Max Goodhart
Upgrade day! This laptop shell has taken me from Intel Gen 11 to Zen 5 in nearly 4 years. Framework crushed it in delivering on the original upgradeability promise. 👍 #FrameworkPuter
May 3, 2025 at 7:55pmElk
Show threadMax GoodhartMay 3, 2025

Huge upgrade over Intel Gen 12! I can now drive my monitor in 4K 240Hz over USB4 (+ another 2K at 95Hz and internal at 120Hz!). The GPU is obviously a massive step up -- the Intel GPU used to kick up the fans simply playing 4K video. This HX 370 runs smoothly even stepped down to powersave profile 😍

The experience of swapping in a new mainboard and having all my storage and settings carry over remains extremely cool. Quite happy with my 2nd mainboard swap, thanks @frameworkcomputer!

Show threadMax GoodhartMay 4, 2025
Note: I needed to remove `nvme.noacpi=1` from my grub config for suspend to work. This was at one point recommended for 11th gen power consumption IIRC, but it was preventing my system from resuming on wake. Fun lil gotcha switching from Intel to AMD.
Show threadTerin StockMay 4, 2025
@chromakode Sadly upgrading to the AMD model made external displays entirely unusable for me. I only get 320x480 when plugged into my 4K monitor over TB4.
Show threadMax GoodhartMay 4, 2025
@terinjokes Whoa, how!? I know you're incredibly talented so assuming you debugged the hell out of it. What the heck happened there? Are you on the 300 series too?
Show threadTerin StockMay 4, 2025
@chromakode 7040 series.

It's been a while since I looked at the thread, but pretty much were told the engineering focus was on the HDMI and DP modules, and to use those if we want external displays.

Which, of course, defeats using a single cable…
Show threadMax GoodhartMay 4, 2025
@terinjokes That's dingus dude. Sorry to hear it. 🫤
Show threadTerin StockJul 16, 2025
@chromakode I tried it again this morning and it seems some upgrade in the last few months finally fixed it.

No BIOS update in that time, so probably a kernel, driver, or firmware blob update.
Show threadMax GoodhartJul 18, 2025
@terinjokes Yay, glad to hear it! I've been there so many times, upgrading Linux and seeing difficult to attribute improvements 🤌
Show threadOlivier ForgetMay 3, 2025
@chromakode That's great to see! I'm still running all original on my batch-5, but the ability to upgrade the mainboard and processor while keeping everything else is a lovely thought.
Show threadphildiniMay 4, 2025
@chromakode overall would you recommend framework?
Show threadMax GoodhartMay 4, 2025
@phildini The perfect laptop doesn't exist, but as a Linux user, the Framework 13 is far and above my favorite. If you're coming from a Mac you may miss a bit of the battery (compromise for less fixed space in the chassis), but I've been a very happy camper. The biggest gripe I have is firmware updates for 12th gen have been held in development hell for years, but imo Framework as a small hardware startup has been killing it -- they delivered on the promise of upgradeability!