=bottom style='width:175.8pt;padding:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt;height:15.0pt'><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black'>Ryzen 2700X<o:p></o:p></span></p></td></tr><tr style='height:15.0pt'><td width=234 nowrap valign=bottom style='width:175.8pt;padding:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt;height:15.0pt'><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black'>Asus ROG Strix X470-F<o:p></o:p></span></p></td></tr><tr style='height:15.0pt'><td width=234 nowrap valign=bottom style='width:175.8pt;padding:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt;height:15.0pt'><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black'>Corsair H150i<o:p></o:p></span></p></td></tr><tr style='height:15.0pt'><td width=234 nowrap valign=bottom style='width:175.8pt;padding:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt;height:15.0pt'><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black'>Samsung 970 Pro 1TB<o:p></o:p></span></p></td></tr><tr style='height:15.0pt'><td width=234 nowrap valign=bottom style='width:175.8pt;padding:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt;height:15.0pt'><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black'>G skill Flare X F4 3200C 14D-16GB<o:p></o:p></span></p></td></tr><tr style='height:15.0pt'><td width=234 nowrap valign=bottom style='width:175.8pt;padding:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt;height:15.0pt'><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black'>Corsair Carbide 275R<o:p></o:p></span></p></td></tr></table><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif'>From:</span></b><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif'> CALUG [mailto:calug-bounces@unknownlamer.org] <b>On Behalf Of </b>Edward Makowski<br><b>Sent:</b> Monday, June 17, 2019 2:59 PM<br><b>To:</b> calug@unknownlamer.org<br><b>Subject:</b> [CALUG] new laptop and desktop<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><div><p class=MsoNormal>Hi All,<o:p></o:p></p><div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal>I seem to be in the market for a Linux laptop and Desktop...<o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal>I've seen a lot of reviews that recommend the Dell XPS 13 Developer Edition,<o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal>I was curious about what the LUG would recommend...<o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal>(This should be able to run Mint [possibly Gentoo] and virtualize Windows...<o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal>and will mostly be used for school with some minimal gaming [mb Hollowknight])<o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal>As for the Desktop I'm planning to do a 'build your own' rig... if you're interested<o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal>in helping me pick parts for performance, budget, and compatibility please let me know<o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal>and I'll start a thread..<o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal>-Edward<o:p></o:p></p></div></div></div></body></html>