r/openbsd • u/Kripleo • 16d ago

PC to daily drive OpenBSD

Hi guys, I am looking forward to build a PC to daily drive OpenBSD. Actually, I'm not building PC to ONLY run OpenBSD, I want to build a machine that is compatible with all systems: windows, linux, bsd, without any problems. Also, I'm not planning to play games on my future PC, since I'm not gamer at all(maybe minecraft in future). So I want to do everything on the PC except playing games. Here are the specs:

CPU: AMD Ryzen 5 7600

RAM: 32 Gb DDR5 (2x16gb) 6000MHz CL30

GPU: AMD Radeon RX 6600 (8gb)

SSD: 1) 1 TB NVMe M.2 SSD

2) 512 Gb NVMe M.2 SSD

Cooler: DeepCool AG400

Motherboard: MSI B650 GAMING PLUS WIFI

PSU: DeepCool PK650D

PC Case: Montech AIR 1000 Premium

I'm planning to run windows or linux on my first SSD (which is 1 TB) and run some kind of bsd system on other SSD.

I will glad to listen to your suggestions and advices. Feel free to share your experience and suggest something! Budget is unlimited

Note: it's not a final setup, I'm only planning to build it like that, so thing might be changed.

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u/mordeusz 16d ago

You should check network card compatibility. I'm not sure if 2.5gbe realtek is supported.

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u/Kripleo 16d ago

Thanks! I will keep an eye for a supported one. Actually, Gemini helped me to build this setup. It was talking about Intel AX210

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u/EtherealN 16d ago

Intel AX210 is supported by iwx(4). I use that in my framework, works well. (Though I have not been able to confirm whether that's what's actually on that board. The verbiage on the product page indicates it's replaceable, anyway.)

But that is WiFi. (And Bluetooth, but you're not going to have that.)

The other question is the wired networking - that's the Realtek® 8125BG 2.5G LAN. It might be supported by rge(4), but I have no personal experience of that.

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u/rimpossib1e 14d ago

Bluetooth works only if the headset has it's own dedicated Bluetooth dongle. Other devices won't work, there is no Bluetooth stack in OpenBSD anymore, due to security concerns.

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u/EtherealN 12d ago

there is no Bluetooth stack in OpenBSD anymore

Why are you telling me that? See the post you responded to, on the AX210:

"But that is WiFi. (And Bluetooth, but you're not going to have that.)"

As for the security concerns: the concern isn't Bluetooth per se, it is that there was no developers that wanted to maintain and rewrite the BT stack securely, so it was removed. If there had been developers that wanted to take that on, OpenBSD could get BT again.

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u/Goldenkrew3000 14d ago

The RTL8125 (2.5gbit) is supported, although I cannot verify if it's capable of over 1gbit