AMD Batch 4 Guild

Iā€™m excited, but Iā€™m telling myself Iā€™m glad I donā€™t have it yet, because some of the firmware/BIOS and Linux issues will likely be ironed out by the time I get mine, lol.

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Same here, although it looks like I wonā€™t have to sell the ram and SSD I bought on prime day. Some people that bought the same kit seem to be having some success getting their machines up and running.

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Anyone else go Crucial 5600 46CL 32GB? It can run CL44 on stock voltage if timing options are ever added to the Framework bios!

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Hello, AMD Batch 4 Guild! To help you pass the time :upside_down_face:

What choices did you select for your order?

Base
  • DIY
  • Pre-built
  • Mainboard and parts separately

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CPU
  • AMD Ryzenā„¢ 5 7640U
  • AMD Ryzenā„¢ 7 7840U

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Memory
  • DDR5-5600 - 8GB (1 x 8GB)
  • DDR5-5600 - 16GB (1 x 16GB)
  • DDR5-5600 - 16GB (2 x 8GB)
  • DDR5-5600 - 32GB (1 x 32GB)
  • DDR5-5600 - 64GB (2 x 32GB)
  • DDR5-5600 - 32GB (2 x 16GB)
  • None (bring your own)

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Storage
  • WD_BLACKā„¢ SN770 NVMeā„¢- M.2 2280
  • WD_BLACKā„¢ SN770 NVMeā„¢- M.2 2280 - 500GB
  • WD_BLACKā„¢ SN770 NVMeā„¢- M.2 2280 - 1TB
  • WD_BLACKā„¢ SN850X NVMeā„¢- M.2 2280 - 1TB
  • WD_BLACKā„¢ SN770 NVMeā„¢- M.2 2280 - 2TB
  • WD_BLACKā„¢ SN850X NVMeā„¢- M.2 2280 - 2TB
  • WD_BLACKā„¢ SN850X NVMeā„¢- M.2 2280 - 4TB
  • None (bring your own)

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Operating System
  • Windows 11 Home (Download)
  • Windows 11 Pro (Download)
  • None (bring your own)

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Bezel
  • Black
  • Gray
  • Orange
  • Green
  • Lavender
  • Red
  • Clear

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Keyboard
  • US English
  • British English
  • English International
  • Belgian
  • French
  • French Canadian
  • German
  • Italian
  • Japanese
  • Korean
  • Spanish (Latin American)
  • Spanish (Spain)
  • Traditional Chinese (Cangjie & Zhuyin)
  • Blank ANSI
  • Blank ISO
  • Clear ANSI
  • Clear ISO

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Power Adapter
  • Power Adapter - 60W - US/Canada
  • Power Adapter - 60W - EU
  • Power Adapter - 60W - UK
  • Power Adapter - 60W - AU
  • None (bring your own)

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Expansion Cards
  • USB-C
  • USB-A
  • HDMI (3rd Gen)
  • Ethernet
  • DisplayPort (2nd Gen)
  • MicroSD
  • Audio
  • Storage - 250 GB
  • Storage - 1 TB
  • None

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Looks like you were spot on! People just started to receive ā€œWeā€™re preparing Batch 3ā€¦ā€ emails.

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Hi Fellow Frameworkers :partying_face:

Iā€™m part of batch 4 as I waited to preorder with the idea the first few batches would help dial things in. Mineā€™s a Ryzen 5 and will run Linux (likely Debian/Ubuntu, though Iā€™m also intrigued by QubesOS).

I picked up a Crucial P3 Plus drive b/c their price to performance is hard to beat. If I took a no limit approach, a 2tb Sabrent Rocket 4 Plus was my top pick. Seems to compare favorably to the Sammie 990 Pro @Uwe_Fechner linked to.

Iā€™ve got an older Anker 60W usb-c brick but have been eyeing this as a multi-port replacement: Anker Prime 67W 3 port charger.

Iā€™ve got a Sonnet 550 egpu box with a RX580 Iā€™ll be using for video rendering and light gaming.

My preorder included 2x8GB sodimms. However it now looks like 2x16GB cost the same or less on the open market. Iā€™d like to support the home team but may alter my order.

What would you do?

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I also pre-ordered 2x8GB (Batch 4 team represent). Iā€™d think of removing them, but donā€™t want to make any order changes and potentially lose my place in line. Were I doing it over again, Iā€™d probably just order 2x16 from an online retailer.

Since Batch 3 emails just started going out 4-5 days ago, and suggested up to 4 weeks to ship all Batch 3 orders, Iā€™d expect late November for the Batch 4 orders to start shipping.

I may go for that Crucial P3 Plus drive. Considering this is not going to be a gaming machine for me, seems perfectly great for desktop app needs.

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Idk how to reply to a specific topic but AMD Batch 4 Guild - #27 by linuxlion
Replying to that comment you can send the customer service team a email to change your ram to no ram and buy your own

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Thanks for the suggestion @Actyst . I just messaged support myself for the same reason as a result. I requested they only remove the RAM if it doesnā€™t affect my place in line. Weā€™ll see how it goes!

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Framework support very quickly responded and removed the RAM from my preorder, and assured me it wonā€™t affect my place in the queue for Batch 4. Awesome customer service. Iā€™ll definitely be purchasing 32GB (2x16GB) based on the best deal once I get a shipping notification for the laptop.

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Very excited to see that 3.03 is clearing up some of the Linux concerns out there. Canā€™t wait!

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Same here! 3.03 is correcting some issues and Fedora 39 should be out of beta soon (if it isnā€™t already). Itā€™s all coming together, lol.

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Nice, framework has great customer service
Also randomly found how to quote

I was excited to order this back in May for what it is. But itā€™s also been surprisingly fun to watch this community of like minded enthusiasts come together! :wave:

In other news, I just ordered my RAM (Crucial RAM 16GB DDR5 5600MT/s CT16G56C46S5) on Amazon this morning since it hit a new low. From what Iā€™ve gathered, this one seems compatible and doing fine. Just got a single 16 GB stick for now and Iā€™ll order a second in the future if needed. (I know performance would be better with two, but Iā€™m not doing any gaming or heavy work on this thing.)

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Hey Buds!
I have a batch 5 11th gen i5 running fedora and Iā€™ve been waiting for the ryzen to upgrade. So glad that theyā€™re finally coming!

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I am excited to hear that Batch 3 is preparing. Already got my nvme drive and ram ready. I also had my first impressions on 12th gen Intel Framework 13. It real solid device, installation and setup was pretty straight forward, at least for a tech savy person like me. Do you guys and gals have any recommendations on which sleeve to get?

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Woohoo!

Weā€™re preparing Batch 4 of Framework Laptop 13 (AMD Ryzenā„¢ 7040 Series)! Please review your info.

Weā€™re preparing to ship Framework Laptops in your batch! Thanks for your patience as we worked through development and testing. We have a subset of Batch 4 products currently in inventory in our warehouse, and weā€™ll be producing the rest over the next few weeks.

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hah, I came rushing here to say the same!

Now I just have to order that SK Hynix Gold P31 and Iā€™ll be all set.

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Just received the mail as well !!
So excited!

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Same here

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