That system sounds like a good match, even for an RTX 2060 or 2060KO!ZePompom wrote:Trying to minimize the amount of e-waste, I plan to keep the HDD as long as it works properly (aka doesn't reduce the PPDs too much). But if I replace it, of course it'll be for a SSD.
Bought a Athlon 200GE on eBay and a GA-A320M-S2H motherboard + 4GB 2666MHz ram (the highest ram frequency this CPU can handle).
+ Reusing old PC case (no name stuff), HDD (250GB Maxtor) and power supply (Corsair HX520w)
Total cost of the upgrade : Around 125€
THank you for the advice, but I don't want to go intel, I spent 30€ for a 2x 3.2 GHz CPU (+hyperthreading), Included video chip, 35W TDP only despite being in 14nm. It's a bargain, and compatible with my Ryzen 5 (so if I replace the Ryzen 5 2600 in my gaming PC for something like a Ryzen 7, I can give a new home to the Ryzen 5 2600 inside the rig just by removing the cheap Athlon).
I can also use with the athlon the cooler provided with the Ryzen 5 (but I don't use because bought a Coolermaster Hyper 212 for the Ryzen), allowing me to give the Athlon an overkill cooler for free.
Celerons of similar price range burn more power (G4920 have a TDP of 54W for example), need more expensive motherboards, I don't have good cooler for them and they are not interchangeable with my main PC.
I did several tests under Lubuntu with the old hardware already (Intel E5300, 2GB DDR2 800MHz, Asus P5K-PL AM), and will do some more with the new hardware once I'll get it. I try to avoid windows for this kind of use.
I try to keep the prices low, as it was supposed to be a "reuse old PC as it is, just replacing the Video Card" project. I didn't plan to buy a whole upgrade kit. Since it doesn't work with the old hardware, I choose the upgrade way instead of giving up the project, but I spent much more than planned already. So no 7nm Ryzen or 10th gen Intel for me
Just check if it has PCIE 2.0 or 3.0, and how many PCIE ports it has at what speeds.
PCIE 2.0 x8 or 3.0 x4 ports are fast enough for everything (excluding a 2080 Ti) for Linux.
PCIE 2.0 x4 ports are fast enough for GTX GPUs (or likes).
The harddrive to SSD swap, is indeed not going to make your PC fold significantly faster, but it does save energy and heat.
And it makes the interface so much snappier!