I love Linux, And, I plan on buying a powerful computer for Computationally intensive tasks (e.g. machine learning, processing of Video and images, etc.). I have seen many on the market, but I can foresee that it will include 32GB (or more) RAM, SSDs, and a GPU card (most likely NVIDIA GeForce series, but I’m open to suggestions).
I am aware that Linux doesn’t always have the drivers for some products (especially for NVIDIA), so I am concerned that I might spend a lot of money on hardware and then be unable to use its full capabilities. But at the same time, I would really like to avoid being forced to use Windows.
Thus, I would like to ask you people and experienced users about your success stories (ie., please avoid the “this-is-my-hell-with-NVIDIA-drivers” type of comments). On the contrary, I am interested in hardware combinations that work, considering the following points when possible:
- it has to be under Linux environment only (ie no dual boot)
- it needs to support CUDA
- I am not interested in gaming. But I do want to see nice graphics eg. when editing video.
- I will only use 2-3 ‘normal’ monitors and I am not interested in advanced setups like 4K, HDPI, etc. (Full HD is enough for me)
What other considerations would you advise before buying the computer?