Well I downloaded and installed driver Version 431.86 and it seems to be doing better. I'll wait and see.

Thanks for your inputs...

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George

Either change to Windows7, backlevel to driver version 431 or change to the 8.16 SAH application.

Well, it's been nearly 4 days since I've installed the 431.86 driver and my productivity is dwindling down, though my "validation pending" has increased.

I'm about a week away from ordering my AMD 3950x CPU at which time I will be using Linux Mint. I certainly hope that all will be better then.

Any comments?

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George

I’ve yet to see a single person have a better experience moving to Linux Mint than just using Ubuntu.

99% of the time it’s the opposite. If you’re moving to Linux, you need to learn the “new” way things work no matter what OS you choose. Many people have this idea that Mint is “Linux Windows” but it’s not, and you’re likely to face strange issues and frustrations. You’ll be much better off going with Ubuntu 18.04, so when you have issues it’s much easier for you to get help.

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Seti@Home classic workunits: 29,492 CPU time: 134,419 hours

I’ve yet to see a single person have a better experience moving to Linux Mint than just using Ubuntu.

99% of the time it’s the opposite. If you’re moving to Linux, you need to learn the “new” way things work no matter what OS you choose. Many people have this idea that Mint is “Linux Windows” but it’s not, and you’re likely to face strange issues and frustrations. You’ll be much better off going with Ubuntu 18.04, so when you have issues it’s much easier for you to get help.

Thank you Ian&Steve, your point is well taken. I was just hoping my learning curve to Linux would be easier with Mint. I hadn't thought about the issue of getting help when I need it, and we all know I will need help more often than not. As I've said many times before, I have so much to learn.

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George

I’ve yet to see a single person have a better experience moving to Linux Mint than just using Ubuntu.

99% of the time it’s the opposite. If you’re moving to Linux, you need to learn the “new” way things work no matter what OS you choose. Many people have this idea that Mint is “Linux Windows” but it’s not, and you’re likely to face strange issues and frustrations. You’ll be much better off going with Ubuntu 18.04, so when you have issues it’s much easier for you to get help.

Thank you Ian&Steve, your point is well taken. I was just hoping my learning curve to Linux would be easier with Mint. I hadn't thought about the issue of getting help when I need it, and we all know I will need help more often than not. As I've said many times before, I have so much to learn.

From my personal experience, if you are like I was and have 0 (zero) knowledge on Linux, and wish the less possible headache with Boinc installation and running, go for the Ubuntu 18.04 builds + TBar AIO. Well known and easy to get support, just in case, on this forums.

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From my personal experience, if you are like I was and have 0 (zero) knowledge on Linux, and wish the less possible headache with Boinc installation and running, go for the Ubuntu 18.04 builds + TBar AIO. Well known and easy to get support, just in case, on this forums.

Thank you Juan, I certainly appreciate the advice and your opinion matters as much as Ian&Steve's as well as Keith and Wiggo. I will be having Ubuntu 18.04 installed on my new build and definitely TBar's AIO. It should prove to be a definite positive choice. Thanks again.

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George

George, do you have an inside line or scoop on scoring your Ryzen 9 3950X? Or are you just throwing out your fishing line into the distribution channel and hoping for a bite? I suspect the availability will be just as bad as it is for the 3900X.

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Seti@Home classic workunits:20,676 CPU time:74,226 hours

A proud member of the OFA (Old Farts Association)

George, do you have an inside line or scoop on scoring your Ryzen 9 3950X? Or are you just throwing out your fishing line into the distribution channel and hoping for a bite? I suspect the availability will be just as bad as it is for the 3900X.

Keith, I can only hope I get a Ryzen 9 3950X when it becomes available. I wish I had an inside line on getting one, but I'm online with AMD, Newegg, and Amazon with accounts on the latter two. I will be up at midnight waiting for the first signs of the 3950X being released. I haven't noticed any pre-order availability yet.

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George

Yes, it would be nice to have a pre-order availability list for each vendor. They have done that in the past, but didn't for the 3900X. You can put a AlertMe notification on a product at Amazon for example. But it has to be listed first. Since the product embargo won't lift until the official November 25th release date, no way to get an early warning on availability. There is also the NowinStock.net website that can automatically look for product availability across multiple vendors. Updates can be fast or slow though. By the time I had notification from that site for a vendor, the product was already out of stock again. Still another tool to use.
https://www.nowinstock.net/

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Seti@Home classic workunits:20,676 CPU time:74,226 hours

A proud member of the OFA (Old Farts Association)

Yes, it would be nice to have a pre-order availability list for each vendor. They have done that in the past, but didn't for the 3900X. You can put a AlertMe notification on a product at Amazon for example. But it has to be listed first. Since the product embargo won't lift until the official November 25th release date, no way to get an early warning on availability. There is also the NowinStock.net website that can automatically look for product availability across multiple vendors. Updates can be fast or slow though. By the time I had notification from that site for a vendor, the product was already out of stock again. Still another tool to use.
https://www.nowinstock.net/

Thanks Keith, I'll ad that to my list of vendors. But as I've already said I can only hope...

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George