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HP 8300 Elite w/ Intel i5-3470 Quad Core at Newegg

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Yes, Just as good as a Mac computer.
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great!
What about unlock with Apple Watch does it work?
 
I don't own an Apple watch yet. I just use this computer for surfing the internet and reading email mainly. iMessage and facetime. I am using El Capitan right now. Have not upgraded to Sierra yet. I have it setup with dual boot and El Capitan performs better than MS-Windows-10 on my HP 6300 Microtower and my HP 8300 SFF. Apps just run more smoothly and fluently.

I will tell you what, For the $150 I paid for this computer ( refurbished ) it is the best hack yet. It is really easy to install and configure and almost everything works that I can tell of.
You can't beat this deal for an off the self hack. Quad Core i5 or i7 with 16gb. of ram is a good setup for this computer.
Works better than my Macbook Pro. Sleep/Wake from sleep works perfectly.
Here is my setup.


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Wow, you have a nice system pal
 
I just bought this for $250 (made offer) on eBay: HP Compaq 8300 Elite Core i7 (QC) 3770 3.4GHz 500GB 8GB DVD+RW Mid-Tower Desktop

Link: http://www.ebay.com/itm/302126115170

I would like to turn this into a hackintosh. Which graphic card should I get for it for HDMI?

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g00glethis1 said:
Not sure if I should ask for advise in a separate thread??
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Are you going to do any gaming or video editing ? You also have the option to use the HD4000 igpu.
You'd need a DP to HDMI adapter/cable.

If you want a discrete card the ASUS Gtx-950 Strix is the best value right now at Newegg.

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814121980&cm_re=gtx_950-_-14-121-980-_-Product


You'll need to plug in the 6 Pin supplemental Power adapter into the motherboard instead of the PSU.

Just don't run it in OC mode as it may pull to much power. You'd have to test it out to see what that PSU/Mobo could handle.
 
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g00glethis1 said:
Thanks for the reply. Yes I plan on gaming & video editing. I also found this unit more than likely has a 320 watt power supply: https://parts.hp.com/hpparts/Search...SearchIn=SerialNumber&SerialNumber=Mxl3250919

So yeah, I'm looking for the best graphics card that will fit in terms of physical size & work with existing system power supply if possible?
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It's a large ATX case so the length or width of the card shouldn't matter. I wouldn't put anything in it that's more power hungry
than a GTX 950. An Asus GTX 970 for example can potentially draw up to 225W of power and it's only a 320W PSU.
 
Reference GTX 970 have a TDP of 145W. I've seen an example of a person using two of them in a MacPro5,1 being powered off of the internal 6 pin power connectors (each rated at 75W max) which have a tendency to shut the Mac down when too much power is being drawn.
 
trs96 said:
Are you going to do any gaming or video editing ? You also have the option to use the HD4000 igpu.
You'd need a DP to HDMI adapter/cable.

If you want a discrete card the ASUS Gtx-950 Strix is the best value right now at Newegg.

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814121980&cm_re=gtx_950-_-14-121-980-_-Product


You'll need to plug in the 6 Pin supplemental Power adapter into the motherboard instead of the PSU.

Just don't run it in OC mode as it may pull to much power. You'd have to test it out to see what that PSU/Mobo could handle.
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I decided to finally cave in & get a ASUS Gtx-950 Strix from new egg. (THX TRS96!) Offer is too good to pass up! I'll let you know if it shuts down / absorbs all the power from the PSU. (which would suck!!!)

I was originally going to get: EVGA GTX 750 Ti SC (link below) but I knew immediately after placing the order, that I should just cancel & get the ASUS, I really do no know what to expect from the ASUS!

https://www.amazon.com/dp/B00KJGYOGG/?tag=tonymacx86com-20
 
g00glethis1 said:
I decided to finally cave in & get a ASUS Gtx-950 Strix from new egg. (THX TRS96!) Offer is too good to pass up! I'll let you know if it shuts down / absorbs all the power from the PSU. (which would suck!!!)
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Others have used a GTX 950 with that Elite 8300 CMT with no problems reported. Simply plug in the supplemental 4 Pin to sata power cable into one of these two (SATA PWR0 or SATA PWR1) onboard 4 pin connectors.
Here it is on Ebay if your 8300 doesn't come with one.

http://www.ebay.com/itm/Genuine-HP-...571688?hash=item4b0b168228:g:TOwAAOSw65FXty3z
Then use this dual SATA POWER to 6 Pin adapter from Amazon.com
https://www.amazon.com/dp/B007Y91B80/?tag=tonymacx86com-20

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Here's a review of the total system power draw of an I7-4960X PC while gaming with a GTX 950 Strix. Averages under 230W.

http://www.legitreviews.com/nvidia-...ideo-card-review-asus-strix-gtx-950_170811/12

Report back on how it goes. It's an incredible deal on an ASUS 950 Strix. It should get most of it's power from the PCI-e x16 slot. Of course don't try to overclock the graphics card or push it to extremes in other ways.
 
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