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The pattern here is what performance do you want or need and what hardware will get you there. From the zbrush site http://pixologic.com/zbrush/system/ NOTE ABOUT GRAPHICS CARDS: ZBrush is software rendered, meaning that ZBrush itself is doing the rendering rather than the GPU. Your choice...

Look at the recommended specs for the games you play. They probably don't need an i7. What cad package are you going to use? Cad on mac has always been kinda lame but then we got AutoCAD. But AutoCAD will run on a 2 Ghz 64 bit chip with Intel HD 4000 graphics, don't know how well though...

As far as graphics, I suggest starting with the integrated gpu because they work under 10.9 and 10.10 and you can always add a real gpu later if you really need it. It will use some system ram as opposed to VRAM but it doesn't use CPU cycles that you want to save for your audio. I had an...

I have a similar use case and you are on the right track. 60 series is the max chipset. Sandy Bridge is the Max CPU. The gpu was the hardest part for me. The best nvidia chip is a 285. The best radeon is a 5870. Ssd brand doesn't matter that I know of but you do not get TRIM. The 5770s...

Article: Flashback: Mac OS X Tiger Welcome Video If it is a real mac you can do like i did and use target disk mode. Boot the instal disc and install like you are installing onto an external drive. Whenever I do an install the kids come running to watch the "X movie." They recognize the...