Found this thread in the forum : https://nixers.net/showthread.php?tid=1617

Which essentially answers my question. I will probably go with the Arch set up path for my first time and then try something more ambitious and interesting later, like crux.

I am curious though what are your guy's opinions are on OS X as an OS? I know its closed source but I really love the way software is build directly for the specific hardware. It really does make a difference in speed and experience but perhaps I am wrong.