updating motherboard and CPU

pinkladyvenus

Where is the best place to get replacements for  motherboard and CPU will be running Linux

debitcardmayhem

Vague question . what pc are you trying to update?

Neil_Jones

pinkladyvenus said:

Where is the best place to get replacements for  motherboard and CPU will be running Linux

There are various online shops.

Some are cheaper than others, though if the machine you wish to upgrade is older than the ark, then the only place will be eBay.

Also worth noting some computer systems are totally bespoke and have no upgradeability.

MouldyOldDough

How about a Raspberry Pi ?

a Pi 4 Model B 8Gb will easily outperform any PC that you can obtain or upgrade too - and costs just £75 !

They are designed for Linux

km1500

what board / processor / memory do you have and what do you want from the upgrade ?

facade

MouldyOldDough said:

How about a Raspberry Pi ?

a Pi 4 Model B 8Gb will easily outperform any PC that you can obtain or upgrade too - and costs just £75 !

They are designed for Linux

???

I seriously doubt that.

Here is a comparison between a Pi4 and a celeron N5105

https://www.cpu-monkey.com/en/compare_cpu-raspberry_pi_4_b_broadcom_bcm2711-vs-intel_celeron_n5105

I'm sure the ancient i5-4690k I'm using now would make a pi4 look pedestrian.

Now in terms of performance per watt, the Pi4 would win easily, not in actual performance.

Neil_Jones

facade said:

MouldyOldDough said:

How about a Raspberry Pi ?

a Pi 4 Model B 8Gb will easily outperform any PC that you can obtain or upgrade too - and costs just £75 !

They are designed for Linux

???

I seriously doubt that.

Here is a comparison between a Pi4 and a celeron N5105

The bench marks you've linked to are a bit biased because the Cinebench are designed to test a processor render ability.  The Pi 4 isn't designed for that intensive stuff.  The Celeron can, though there are better options than that.

While its true the Pi4 is quite powerful for what it is, ultimately in computing you get what you pay for and the end result of what to buy is what you want it for.  Tinkering, mini projects, retro gaming, yes it's for for that, and it'll cope with writing blog posts, articles, light things like that (including its original aim - programming).  Beyond that though you're into the realms of more powerful hardware.

MouldyOldDough

Neil_Jones said:

facade said:

MouldyOldDough said:

How about a Raspberry Pi ?

a Pi 4 Model B 8Gb will easily outperform any PC that you can obtain or upgrade too - and costs just £75 !

They are designed for Linux

???

I seriously doubt that.

Here is a comparison between a Pi4 and a celeron N5105

The bench marks you've linked to are a bit biased because the Cinebench are designed to test a processor render ability.  The Pi 4 isn't designed for that intensive stuff.  The Celeron can, though there are better options than that.

While its true the Pi4 is quite powerful for what it is, ultimately in computing you get what you pay for and the end result of what to buy is what you want it for.  Tinkering, mini projects, retro gaming, yes it's for for that, and it'll cope with writing blog posts, articles, light things like that (including its original aim - programming).  Beyond that though you're into the realms of more powerful hardware.

Those benchmark scores appear to be based on Windows - the Pi 4 is not designed for windows - it  boots up in less than 5 seconds and is instant in response - you can't say that about the celeron

facade

A Pi cannot possibly outperform a typical pc in terms of processing power. For processing power you need cores and a higher frequency clock coupled with a reasonable amount of fast memory. (Which is where the money goes if you need the performance)

A Pi will use less energy doing the job it is designed for

I won't argue that it will boot up quicker. My old BBC model B will boot up quicker than any PC I've ever had, by the time I could move my hand from the switch at the back to the keyboard it was ready to go.

The OP never said what they are trying to update from, or what they want to use the linux system for, so no-one can advise realistically.

debitcardmayhem

No answer from the OP from the two questions asked which are relevant unlike the side posts

LeonardReyes

I would look towards xeon & huananzhi on aliexpress