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    Help me build my rig

    Hey All, I have a need for building a rig from scratch for some ML modeling work. Last time I built a rig was 2020 (for gaming, not ML) so I'm excited about this but also don't have a clue of what I need. Here is what I have on my mind: In the process of grabbing a Threadripper 3970X with...
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    Upgrading processor for my Gigabyte AX370 motherboard

    Just want to say thanks to everyone on the post. The upgrade had a few hitches, but it went through successfully. I outlined below the issues if anyone runs into this thread: - The BIOS upgrade instructions on gigabyte website are crap. But if you are using windows, this tool should work...
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    Upgrading processor for my Gigabyte AX370 motherboard

    Thanks. That link is super helpful but I have Gaming 3 - I'm hoping the compatibility list is still the same. Good tip on the BIOS update. I'm gonna find a 3rd Gen Ryzen now. Super helpful.
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    Upgrading processor for my Gigabyte AX370 motherboard

    Hi All, I currently have a Ryzen 5 1600. I'm hoping for a processor upgrade and I am not really in the mood for upgrading the motherboard at the moment. What's the best upgrade I can do here? I don't really need the latest and greatest. Just something that makes sense. I am a little confused by...
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    Looking for low power, 4k video capable, ubuntu pc

    Thanks, yeah I guess I should have mentioned that I was looking for something under $100. Otherwise it just feels like a bit of an overkill rather than just using an old laptop with screen off (i.e. headless) like LukeTbk suggested.
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    Looking for low power, 4k video capable, ubuntu pc

    Hi, I am looking for a solution that is low power (sort of like raspberry pi 4), can run Ubuntu, and can play 4k videos using mplayer or such. Here's what I have ruled out: nVidia Jetson Nano: This is what I currently have. It meets all the specs on paper, but support is extremely poor and...
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    Oculus quest like new $444 + shipping - Sold

    Sold Hi, Selling my quest - probably has about 1ish hour of use as I never got around to it. Pretty much like new - charger etc.. never unpacked. Comes with original box and all the accessories. Not trying to turn a profit here - this is just what I paid for it and realized I don't need it...
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    Raspberry Pi is shipping!!!

    whateverer So I got the Jetson nano, and trying to use it now. However, my fears about small computers other than Pi are slowly coming true. It is definitely a great powerful little thing - but support is really poor and things are broeken everywhere it seems. Installed Jetpack 4.2, and...
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    Raspberry Pi is shipping!!!

    whateverer Thanks, that's awesome detail! Reading more into this, it seems Jetpack supports Ubuntu - which is pretty critial to success (some kind of debian support). But are the binaries built for this architechture? Can I just do "sudo apt-get install xxx" or do I need to compile the...
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