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I'm also a happy AMD/Linux user. I have the same GPU as OP, but with 5900x, 64Gb of RAM and the x570 motherboard. Except for Bluetooth, everything worked without any headaches. There was some screen/display issues at first (related to the card, but I got it 2 weeks after launch and AMD hadn't shipped official drivers back then) but now it has incredible performance to run multiple screens without any lag.

One suggestion: Get an NVME with a heatsink. The difference in write/read speed is simply ridiculous. You can get 5-7Gb/sec speeds and it makes your environment ridiculously lightweight.

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(Author here) One photo had a bare NVME right after I installed it, before I put the heatsink on that came with the motherboard. This is my first NVME in a desktop; while I haven't done any storage benchmarks, I certainly don't find myself waiting much for anything to load. HDD --> SSD might have felt a more impressive change though.

Yep, openSUSE Tumbleweed with KDE on a SATA SSD feels snappier than Mint with Cinamon on a NVME SSD for me.

I got the Asus x570 TUF. Wireless and Bluetooth work out of the box. I'm using kernel 5.11.x. Looking forward to upgrading to a newest kernel as AMD cards are better supported. The build also has an AMD 5800x, 6700xt nitro+, nvme 1TB, and celsius S36+.

How do you do this with with NVMe devices that have a manufacturer label placed in between the chips and where the heat sink would be effective? It’s my understanding that most manufacturers won’t honor the warranty if the label has been removed.

I didn't install the heatsink. The NVMe had a heatsink (check Crosair products).

> Get an NVME with a heatsink.

How did you find out about that? (first time I hear of this)

I custom built my PC. You select all the components yourself. My retailer had some of these.

I mean, did your retailer tell you that the heatsink would provide much better performance? or did you hear it from somewhere else?

Isn't this common knowledge? nVME disks run pretty hot under load. A heatsink gives more thermal mass and better cooling, so the disk can sustain its high speeds for longer time. Though I doubt a heatsink [significantly] increases peak performance.

You need a heatsink for the PCIe4 SSDs to get their full performance, PCIe3 SSDs are fine without. My goto for HW knowledge is https://anandtech.com

No. But they had same capacity, different prices. I figured something must be different and it turns out it was write/read speeds.

At least ASUS gaming motherboards come with heat sinks for nvme slots already.

Must be a new feature. My B450F did not.

It's common sense, isn't it? SSDs fail from overheating, NVMe SSDs even more so. Always use a heatsink and better yet, have good airflow.

Only PCIe4 SSDs, and sorry but no, common knowledge does not exist IMHO. Assuming it leads to The Experts Blind Spot i guess.

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