Cherry Picking Your Setup (ROMS and Kernels)

      This happens at least once a day, there is that one person who asks "What is the best custom ROM/Kernel?". Most likely another person says a ROM and says why they feel others are inferior to it. While other ROMs may be in its Nightly phase, do not let that discourage you from trying out that ROM. Some ROMs are in their Stable forms and still operate like a Nightly. That is not bad! For example, for the HTC One X, most AOSP ROMs are based or use something from CyanogenMod to make the ROM even boot. But my point is, every ROM is different. Every kernel is different! Some ROMs use Linaro Toolchains, some are based on a stock kernel with memory enhancements. Plus, everyone has their own particular setup that they run that they like! I use M-Kernel on Carbon ROM with all F2FS on my Nexus 7. Plus, I am at a -125 MV undervolt, will everyone like that setup? No, some over clock their devices and some under clock their devices. So it is up to you to find your perfect ROM/Kernel setup.
  
       So I will help you find your perfect setup. First things first, do you want to be on KitKat or Jellybean? The reason I say those two is because the best compatibility between modern applications comes to those two Android versions. So you chose KitKat, remember most KitKat ROMs are in a nightly phase and may stop working or have some features that do not work at all, so if you need features such as Bluetooth or Camera, remember bugs can come! Remember to download the latest release your ROM developer has, so if it is release 4.4.4 on July 28 2014, download that version. Now you have a ROM, find a custom kernel that your device will support. Some kernels do not allow overclocking and if you are just finding your setup, do not overclock your device, yet! You are just finding what you will like! Now download the Google Apps package for your ROM. If your ROM is based on 4.4.4 download the Google Apps for 4.4.4 and if otherwise, download the Google Apps for that Android version. The latest as of this writing on 7/29/30 is 5.0.89 for Google Play Services. Now you must flash that ROM and kernel. I usually flash my ROM and Kernel first to enter information such as APN info and disable vibration or other unwanted features and then reboot to flash Google Apps. Tinker around with your setup to see if you like it or not and if you do not, then try another ROM and repeat. Comment or find me on Google+ for any questions.