[SUCCESS] ThinkServer TS140 - i3 4330 - HD4600 - Yosemite - Clover

[P1LGRIM]

Thanks for this thread.

You're welcome.

My ts140 is running like champ with Sierra.

So is mine

I'm ecstatic!

Good for you - Enjoy

 

[jpallen]

I should mention that I have the Xeon cpu in my ts140.

 

[P1LGRIM]

I should mention that I have the Xeon cpu in my ts140.

If you filled out your profile you wouldn't need to.

Profiles need to contain at least your primary system to assist others with helping you

 

[xips]

Since I published my ThinkServer build document I have made several changes, mainly :
I replaced the i3-4330 CPU with a Xeon E3-1245 v3.

I'm curious how the Xeon is working for you. Currently I'm gearing up to install on an i3-4150 ThinkServer. How much load did you run with the i3 motivating you to upgrade? The Xeon appears capable of handling twice the load of the i3 but I need to justify the cost of going with a Xeon. Thx for everything.

 

[P1LGRIM]

I'm curious how the Xeon is working for you. Currently I'm gearing up to install on an i3-4150 ThinkServer. How much load did you run with the i3 motivating you to upgrade? The Xeon appears capable of handling twice the load of the i3 but I need to justify the cost of going with a Xeon. Thx for everything.

I really liked the ThinkServer, it took to OS X like a duck takes to water but the one drawback for me was its inability to sleep.
I had the opportunity to purchase a p300 ThinkStation at a very reasonable price and it is essentially a TS140 with sleep enabled.
The ThinkStation has replaced the ThinkServer as my daily driver which has now been repurposed as a Windows server.
I realise none of this goes any way near to answering your question but in truth I never really stressed it too much and certainly didn't run any meaningful comparisons between the i3-4330 and the Xeon E3-1245 v3.

Sorry not to have been of more help, thanks for your interest and good luck with your impending build.

 

[P1LGRIM]

The Xeon appears capable of handling twice the load of the i3 but I need to justify the cost of going with a Xeon.

CPU World comparison says the i3-4150's only advantages are lower power consumption and lower price.

 

[xips]

CPUBoss compares them and judges it too close to call.
I guess it depends on what you are going to be using it for as both have advantages in some aspects of performance.

Yeah, I guess I'll have to wait and see how everything shakes out for my setup. My main concern is the E3-1246 v3 is at EOL and I really don't want to miss out due to depleted stock if I really need one. I don't plan on taxing the system too heavy, something like pfSense or Sophos, Kodi and some OS test beds. Thanks again for sharing your experiences.

 

[RuleBreaker01]

I have installed El Capitan. Using system def. 14,2
After update upgrade to 10.11.6
I get an error in "iCloud"

It reads that my computer ID is not correct.

I can not sign into iCloud.

Any Ideas on how to fix this?

 

[P1LGRIM]

I have installed El Capitan. Using system def. 14,2
After update upgrade to 10.11.6
I get an error in "iCloud"

It reads that my computer ID is not correct.

I can not sign into iCloud.

Any Ideas on how to fix this?

Yes, you should emulate NVRAM.
Use the Clover installer to install EmuVariableUefi-64 and RC Scripts.

 

[RuleBreaker01]

It was working fine before the El Capitan update to 10.11.6