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Me looking at the huge list of AMD CPUs currently available

24/04/26(Fri)11:38

I think it's time to build a new server. I would like to use AMD rather than Intel, because fuck Intel. It's a small home server so it wants to be power efficient, nothing fancy etc.

So I look up what AMD has available and fuck me is there a shit ton of CPUs available!?!

It's interesting that they are making PCI 3, 4 & 5 at the same time. And honestly PCI speed is not a big concern for a home server because it'll be running SATA HDDs for storage.

Built-in GPU is a must because there is no point in spending a lot more money on a seperate GPU for the one in a while occasion I need to see it on a display.

One down side of PCI 5 is that the mobos are double the price of PCI 3, but PCI 3 does feel maybe a little old at this point. Maybe it's nothing to worry about, I don't really need anything more than that!?!

I like the Ryzen 5 5600GT, great specs except for being PCI 3. The Ryzen 5 7400 looks like a good alternative with PCI 5, but the mobos are very expensive.

First world problems can be exhausting XD

And on the issue of RAM I'll be buying second hand off ebay. Brand new RAM prices can fuck all the way off!!!

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24/04/26(Fri)23:59

Comment No.39708

On a personal note, my experience with AM5 hasn't been rock solid. The long boot times can still occur but on a server that is pretty normal, right? The Asus B650E-E was very unstable with both 7700X & 7800X3D cpu's. Only after the latest firmware update it became somewhat stable. However I never had any issues with the AM3 & AM4 platforms.

Oh, and you can underclock every AMD cpu so don't look to hard on the TDP.
So far the AMD Ryzen 5 5600GT seems good; 6 cores with SMT and an iGPU.

I use the 5600X, which lacks the iGPU, for my VR rig. And it works really good

24/04/26(Fri)12:39

Comment No.39707

And now I realise that one I linked is the 5655G and not the 5655GE, the G is TDP 64W and the GE is TDP 35W. So the one I linked maybe isn't such a good idea. Hmm.

24/04/26(Fri)12:01

Comment No.39706

Ok, so I now I see a Ryzen 5 5655GE which has a TDP of 35W rather than 65W which is good for a always on little server, and almost as quick as a 5600GT, but is PCI 3. Maybe this is the way. Hmm.

https://www.scan.co.uk/products/asus-a520m-k-ddr4-matx-motherboard-plus-amd-ryzen-5-pro-5655g-6-core-12-thread-oem-processor-bundle

24/04/26(Fri)11:49

Comment No.39705

Ok, so the 5600GT is actually PCI 4, not 3, but it is still on the AM4 socket, not AM5.

Hmm, more research required XD

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