I’m going to get the DIY edition of the 13-inch, comparing AMD to Intel

The Intel variant doesn’t appear to have any limitations - it seems that any expansion module can go in any slot, but for AMD it says

Supporting USB4/DP for upper left and right slots, USB 3.2/DP for lower right slot and USB 3.2 only for lower left slot, along with USB-C power input on all four slots

Looking at the forum posts, I’m still a bit confused.

If I’m using HDMI output to two external monitors which I’m going to be doing, can I still use any slot, or am I only limited to one HDMI output on the lower left slot only (and DP on another)?

I could go for Intel but it’s the end of DDR4 and I’d quite like to be on DDR5

  • morhp@alien.topBEnglish
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    10 months ago

    If you go with AMD you can put DP or HDMI cards in any slots except the front left one. However if you wanted to connect two external monitors I’d probably use DP chaining or an external docking station instead of using up half of the ports with HDMI cards.

    • mloru@alien.topBEnglish
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      10 months ago

      Oh, that’s nice to know. I’ve asked about this a few comments before this one, I didn’t see yours first :)