Burningsaint
Running Windows 8.1 at the moment, would I see a big boost in PPD if I switched to Linux (Linux Mint with Cinnamon desktop)?
You would see a Modest increase in PPD (the OS runs faster. less clutter so work gets done faster)
most of the user that have switched to linux did it for CPU BigAdv which ends beginning of this year - phased out
that just leave GPU folding from now on which has it's own inherent problems in linux - native linux drivers and Linux core issues
while i wouldn't recommend folding GPU's in linux - it's possible with odd Beta quirks
I recommend for most users to stick with windows
Beta WU's are quirky enough even with maxwell Core issues