[DONE] Mageia 5 compatible with Intel Core i7-4790K

[thx8008]

Is Mageia 5 compatible with Intel Core i7-4790K Devil's Canyon ?

I am building a "near" gaming PC and want to make sure I'm not going to run into "gotchas".


Thank in advance

[alf]

it runs flawlessly on i3 and i5 CPU here; why shouldn't it run on i7. Try a live-DVD and see what happens.

[thx8008]

My guess is the same, I just was looking to verify it before I bought a $400 processor, thanks.

[isadora]

FWIW, my laptop has:
CPU~Quad core Intel Core i7-4710HQ (-HT-MCP-) clocked at Min:2402.441Mhz Max:2500.097Mhz
on board. And runs Mageia 5 like anyone would wish.

[doktor5000]

Is Mageia 5 compatible with Intel Core i7-4790K Devil's Canyon ?

Definitely, that's what I'm using. Usually there is no special support needed for processor.

Although if you want to use the integrated graphics, you would need to update the kernel, see https://wiki.mageia.org/en/Mageia_5_Err ... ed_systems

[thx8008]

Thank everyone!!! I pulled the trigger on the order.
So we'll see what happens, I didn't order a graphics card and will see if there is a problem with the integrated graphics.

[artee]

As a general rule, CPU compatibility with (any) linux is rarely the issue. All 500 of the top 500 supercomputers run linux.

What can be problematic is certain aspects / features of motherboards and other hardware.

Nowadays, most BIOSes can be updated through a specific USB port with a stick, onto which the firmware file has to be downloaded (using any machine connected to the internet).


My advice: if you can, see if there's a motherboard that got tested with linux. I chose my motherboard based on the fact the cpu manufacturer (AMD in my case) had sent a system to Phoronix for testing with one of the two motherboards that I had in my final selection.

[thx8008]

Just an update....
I've installed Mageia 5 on the new PC (this was an ISO from 5-6 months ago).
It appears that everything is working!!! I'm still playing with it but so far I'm past the potentially big issues.
Did a mass update last night and everything still works.
Onboard HDMI and VGA are working (didn't test the DVI).
Killer E2200 gaming networking platform (NIC) is working.

System is:
1 x Gigabyte GA-Z97X Gaming 7 motherboard
1 x Thermaltake Chaser A71 ATX full tower
2 x 8GB G.SKILL DDR3 2133
1 x Corsair RM750X power supply
1 x Intel Core i7-4790K Quad Core 4.0 GHZ processor
1 x LG Internal 24x Super Multi with M-DISC Support SATA
1 x SAMSUNG 850 PRO 2.5" 256GB SATA III 3-D SSD
1 x Hitachi GST Ultrastar 1TB 7200 RPM

[doktor5000]

Please mark the thread accordingly by editing the topic of the first post and prefix it by [DONE], thanks