From what I remember, an atom was supposed to be the smallest possible indivisible unit of matter, Which being as that now we know that atoms are made of quarks shows that atoms have been improperly named.

Quarks seem to also be comprised of something else, possibly strings, possibly some sort of quantum something or another, so it’s entirely possible that we haven’t actually found the atom yet.

I threw it in as a gimme or as a backup if they go AMD.

My real intent is to aim for the seventh gen intel processor or higher, as the intel quicksync encoders are better on the seventh generation than they are in the sixth gen.

That can help with encryption of files and decoding encrypted files for something like an opnsense box or wireguard.

And who knows, they might want to play around with some local AI stuff or jellyfin in the future.

I would recommend going for at least an Intel 7th gen or failing that some sort of computer that has an Nvidia GPU, 1050ti or better.

Those will help as you go further down the line with allowing some CUDA and Intel acceleration features and only adds a couple of dollars to the total cost of the system.