Comment on Looking to build my first PC in almost 30 years; What should I be on the look out for?
possiblylinux127@lemmy.zip 4 months agoAMD graphics are terrible at any kind of media encoding or decoding. That probably won’t affect most people but it can be a problem for self hosting.
I also find that Intel CPUs are much easier to find than AMD when it comes to used hardware.
jjlinux@lemmy.ml 4 months ago
They are not terrible, they just don’t hold a candle to a Nvidia card of the same tier. And the Op is buying new not old. Not once did I say anything bad about any brand, like the Op, I’m not married to any of them, and only speak out of personal experience. I dont make money from them, they make money out of me.
possiblylinux127@lemmy.zip 4 months ago
I take it your taking about Intel? AMD GPUs tend to be a pretty good deal as there are tons of them used on AMD.
jjlinux@lemmy.ml 4 months ago
Maybe, I’ve never bought PC parts on eBay, or used for that matter. Too risky from my perspective. And yes, I’m talking about AMD GPUs. They are very good, but still behind Nvidia in every aspect.
possiblylinux127@lemmy.zip 4 months ago
Except for Linux support. Nvidia is awful on Linux compared to Intel (best) and AMD (solid).