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  • lemming741@lemmy.worldtoLinux@lemmy.mlCPU errors?
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    6 hours ago

    I had a 3700x that would lock up sometimes at light usage. Passed every stress test, and could idle for days. I swapped ram, psu, and mb with no effect. It’s possible the microcode and firmware mentioned here could have fixed it but I got another CPU and all my problems went away. Worth the $200 for me.









  • I think the N100 type CPUs are limited on PCIe lanes. You end up with less nvme, less sata, and usually no slots.

    You can find x570 am4 boards for less than $100 now. Two nvme, 8 sata, 2 big slots and 2 small.

    But all of that flexibility and expandability is going to cost you in power. My 7700x w/A380, 3 hdd is 125 watts 24/7. $10 a month on my power bill. I think those n100 mini PCs only have a 35w brick and idle at less than 15w.