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Suggestions for cpu/motherboard combination that is linux friendly for an upgrad

Hi. I've been running a Core 2 Duo (e8600 and then an e6850 after that died) on a Gigabyte EP343 DS3L for almost forever. It's time to consider an upgrade. Looking at my options, I've run into problems with 3000 series Ryzens. Will the motherboard support the CPU out of the box or will I need to somehow flash the bios? Will Linux support the onboard sound? You know, the usual problem with cutting edge hardware in Linux.

Options I'm looking...
Hi. I've been running a Core 2 Duo (e8600 and then an e6850 after that died) on a Gigabyte EP343 DS3L for almost forever. It's time to consider an upgrade. Looking at my options, I've run into problems with 3000 series Ryzens. Will the motherboard support the CPU out of the box or will I need to somehow flash the bios? Will Linux support the onboard sound? You know, the usual problem with cutting edge hardware in Linux.

Options I'm looking...