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    legacytp reacted to Zmax in OS for Engineering Student   
    I would go with  a cheap Windows laptop. Get some free software. Just buy something that only need to last the time in school .
     
    You may drop it, lose it, or have  it stolen . Dropping a 1200.00$ Mac is hard on the wallet .
     
    Make sure to do lot's of backup.
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    legacytp reacted to Jurrunio in OS for Engineering Student   
    You dont have steer away from Macs since bootcamp works ok, but you are getting inferior hardware for the money so in demanding projects, it will be slower than equally priced laptops with other OS (or even without an OS from the factory).
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    legacytp reacted to Electronics Wizardy in OS for Engineering Student   
    What programs do you need to use?

    If you want macs, you should be able to do almost everything with a vm or bootcamp on a macbook.
     
    You can always use a school computer or buy a windows laptop if its really needed, but id just try bootcamp on your macbook.
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    legacytp reacted to KenjiUmino in Software for Computer   
    (3) let the mainboards integrated fan controller take care of the case fans.
    the R9 390 will handle its own fans - no need to fiddle with anything and no need to have software running in the background. 
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    legacytp reacted to Radium_Angel in Software for Computer   
    (1) Official AMD/ATI drivers from an official site
    (2) Intel's website for said board
     
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    legacytp got a reaction from TomatoSenpai in PC for RoboSub Competition   
    There is a competition called RoboSub and our submarine needs a PC that is powerful enough to 3D model some parts on Solidworks (preferably 4 cores 8 threads) but small enough to fit into very tight space (Mini ITX board with no case). I've been using PCPartPicker to make some samples, but I'd like outside opinions.
     
    Requirements:
    - Low TDP (Under 100 Watts preferably but flexible with this)
    - Mini ITX (or smaller if possible)
    - 4 core 8 thread CPU w/ min speed of 2.5Ghz (flexible with this)
    - Modular PSU (smallest consumer size possible)
    - Under $500 (no peripherals needed and flexible with this)
    - 8 GB of ram
    - SSE2 support (if possible)
    - Able to run 64-bit operating system
    - Around 100-150 GB M.2 SSD
     
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    legacytp reacted to QuestionxThree in Is my system VR ready?   
    Ram and gpu are good. Not sure about the CPU just Because I’m not fimilar with it.
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    legacytp reacted to porina in Is my system VR ready?   
    Try some of the VR benchmarks, like VR Mark Orange room, and there's also one for Steam VR.
     
    My suspicion is the system is close to the absolute minimum... might get away with it, might not. Note the Rift has lower requirements than the Vive.
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