some newbie hardware feedback

[David]

For newbies pondering a build of a new computer with Ryzen platform.
( to run Fedora, of course, or at least an rpm-based Linux distro )


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add to the topic,
that would interest the general audience, or to correct any errors in the
post.

Regarding temperatures of hardware using two budget components:
Ryzen 3 and Radeon 5500XT.

The link below is a readout from the package "glances."


https://www.dropbox.com/s/fctqi9za6nbsjm1/Photo%20Oct%2007%2C%205%2043%20...

This is with more applications running simultaneously than I would ever use
in the real world
( Torcs, SuperTuxCart, Firefox, Gmail, Youtube, glances, CPU-X, OBS-Studio,
etc )

My computer case is enormous and with lots of premium fans:  two 120mm's on
the front
and exhaust fans on the rear top, and a rear exhaust fan, and a giant
Noctua air-cooler with two fans.

graphics card:  a refurbished PowerColor 5500XT ( is at 40 degrees C
according to CPU-X )
cpu:   Ryzen 3 1200AF ( is at 35 C according to CPU-X )
OS:     Fedora Rawhide with Gnome 3.38.1 ( kernel 5.9.0.rc8 )

Room temperature:   22.78 C

I have no idea what I am doing, so please do not shoot the messenger.

Summary:

I am attempting to suggest, that if you are a newbie exploring Fedora and
only do basic
computing stuff, to build a Ryzen computer with case that has a mesh intake
front and a good
exhaust fan.       Maybe that is common sense, but lots of cases on the
market have a front
glass panel that blocks a whole lot of the intake and changing the
dust-filter is squirrely on some
older cases.

Conclusion:     If you build a new computer with the new 12 nm Ryzen 3, and
use a good air-cooler, and a case
with good air-flow, then you will be able to do basic computer task, with
no temperature problems.

In addition:

If you carefully build your computer with optimum parts, you will likely
experience similar temperature results using the new 12 nm Ryzen 5 ( 1600AF
).   I would be
making assumption that the cpu load temperature would be around 4 degrees
higher.    I would
have bought that instead, had it been available on sale at the time I
bought my Ryzen 3 1200AF.

David Locklear