GNU/Linux AMD Ryzen PC Build: Part 5

Back in August of 2017 I put together a Linux-Ryzen-PC (Build 2). At the time my build would not let me play games at 1440p or 2160p. And video encoding of large frames was not good with the Ryzen 3 series processors.

In Dec of 2019. I spent around $430.00 on my latest upgrades.

Upgraded Parts list:

GPU Powercolor Red Dragon RX 5700 (openbox)
PSU EVGA SuperNOVA 550 G3, 80 Plus Gold 550W

Parts retired list:

GPU GeForce GTX MSI 1070 Ti AERO 8G (per-owned)
PSU EVGA 450 B3, 80 Plus BRONZE 450W

Note Upgrading from GTX 1070 Ti to RX 5700 is not something I would recommend to most people because the performance of the RX 5700 is not much better than the GTX 1070 Ti. But an AMD GPU is better if you are an open-source driver fan. The open source driver is part of the kernel, meaning less steps to get up and running with a GNU/Linux steam. Just plug and play. AMD's Navi GPU support is baked into Linux 5.3 and Mesa 19.3.

MY full Linux PC build:

Linux Mint 19.3
Linux kernel version 5.3.0-24
4.5 Mesa 19.3.1~kisak1~b_amd64

CPU  Ryzen™ 7 2700 processor CPU Cores 8 Threads 16
GPU  Powercolor Red Dragon RX 5700
RAM  Team Elite Plus DDR4 2400 16GB (2 x 8GB) (PC4 19200)
MOTHERBOARD ASRock AB350M Pro4  (BIOS 5.90 2019/7/5)
STORAGE  Intel 545s Series 2.5" 256GB (SSDSC2K W256G8X1)+WB Blue 1TB 7200 RPM (WD10EZEX)
SOUND Onboard
NETWORK  Onboard (wired gigabit Ethernet)
PSU    EVGA SuperNOVA 550 G3, 80 Plus Gold 550W
CASE   MasterBox Lite 3 (MCW-L3S2-KN5N)
OPTICAL DRIVE  ASUS DVD-ROM(DVD-E818AAT/BLK/B/GE)
Case fan 3 120mm be quiet! BL070 SILENTWINGS 3 PWM

The Power color Red Dragon RX 5700 offers excellent GPU-accelerated performance in a variety of programs, and for those who care, gaming. For digital creatives, including graphic artists, designers, illustrators and 3D professionals, the RX 5700 can make a huge difference with some tools, and some effects that can not even run on a CPU alone. While it dose not have quite the same graphical power of workstation-class graphics cards, the RX 5700 is more affordable alternative.

Linux-Ryzen-PC past post: Part1 Part2 Part3