At the pace every PC component is becoming quite expensive it's not entirely out of the realm of possibilities that my next CPU will be RISC-V based. /s (kind of)
PS: for those still hesitating to tinker with RISC-V the workflow is becoming quite convenient already, to the point you can "just" boot and install Linux (as mentioned in the article) on it to get a headless server running in minutes.
At the pace every PC component is becoming quite expensive it's not entirely out of the realm of possibilities that my next CPU will be RISC-V based. /s (kind of)
PS: for those still hesitating to tinker with RISC-V the workflow is becoming quite convenient already, to the point you can "just" boot and install Linux (as mentioned in the article) on it to get a headless server running in minutes.
As things are now, I can only afford boards that take the RAM modules I inherited from my grandfather.
Luckily this board runs with old DDR4 sticks. If you still have some lying around good for you.
Oh, no vector extension. Probably a dealbreaker for me.
why?
Well Linux distros are consolidating around RVA23 target, for one thing (I'm not OP).
Another thread: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46588159