Is this possible?

[rikona]

Hello Joel,

Thursday, October 6, 2016, 3:01:38 AM, Joel wrote:

> On Mon, Oct 3, 2016 at 1:57 PM, rikona <rikona at sonic.net> wrote:
>> I've been checking out AMD MBs and I've seen a LOT of problems. My main
>> goals were:
>> AMD 4or6 core processor [have a 6 core]
>> 990 [preferred] or 970 chip set
>> 32 Gb memory
>> 3-6 Tb hard disks [needs UEFI] for data
>> SSD for system files/boot
>>
>> The 990 chip set, in particular, seems to have several problems with
>> linux, and needs workarounds to be functional.  32 Gb with linux also
>> seems to have problems.
>>
>> Maybe I'm asking for too much. Has ANYONE on the list been able to get
>> a box that achieves the above goals, runs Ubuntu 16, and works
>> well otherwise?
>>
>> --
>> Best regards,
>>  rikona

> Have you considered splitting your operating set of applications
> across two (or more) physical machines?

Yes. I am thinking of an Intel box, which may be better for large runs
needing speed and lots of memory. I may redo my new AMD box [needs
another MB] and use that for more 'normal' things. :-) Also, having 2
boxes splits the data storage - I may try to use non-UEFI installs
with 2Tb disks. I had a LOT of trouble with UEFI - don't want to go
through that again.

> X11 may be able to help here, if you want to have all your UIs on
> the same display or a common set of displays.

I'm not familiar with juggling multiple displays, so not sure what
would be helpful. I'll check it out when I have some time to do that.

Thanks for the suggestions...

-- 

 rikona