https://www.reddit.com/r/SteamOS/comments/1ibmt8q/intel_i7_7700k_amd_rx_7800_xt/
created by Datsukee on 27/01/2025 at 22:58 UTC
2 upvotes, 3 top-level comments (showing 3)
Hi everyone!
I'm sure as many people in here I'm sick and tired of Windows, for my computery tasks and work related stuff I use an M1 MacBook which works great for that.
I want my main machine to be just like my Steam Deck, wake it from sleep, play, put it back to sleep. No UAC, no user login, no keyboard and mouse for basic interactions. Just play the game.
My current machine is an i7 7700K with an NVIDIA GTX 1080Ti. To which I've already tried Nobara and other Linux distros and it was a mess due to the driver support.
The main idea is to build a mid tier full AMD machine. For the meantime I want to stop using Windows for good.
Should I buy the RX 7800XT and slap it on my current machine while I gather the rest of the parts or should I wait to build everything all together.
My main concern is compatibility due the Intel CPU, one of my main interests are the sleep capabilities.
These are the relevant specs on my current machine in case you need it
Intel Core i7 7700K
16GB DDR4 at 4200mhz
Samsung EVO Pro 970
MSI Z270 GAMING M7 (https://us.msi.com/Motherboard/Z270-GAMING-M7/support[1][2])
1: https://us.msi.com/Motherboard/Z270-GAMING-M7/support
2: https://us.msi.com/Motherboard/Z270-GAMING-M7/support
Thank you! sorry for the long post!
Comment by Painless32 at 27/01/2025 at 23:14 UTC
2 upvotes, 1 direct replies
This would more than likely be a huge bottleneck without a CPU upgrade
Comment by gmes78 at 28/01/2025 at 09:14 UTC
1 upvotes, 0 direct replies
You'll obviously have a CPU bottleneck, but it's not that big of an issue (depending on what games you play), especially if you play at higher resolutions.
My main concern is compatibility due the Intel CPU, one of my main interests are the sleep capabilities.
You shouldn't expect any issues, as long as you use a distro with a recent kernel (which you need to do anyway, for your AMD GPU).
Comment by rasvoja at 29/01/2025 at 16:01 UTC
1 upvotes, 0 direct replies
I believe in practice more ram fast ssf and better gfx especially are better investments then high end cpu, so I would go for better radeon considering i7 enough, but thats me