@JakeHiltz We agree then :) , my Windows suggestion was based on the fact that the poster might know Windows and that would make it easier for him administer and run.
tbh my linux skills are limited but i tend to trail and error
i gave up after 2weeks of trying 2-3hrs a day on ubuntu make the AMD stuff work ...
it was to new and after 2 weeks of trying giving up then is still an accomplishment in my eyes :p :D