On 2017-08-24 22:40, [email protected] wrote: > This is a great chance to pick up one of the last and best owner > controlled x86 boards for much less than the usual price ($350) and > MSRP ($315). > > Compatible with Qubes 4.0! > > Supports IOMMU for graphics! (so you can play video games in a VM) > > > CPU's cost around $10-50 and 16GB DDR3 ECC RAM is $30 > Noctua makes a great C32 cooler for around $40 or you can get a not as > great one and have hotter temps for $20 on fleabay. > > > Recommended Accessories: > > ASMB4-iKVM (BMC Module, required for the upcoming libre OpenBMC port > for KGPE-D16/KCMA-D8 the asus boards) > > TPM (Coreboot supports an owner controlled core root of trust which is > more secure than otherwise) > > > Notes: > > 128GB RAM Max > > You will have to get a graphics card if you want decent video, the > onboard chip only supports 1280x768 and is quite slow - AMD is > reccomended for better virtualization (see nvidia code 43 "bug" when > you try to attach their cards to a VM) and linux drivers that are > almost open source and don't suck unlike nvidia > > 43xx CPU's require microcode updates for secure operation > > The init code including graphics init is entirely open source and > there is no ME/PSP, this board can be flashed with a libre version of > coreboot (unlike purism's laptops) > > > > Reccomended CPU's: > > 4284 (Works securely without microcode updates) > > 4365EE (40W, for a low power build) > > 4386 (equivalent to AMD FX 8310)
How's your experience with the KGPE-D16/KCMA-D8 boards? Looking at the NewEgg comments there are a lot of people complaining about seemingly defective boards. A lot of RMA requests. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "qubes-users" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. To view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/qubes-users/95ea60b4f2916f69328801cf702d6c88%40riseup.net. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
