Hi everyone, I need some help.


I'm looking to downsize from my ATX Hackintosh build (below) to a mini ITX rig.


PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant






























































TypeItemPrice
CPU Intel Core i5-3570K 3.4GHz Quad-Core Processor $237.07 @ Amazon
Motherboard Gigabyte GA-Z77X-UP5 TH ATX LGA1155 Motherboard -
Memory Corsair Vengeance 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR3-1600 Memory $150.98 @ Newegg
Video Card MSI GeForce GTX 760 2GB ITX Video Card -
Case Fractal Design Arc Midi ATX Mid Tower Case $109.99 @ Amazon
Power Supply SeaSonic X Series 660W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply -
Other Toshiba THNSNH256GBST SSD 256GBPurchased
Prices include shipping, taxes, rebates, and discounts
Total $498.04
Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-03-05 12:15 EST-0500

I was using my current system as a "do it all" box. It was mainly a Windows file server that I dual-booted with OSX sometimes.


To get away from this, I built a file server to take over my media storage duties and now my Hackintosh can be a true desktop box.


I've migrated all of my storage drives from the Hackintosh to the file server and realize that I have no reason for a machine with such a large physical footprint. I only have a SSD and low profile video card in the case.


I'm looking for suggestions for the best hackintosh-capable 1155 ITX mobo to help me downsize. Though I have a 3570K, I don't need something that's a tweaker's playground as I don't overclock. I'm also not interested in buying anything more than the bare minimum (mobo, case, power supply) to downsize. I plan to buy used, but I need to know what to look for before starting an hardwareswap/ebay/slickdeals search.


I see that the Gigabyte GA-Z77N Wifi is very popular, but it looks like there are other alternatives that may be cheaper and still serve the same purpose.


Any help is appreciated!



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