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I too liked Linux Mint, but have moved on (mainly to NetBSD). I was thinking of placing the new Knoppix distro on a partition such as one would with a Puppy Linux Frugal Install. My PC Has 2 SSDs (One M.2, the other a 2-1/2" SSD, as well as a large 3.5" HDD (Mainly used for backup even though...

CAD such as my ChiefArchitect work much better (faster and cleaner redraws, faster and more complete saves, on & on...) on AMD Graphics too. I'll most likely use a gtx 950 card, but there could be the rare chance of using an AMD GPU, especially if the price is right. Anyway, I thank you for...

Oh, I'm also using G-Skill DDR4 2133s (16gb - 2x8gb), if this makes any difference with power consumption. Timeah...

Hi, after a long break (been very busy this past month, finally starting to build), was going to use the HD530, but am now researching GPU cards. Questions: the Sapphire RX460 with 2-gbs gddr5 128 bit states TDP 72w, min 3w, max 75w. The Asus R9 380 2gb 256bit states power consumption up to...

Thank you for your quick reply. I am going to follow your advice, and add 16gb ram, I don't see a need for 32gb unless you're in a scientific laboratory or such and doing complex calculations all day long (I think that there's such a thing as overkill). I was just a little worried because the...

Hi, I have a gigabyte z170n-wifi, and an Intel i7-6700 (non "k") CPU and motherboard. The combo lists ram at DDR4 2133. This seems to be at the lower spectrum of ram speed, compared to "over-clocking" speeds. I don't ever expect to over clock this combo. Can I use a higher speed Ram (meant for...

Yep, that's pretty much along the lines I'm thinking now. I like the i3 chip a lot but will use an i5 for the sake of the CAD, and will most likely need a powerful graphics card (hopefully I can get a little time out of the HD530 graphics until I see what Apple and OSX Sierra will require/...

The CPU Cooler is a non-issue for me, I'll be using a Thermaltake low profile CPU cooler on anything I use. Timeah...

The cpu states much higher, But the motherboard (gigabyte z170 series), states 512MB Max shared. It doesn't seem like a lot, maybe there's other things at play such as the CUDA scores and such. Most of the basic cards today start at 1gb, with most decent ones being in the 2gb range. Hmm, much...

The CAD use is mostly Cheif Architect, and the graphic use is mostly Pixelmator or Gimp and a little photoshop & illustrator. I may use Autocad in the future if I can find a decent used copy, I don't have the $3500. Laying around to purchase the program, but in the future, maybe find someone...

Hi, I'm almost at a point where I will start putting all of my pieces together (just discovering which cpu to purchase). Is the i5 a good enough CPU/GPU to use as a Hackintosh for graphics, cad, some light music editing. I will purchase a graphics card a little later down the road (see what...

Hi, I'm wondering what other operating systems you are using on your hackintoshes and why. I hate windows and I'm at a point where I never have to use it again for the foreseeable future. My Hackintosh will be just that, a Mac (much less expensive and hopefully more powerful than similarly...

Are you using the "k" processor for the higher base clock and does this help the video in any way over a standard (non "k") processor? I would think the only thing boosting your graphics would be the very large amount of ram. Timeah.

Hi, I originally planned for an i5 plus GT950 or equal card (a short and thin variant), but now thinking of going with an i7 and using on-board video. Reason - my case is very tight (miniITX build). There's decent airflow from bottom to top (a cylindrical design much like the new Mac Pro), but...

Thank you for the informative reply. I thought they were Haswell from the socket/ mobo compatibility, but didn't realize they were that old. I'm going to build with "Skylake", more so just to stay somewhat current. But again, thank you for the quick response, Timeah.

Hi, after doing much research are the Devils Canyon chips just "Beefed-Up" Haswell chips or something entirely new. Do they require a specific board (i.e. LGA 1155). Just when I thought I compiled all information and some parts for my miniITX Hackintosh build... Thank you. Timeah

Yes, I pretty much came to the conclusion of this after lots of research. I decided to go with a Corsair SF series Modular because you can always go bigger with adapter plates, but not so much the other way around (seems the case is very tight - might also use the onboard video because of this...

Hi, I wish to know the difference (if there is one) with microATX & SFX power supplies. The case I'm using is at http://bbs.danawa.com/view?boardSeq=28&listSeq=3059643. Sorry, I purchased this off of eBay awhile ago (for a lot less than list), and don't have the direct url, thought they are...

Yes, I too have the full version of CCC and the free version of SuperDuper (still determining if I like it or not), though I have used CCC only for cloaning and not as a backup solution. I'll use this setup as time machine could be quite slow also, and creates many backup images (though with 2...