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- Jan 3, 2011
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- Motherboard
- ASUS ROG X570 Crosshair VIII Formula
- CPU
- Ryzen 9 5950X
- Graphics
- RX 6900 XT
- Mac
- Mobile Phone
Yes, Just as good as a Mac computer.
great!
What about unlock with Apple Watch does it work?
Yes, Just as good as a Mac computer.
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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Are you going to do any gaming or video editing ? You also have the option to use the HD4000 igpu.Not sure if I should ask for advise in a separate thread??
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 hungryThanks 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?
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.
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.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!!!)