[Libre-soc-dev] maybe get ryzen 7950x for faster compilation and avx512

[Tobias Platen]

On Mon, 2022-09-26 at 11:24 -0500, Timothy Pearson via Libre-soc-dev
wrote:
> Why would you want to use non-free hardware (AMD PSP, a "ring -3"
> closed source signed binary) to work on a libre chip?  More
> importantly, why would libre-soc want to use its resources to
> purchase this type of non-free hardware for its developers?
> 
> At that price range, fully owner-controlled POWER9 hardware comes
> into play...just a thought. ;)
For the same reason I would never buy a Steamdeck, I have a Valve Index
that I use with my Talos II. Steam is proprietary, and technically it
won't run on the POWER9. But I don't need Steam and SteamVR, as Monado
and Libsurvice can be used instead. And I only play free games.

And I have been thinking of an Oculus Quest clone using libre-soc
hardware for about half a year.


> 
> ----- Original Message -----
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> > To: "Libre-Soc General Development" <
> > libre-soc-dev at lists.libre-soc.org>
> > Cc: "Jacob Lifshay" <programmerjake at gmail.com>
> > Sent: Monday, September 26, 2022 11:14:02 AM
> > Subject: [Libre-soc-dev] maybe get ryzen 7950x for faster
> > compilation and avx512
> 
> > the ryzen 7950x reviews went up today, it looks quite good,
> > compilation 2x
> > faster than the 3900x i currently have.
> > 
> > I was wondering if libre-soc wanted to help me upgrade (libre-soc
> > doesn't
> > have to pay for all of it), there's budget available in
> > https://bugs.libre-soc.org/show_bug.cgi?id=774
> > 
> > it has avx512 support which would be useful to test against.
> > 
> > I would use my old hardware to upgrade the build server -- that
> > should be a
> > massive improvement, around 2x, probably more if upgrading to a
> > nvme ssd.
> > 
> > I would need the 7950x, an am5 motherboard, ddr5 ram, and a new cpu
> > cooler.
> > it would also be nice to get a nvme ssd for use with the build
> > server. I'm
> > guessing it'll cost around $1500-2000 for all of that.
> > 
> > Jacob
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