Switching to Linux and Getting an APU

So, it's getting near time to build a new PC. My current one still works, but it has become a bit of a Frankenstein system over the years. The motherboard, CPU, and RAM have been there since its first iteration was assembled in 2011. Since then, video cards have slowly been cycled into it, there have been a couple of HDD swaps, and it has a relatively new power supply. Nevertheless, those core elements of the board, processor, and RAM are really starting to show their age, and I'm not sure how much longer I'll use the system as a daily driver.

As a result, I've been perusing components to build a new PC from the ground up. This time around, though, I'm considering a couple of things that I haven't until now. First, there is a very good chance that the OS I go with will be Linux. Which specific distro remains to be seen, but at this point there doesn't appear to be much reason to use Windows. I've been wanting to move to Linux for a while, but it was only halfway there for my uses. Applications-wise, it's basically fine and has alternatives for anything that I might use in a Windows environment. Up until recently, the one thing holding me back was how well games run on it.

Rise from Your Grave...

I haven't posted anything here in almost a decade! Wow. Not that this was a hotbed of activity with a vibrant audience...

Anyway, it's to start posting again. After all these years, the desire to write has finally returned. I doubt many people will come across anything that I do here, but whatever. If nothing else, the whole process will be cathartic. Sometimes writing things out helps to process thoughts and digest something I recently experienced.

There will still be plenty of chit chat about video games here, but I also want to expand into books, as I do enjoy reading. Also, expect forays into anime, technology, and other nerdy things.

Sure, most people have long since moved on to video, or short form outlets, but I don't particularly like producing content for either. Good ol' old fashioned long form written content has always been my favorite to produce as well as my favorite to consume. Text is so much more efficient to deal with in my view.

Anyway, if this post somehow meets human eyes, hello! Hopefully others will come across the blog in time as well. With that, it's time to get posting and such!