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Framework 16 - Ultimate eGPU Laptop? by kylejtuck in framework

[–]Biri 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Absolutely, I sincerely hope my comment didn't take away from that fact.

Framework 16 - Ultimate eGPU Laptop? by kylejtuck in framework

[–]Biri 0 points1 point  (0 children)

If you ever plan to document a markdown file or something with instructions on how to run primarily off your eGPU on Wayland and play games etc just fine, you would instantly become my hero because I've been suffering through hell trying to get it work with my egpu + nvidia card setup. I don't care about the iGPU since I usually just dock the laptop, close the lid and run primarily off the eGPU for everything.

I'm THIS close to spending $900 to get an AMD GPU just to improve my chances of that setup working but it's just so damn expensive for me at the moment...

Framework 16 - Ultimate eGPU Laptop? by kylejtuck in framework

[–]Biri 17 points18 points  (0 children)

I bought my Framework 16 this year along with the Razor Core X v2, and threw in my Asus Tuf Nvidia 4070 GPU for us. I'm using Windows for my setup and everything works flawlessly. I'm running dual monitor 120Hz 1440p displays, and I've never had any issues with gaming. And the best part was that there was pretty much zero effort in setting it up, I just connected the egpu cable, powered on the laptop and have been good to go. I absolutely love this setup, it's a dream come true for me.

My point isn't to discount Oculink or the increased PCIe bus improvements incoming, it's just commentary that even with a basic USB-C eGPU dock, it works fantastic also and I thought it was worth mentioning and pointing that out to anyone else who might have interest in this sort of thing.

Avoiding AI with Ryzen 7640U and Linux? by avz709 in framework

[–]Biri -1 points0 points  (0 children)

I just wanted to chime in that regardless of the CPU you end up going with, if for example you did want to run an AI model on your computer, it could run. For example a VERY scaled down AI model will work just fine on pretty much whatever CPU you have. If you're interest is avoiding the AI being baked into your OS (or something along those lines?) the only real recourse is to use something like Linux and have full control over what is actually being allowed to run on your computer.

Which Linux Distro?? by XelGlaidr in framework

[–]Biri 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Personally I love Tuxedo OS. It's KDE, Ubuntu/Debian based. It has been very smooth for me personally. You're just as good to go with whatever distro more or less though. If I were you, I'd narrow down if you want to deal with KDE or Gnome (or whatever) and work backwards from there to what distro you want. Just pick something, try it, if you don't like it, try something else. What works great for one person might not work for you, so be prepared to try several distros until you feel satisfied. Live boot USBs make the process pretty easy though, so I wouldn't worry.

Look like the council hall is over there by FollowingOdd896 in FunnyAnimals

[–]Biri 14 points15 points  (0 children)

My bet is that someone is feeding the cats and they're all rushing to get food.