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    Phoronix: The Intel Core i7 5960X Continues Running Great On Linux

    For those able to spend $1000+ (USD) on a processor, the Intel Core i7 5960X is a fantastic offering that is still leaving me pleased with the performance after extensive Linux testing...

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    Component quality and failures

    Concerning computer components, are there any resources about recent hardware pieces covering their quality both at a hardware level and under Linux? It is very hard to keep up with open software evolving so fast, but choosing computer components for Linux seems a raffle! It would be nice to know about those things not reported before acquiring a product: full dmesg logs, stability issues, features (not) working,... Tom's Hardware seems to be centered mainly around Windows.

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      Originally posted by kalrish View Post
      Concerning computer components, are there any resources about recent hardware pieces covering their quality both at a hardware level and under Linux? It is very hard to keep up with open software evolving so fast, but choosing computer components for Linux seems a raffle! It would be nice to know about those things not reported before acquiring a product: full dmesg logs, stability issues, features (not) working,... Tom's Hardware seems to be centered mainly around Windows.
      Most x86 compatible processors are supported by default I would imagine. Sata and ide based hardware is supported ina generic way. Really, the only thing to watch out for is non-HID compliant input devices like the XBox controllers, and any PCI/e/AGP device. Very rarely have a I found a mobo that has issues but occasionaly happens as well.

      Edit, all usb devices that arent hid devices require drivers to be useful is what I meant.
      Last edited by computerquip; 19 September 2014, 11:57 AM.

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        Originally posted by computerquip View Post
        Most x86 compatible processors are supported by default I would imagine. Sata and ide based hardware is supported ina generic way. Really, the only thing to watch out for is non-HID compliant input devices like the XBox controllers, and any PCI/e/AGP device. Very rarely have a I found a mobo that has issues but occasionaly happens as well.

        Edit, all usb devices that arent hid devices require drivers to be useful is what I meant.
        Thank you! To your list, I would add BIOS and UEFI implementations; especially in laptops, they tend to be pretty obscure. I guess it would still be prudent to search in the stored dmesg logs of OpenBenchmarking.org, and to ask (here). I didn't know the PTS saved the system logs, by the way. It's a great feature.

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