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[Guide] HP 6300 Pro / HP 8300 Elite - A 100 percent Working and Easily Affordable CustoMac

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andwhy81 said:
So this is another reason to get a Low Profile dedicated card like the 1050? (i just need to justify the $, unless anyone out there is feeling generous :))
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You can connect the MSI GT 1030 to a 4K monitor via DP and have no problems playing back 4K content. Editing in 4K doesn't work well with a 1030 though.
 
trs96 said:
You can connect the MSI GT 1030 to a 4K monitor via DP and have no problems playing back 4K content. Editing in 4K doesn't work well with a 1030 though.
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the 1050 will work though, right? with the SFF 240w PSU? (it pulls from the board anyways).

Edit: nevermind, i see the answer in the OP.
 
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andwhy81 said:
Thanks to everyone in this thread for helping me and i just wanted to tell everyone my experience with the 8300 SFF i got:
Upgraded to the i7-3770 from ebay for $150
Upgraded the CPU fan to the Noctua 92mm and wow is it quiet.
https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00RUZ059O/?tag=tonymacx86com-20
New thermal paste applied.

For the install i took a chance and just moved over my main SSD (upgraded from El Cap to Sierra first) from my other PC. I did a lot of reading before hand and made a CCC back to an external in case i needed to go back.

It went way easier than i expected;
Before moving, I updated clover, installed only FAKESMC, rebooted and all i had to do was follow this guide from the multibeast install section and forward, and actually sound already was working out of the PC speaker.

Once i injected intel (using the HD4000 for now), it booted super quick.

Right now i have a geekbench multicore score of 13k.

A few things that i may need to address that i wanted some opinions:

1. I played a few 4k demo files i had expecting them to play smoother than my previous rig, there was still a lot of stuttering and buffering with VLC but Plex locally seemed OKish but took a while to buffer. This may be i went from an older Nvidia 9600 GT to the HD4000.

Is it possible i have a driver conflict or am i expecting more from this i7 than i should?


2. The PSU fan is a little bit noisy, has anyone else swapped that out in the SFF? should i just buy a refirb or should i just try cleaning and oiling the bearings (i have done this many many years ago on another pc).

3. I noticed a little bit of gradient "banding" on some wallpapers i have, it this also the HD4000, is it my budget 1080p monitor and i never noticed it before on the 9600 GT.

4. I ran a cpu stress test on all 4 cores and used HWMOnitor to watch temps, Core 4 always seems to be about 10F higher than the other 3. Top temp during stress test was 120F, does that seem right (brand new thermal paste and Fan).

Once i again i cant thank @trs96 and @pastrychef enough and everyone else that contributed to this.
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I tried playing the Camp video from: http://4kmedia.org/sony-camping-in-nature-4k-demo/

QuickTime wass stuttering every few seconds. VLC was unwatchable. CPU was pretty much maxed out while trying to play this. This is with a dedicated video card (GTX 745) and i7-3770.

I guess it the Ivy Bridge is starting to show it's age...
 
What is everyones thoughts on adding a PCIe m.2 card?
Will that even be worth it on PC
pastrychef said:
I tried playing the Camp video from: http://4kmedia.org/sony-camping-in-nature-4k-demo/

QuickTime wass stuttering every few seconds. VLC was unwatchable. This is with a dedicated video card (GTX 745) and i7-3770.

I guess it the Ivy Bridge is starting to show it's age...
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Thats the same file i used. I was hoping that this would do a better job with 4k as my old rig.
Ill see if anyone on here can test it with the 1050.

also, unrelated but what is everyone's opinion of a PCIe M.2 card for these desktops, worth it? 10.12 compatible?
 
andwhy81 said:
also, unrelated but what is everyone's opinion of a PCIe M.2 card for these desktops, worth it? 10.12 compatible?
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If you want to use an NVMe M.2 SSD, you should upgrade to at least macOS 10.13.0. Previous versions of macOS did not have native support for NVMe. It's possible to make them work but it was a bit of a pain.

Whether or not it's worth it is dependant on what you will be using it for.
 
P1LGRIM said:
You may be pleasantly surprised with IINA.
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I forgot to mention that I used VLC 3.0.0 to try and play that video. VLC 3.0.0 supposedly supports hardware decoding, 10-bit, and HDR.

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I just tested the same video with IINA and it was able to play it at about 9-10fps so it was like a flip book animation...
 
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pastrychef said:
I forgot to mention that I used VLC 3.0.0 to try and play that video. VLC 3.0.0 supposedly supports hardware decoding, 10-bit, and HDR.

Update:
I just tested the same video with IINA and it was able to play it at about 9-10fps so it was like a flip book animation...
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Thanks for testing that, ill start saving up for the 1050. i take bitcoin btw..lol
 
When Apple drops OSX supports for Macs that have the same CPUs as the 8300, does that mean newer versions of OSX won't run on the 8300 as well?
 
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