[LAU] New Computer

[Will Godfrey]

On Wed, 16 May 2018 11:21:30 -0500
"Chris Caudle" <chris at chriscaudle.org> wrote:

>On Wed, May 16, 2018 10:45 am, Will Godfrey wrote:
>> One oddity is that the graphics card is a 5450 but it's reporting as a
>> 7450.
>>                 description: VGA compatible controller
>>                 product: Caicos PRO [Radeon HD 7450] [1002:677B]
>>                 description: Audio device
>>                 product: Caicos HDMI Audio [Radeon HD 6450 /
>> 7450/8450/8490
>> OEM / R5 230/235/235X OEM] [1002:AA98] vendor: Advanced Micro Devices,
>> Inc.
>> [AMD/ATI] [1002] physical id: 0.1  
>
>That device ID is not a 5450.  Maybe they did not have HD5450 cards easily
>available since they are replaced by newer devices, so they just gave you
>the equivalent entry level card from the current devices.

I didn't think of that - must be getting old^H^H^H middle-aged :)
They had a lot of trouble getting the card. On the original spec I requested
fanless and known linux compatible, with performance less important (I don't do
any video work).


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