So, I have a not so unique problem. I want to build a PC with decent power and good Linux support but local parts are hard to get and importing is a mess.
Local shops don’t have much
https://www.scanmalta.com/shop/ this is the only local shop with parts in stock, and even they only have 1 amd GPU.
I’m looking for both amd CPU and GPU. At least 16 GB of ram and ideally as cheap as I can. Anyone have any advice to give me?
I’m aiming for something midrange-ish
Hmm, yeah, I get what you’re saying. I guess for me, I don’t feel like I have a ton of time to actually sit down and learn stuff, so any way I can make it more fun or give myself some kind of incentive to learn helps.
I know I want to get the end result, but it’s just a matter of tricking my stupid monkey brain into thinking it’s just fun games when I’m learning lol. It prevents me from getting bored long enough for me to dig in and get interested
Honestly, it’s just a matter of knowing this list:
- CPU
- RAM
- motherboard
- GPU
- hard drive
- case
- power supply
And roughly how they should fit together.
But every time I build a PC I have to figure out what the latest versions of these parts are, make sure they’re compatible, and when I get the parts they might have some unique form factor I have to figure out on the fly. Just going to PC Part Picker and picking out each part is 90% of the way there. After that it’s just a matter of getting them, sticking them together, crossing your fingers that it powers on, and installing an OS. If/when it doesn’t power on, THAT’S when you start learning…
But I would say building a PC is not a fraction as difficult as say, knowing how to work on a car.
