Much like the person a few threads down, I'm new to hackintoshing and I want a machine for video editing, though I also want to do some gaming in Windows. However, I want to keep mine under $1300 (ideally under $1100 with some smart Black Friday/Cyber Monday shopping). Here's what I've got so far:
PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant / Benchmarks
| Type | Item | Price |
|---|---|---|
| CPU | Intel Core i7-4770 3.4GHz Quad-Core Processor | $309.99 @ Newegg |
| Motherboard | Gigabyte GA-Z87X-UD3H ATX LGA1150 Motherboard | $159.99 @ Newegg |
| Memory | Crucial Ballistix Sport 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR3-1600 Memory | $131.99 @ Newegg |
| Storage | Kingston SSDNow V300 Series 120GB 2.5" Solid State Disk | $79.99 @ Amazon |
| Storage | Kingston SSDNow V300 Series 120GB 2.5" Solid State Disk | $79.99 @ Amazon |
| Storage | Seagate Barracuda 3TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive | $119.99 @ Newegg |
| Video Card | EVGA GeForce GTX 660 2GB Video Card | $178.98 @ Newegg |
| Wireless Network Adapter | TP-Link TL-WDN4800 802.11a/b/g/n PCI-Express x1 Wi-Fi Adapter | $42.99 @ Amazon |
| Case | Corsair 500R Black ATX Mid Tower Case | $89.99 @ Newegg |
| Power Supply | Corsair CX 430W 80 PLUS Bronze Certified ATX12V Power Supply | $29.99 @ Newegg |
| Optical Drive | Pioneer BDR-208DBK Blu-Ray/DVD/CD Writer | $72.98 @ Newegg |
| Total | ||
| Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available. | $1256.87 | |
| Generated by PCPartPicker 2013-10-28 19:34 EDT-0400 |
I went with two SSDs, 1 for OS X & 1 for Windows. I got a 3TB drive because I'm a digital packrat. I've read that an i7 is good for video editing and rendering times, so that's what I went with. To compensate, I went with a GTX 660, instead of a 680 or higher.
I have a couple of big question marks with this build:
- Will that Blu-ray writer work? (If not, it's not too bad; it'll be the first thing to go to cut the cost if need be.)
- I'm afraid I might need a larger power supply. PC Part Picker estimates my build at 338W, but is their estimate accurate? How much power do I really need?
- I have a firewire drive I'd like to keep using. What do I need to do to use it still? The case also has a firewire port on the front. Is there any way to use that with this motherboard, or will it just be unusable?
Just a couple more questions (thanks for bearing with me!):
- I'm going to be trying to pick a lot of these parts up when they go on sale, so the specific parts may change. What can I safely swap out for other things without affecting hackintosh compatibility? I know I can switch brands for the GTX 660 just fine, but are there certain SSDs to avoid with hackintoshes? Other things like that?
- Is there anything I'll need that I've forgotten about? I would hate to get everything together and then discover I was missing something...
Thanks so much for the help I'm sure I'll see. This looks like a great community on reddit! I hope to be able to record my build process to help other newbies along in the future.
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