| 06:05 | Exaga> | jnettlet: good morning! i've just noticed the honeycomb has an open PCIe slot... can't believe i didn't see this before. I assume this is because you would be able to fit a nVidia 2080 in there if you really wanted to? |
| 06:05 | Exaga> | even though it's only 8x gen 3 |
| 06:07 | jnettlet> | Exaga: yep, but I would recommend a Radeon. The AMD open source drivers are much better supported. |
| 06:07 | Exaga> | hmmm sorry jnettlet i do not do AMD/ATI unless i am forced into it |
| 06:07 | Exaga> | in that respect count me as a snob |
| 06:08 | jnettlet> | Although most the high end cards are complete overkill powerwise for the platform. |
| 06:08 | Exaga> | jnettlet: realistically... it'll be a nvidia 7300 |
| 06:08 | jnettlet> | Exaga, what good is nVidia hardware that can only run the nouveau drivers that nVidia doesn't contribute to? |
| 06:08 | Exaga> | because it will be 99.9% headless |
| 06:08 | jnettlet> | remember this is ARM64 so you will not be getting vendor drivers |
| 06:10 | Exaga> | jnettlet: sure. with all due respect, not that i would ever question your judgement, but graphics capabilities will only be considered for porting slackware onto it and the setup. so it's not high on the list for me |
| 06:10 | Exaga> | i do not need it to play minecraft or such like |
| 06:12 | Exaga> | and being a nVidia snob, the only ATI gfx card i own is a Rage 128 (AGP) lol |
| 06:14 | Exaga> | as for ARM64... if you are suggesting that (regarding drivers) I will be hard-pressed for support... I've already bought the t-shirt while doing the sarpi64.fatdog.eu stuff |
| 06:14 | Exaga> | it's no-mans-land and in order to get things working i must do a lot of DIY |
| 06:15 | Exaga> | raspberry pi is not supported by slackware, slackware is not supported by rpi foundation |
| 06:15 | jnettlet> | The AMD mesa drivers work great. I am typing this on an mcbin with a Radeon 550. Dual display, hardware video decoding |
| 06:16 | Exaga> | jnettlet: then if it's even possible for me to afford the honeycomb I might have to resort to an AMD gfx card too |
| 06:16 | jnettlet> | AMD is doing a great supporting the OSS community really |
| 06:17 | Exaga> | were you involved in IT during the late 90s/early 2000s ? |
| 06:17 | jnettlet> | yes. Network and Security |
| 06:17 | Exaga> | and do you remember the horrors of AMD? |
| 06:18 | jnettlet> | well basically worked my way up through most the divisions |
| 06:18 | Exaga> | this era is where i get my principles from |
| 06:18 | jnettlet> | But that was before AMD owned them |
| 06:18 | Exaga> | and i have stuck with intel and nvidia ever since |
| 06:19 | Exaga> | sure thing. but back then ATI were the ones playing catch-up to intel and nvidia |
| 06:19 | Exaga> | i've just stuck with what i knowe works |
| 06:19 | Exaga> | maybe it is time to revise that mindset |
| 06:20 | Exaga> | one thing is for sure... i do not need a powerful card for any purposes |
| 06:20 | jnettlet> | like I said. The RX550 is just about perfect for running a modern 3D accelerated desktop |
| 06:21 | Exaga> | :D |
| 06:21 | Exaga> | please don't ask me when was the last time i used X bercause I won;t be able to accurately tell you |
| 06:21 | Exaga> | sorry for typos... i got a new keyboard |
| 06:22 | Exaga | 06:22 * Exaga makes note of the RX550 |
| 06:23 | jnettlet> | I basically use it just for the power consumption. |
| 06:23 | jnettlet> | It basically uses between 10 and 15 watts while running my desktop |
| 06:24 | Exaga> | good to know. i just looked up the rx550 specs. wayyyyyyy too powerful for my needs |
| 06:24 | Exaga> | you could play GTA 5 on that thing! |
| 06:24 | jnettlet> | with the price drops you can get an rx570 which will take a bit more power, 3x as much on the high end while gaming |
| 06:25 | jnettlet> | but it does support 4x display outputs |
| 06:26 | Exaga> | when i win the lottery this weekend the second thing I'll do is email Atai and order 10 honeycomb boards, and 1 rx550 :P |
| 06:26 | Exaga> | production boards* |
| 06:29 | Exaga> | but it's good to know the PCIe is open-ended to support a number of gfx cards |
| 06:29 | jnettlet> | yep. |
| 06:29 | Exaga> | for me personally it doesn;t matter if they are supported with software or not |
| 06:30 | Exaga> | as loing as i get a display thats all that matters |