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Ya. For the older mac mini anyone can swap out their HDDs. Just need to watch a 10 mins youtube video.,
The newer one though, some people from I don't remember where a mac related website, tried to swap out the HDD in it and then warned their website readers not to do it. It was a pain in the ass. Not worth the effort/ time to do so.
 

I work for a company that does upgrades and user migrations for mac users, the newer models are a nightmare in all cases. Some of the specs are nice and the new displays are really crisp, but they're a pain to work on compared to the old models. (Why a proprietary SSD Apple? Why?)

The 2012 models are a nice model because it's still easy to upgrade the storage and the RAM. Retina models are nice but you get what you got for the most part, definitely not the easiest to repair or upgrade.

"hello Ting? i would like to enquire about my issue with my 6990 not working properly in windows 10"
`-`

Yeah, good idea.

depending on whether you need CUDA or not
you can drop the 980ti for a 750ti or something like that if you dont for much lower cost
 

PCPartPicker part list: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/73ZmVn
Price breakdown by merchant: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/73ZmVn/by_merchant/
CPU: Intel Core i7-5820K 3.3GHz 6-Core Processor  ($369.99 @ SuperBiiz) 
CPU Cooler: be quiet! Shadow Rock 2 51.4 CFM Rifle Bearing CPU Cooler  ($49.90 @ Newegg) 
Motherboard: ASRock X99 Extreme4 ATX LGA2011-3 Motherboard  ($174.98 @ Newegg) 
Memory: G.Skill Ripjaws 4 series 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR4-2400 Memory  ($56.99 @ Newegg) 
Storage: A-Data Premier SP550 240GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  ($56.97 @ NCIX US) 
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 2TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($65.89 @ OutletPC) 
Video Card: Zotac GeForce GTX 980 Ti 6GB AMP! Omega Edition Video Card  ($619.99 @ Amazon) 
Case: Fractal Design Core 2500 ATX Mid Tower Case  ($55.99 @ Directron) 
Power Supply: EVGA SuperNOVA GS 650W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply  ($78.98 @ Newegg) 
Total: $1529.68
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2016-04-11 15:16 EDT-0400
 
this should be very quiet and realiable. if you want you could upgrade to 32gb of ram. it helps with cutting 4k video.

Looks nice, thanks for the suggestions.

a PS4

Here's a few I like
 
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16811133299
 
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16811854003
 
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16811146215
 
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=9SIA6ZP3KR9495

macs arent bad, they just are a nice audience i prefert to call the "facebook machines" pretty degradingly.
 
they're basicly really good computers for casuals: browsing the net, some office tasks, light video editing, and maybe a game every so often.
 
and best of all: they're made to take a beating from life, my samsung is in the same performance category, less than half of the price, and certainly doesnt like life's beating.
 
 
also, i can confirm all 3 of those linux pictures:
- runs great everywhere, even on grandma's relic
- command line is awesome, if MS actually knew how to implement it in a modern OS you'd use it too.
- when it finally works after 5 months of installing arch, it kinda looks like that bottom picture. may be partly halucination due to lack of sleep tho.

Well don't be texting in class. School is more important.

That book could contain info on what monitor you should get.

Thanks!

Could I grab that pic for a phone wallpaper?

I don't know if anyone has ever tried this, but I just wanted to let you know that this absolutely made my day when I saw your topic pop up on the homepage.

No I have not but if you find a 290, I will bring some marshmallows. 

Just finished my loop over the weekend and leak tested it overnight. Here are the completed pictures!!! A lot of love, sweat, tears and burns went into this. So I hope you all enjoy it as much as I do. Cheers!
*still working on cable sleeving, so I guess its not officially complete.But what the hell. *
 
 
Here are some pictures of the TUF armor and the RAM that I plasti dipped.


 
Here is a pic of the GPU waterblock *ignore all the fingerprints lol*


 
And here is the finished product. I must say...bending acrylic is tricky.

No problem, glad you like them!
 
http://farm3.staticflickr.com/2861/11864160475_7cb07c09e8_k.jpg
 
http://farm3.staticflickr.com/2848/11864152235_4db182e945_k.jpg

Could I grab that pic for a phone wallpaper?

Finally took apart the Seagate I mentioned earlier and took some photos, The Perfect mirror finish of the disk made for a very interesting subject with a lot of opportunities. Again some links for higher resolution.
http://www.flickr.com/photos/62133015@N08/11864160475/in/photostream/
http://www.flickr.com/photos/62133015@N08/11864152235/in/photostream/
 

 

Here is just a couple of the old motherboards that I have lying around. I have alot more but need to buy more plaques before I hang them up on the wall.
 

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant
 
CPU: AMD FX-6300 3.5GHz 6-Core Processor  ($119.99 @ Newegg) 
CPU Cooler: Cooler Master Hyper 212 Plus 76.8 CFM Sleeve Bearing CPU Cooler  ($19.99 @ Newegg) 
Motherboard: ASRock 970 Pro3 R2.0 ATX AM3+ Motherboard  ($59.99 @ Newegg) 
Memory: G.Skill Ripjaws Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory  ($73.99 @ Newegg) 
Storage: Samsung 840 EVO 120GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  ($109.00 @ Newegg) 
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($59.99 @ Newegg) 
Video Card: Sapphire Radeon R9 280 3GB Dual-X Video Card  ($219.99 @ Newegg) 
Case: Cooler Master N600 Windowed ATX Mid Tower Case  ($75.98 @ Newegg) 
Power Supply: Cooler Master VSM 550W 80+ Gold Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply  ($74.99 @ Newegg) 
Total: $813.91
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
 
 
get windows 8.1 here
 
http://linustechtips.com/main/topic/150812-world-windows-81-pro-3264-35/

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant
 
CPU: Intel Core i5-4690K 3.5GHz Quad-Core Processor  ($238.99 @ Amazon) 
CPU Cooler: Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO 82.9 CFM Sleeve Bearing CPU Cooler  ($29.98 @ OutletPC) 
Motherboard: MSI Z97-GAMING 5 ATX LGA1150 Motherboard  ($139.99 @ Amazon) 
Memory: G.Skill Ripjaws X Series 8GB (1 x 8GB) DDR3-1600 Memory  ($79.99 @ Newegg) 
Storage: Samsung 840 EVO 120GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  ($79.99 @ Best Buy) 
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($52.91 @ OutletPC) 
Video Card: MSI Radeon R9 280X 3GB TWIN FROZR Video Card  ($289.99 @ Newegg) 
Case: Corsair 300R ATX Mid Tower Case  ($59.99 @ Micro Center) 
Power Supply: Corsair CX 600W 80+ Bronze Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply  ($49.99 @ NCIX US) 
Total: $1021.82
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PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant
 
CPU: Intel Core i5-4690K 3.5GHz Quad-Core Processor  ($239.99 @ Newegg) 
Motherboard: MSI Z97 PC MATE ATX LGA1150 Motherboard  ($109.99 @ Newegg) 
Memory: G.Skill Ripjaws Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory  ($73.99 @ Newegg) 
Storage: PNY XLR8 PRO 120GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  ($69.99 @ Newegg) 
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($54.99 @ Newegg) 
Video Card: Club 3D Radeon R9 280X 3GB royalQueen Video Card  ($264.99 @ Newegg) 
Case: NZXT H440 (White/Black) ATX Mid Tower Case  ($109.99 @ Newegg) 
Power Supply: Corsair CX 600W 80+ Bronze Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply  ($64.99 @ Newegg) 
Total: $988.92
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available

 
windows at the site above and save money on the case if you want to with something like a 230t