Here's my planned build for starters:

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

TypeItemPrice
CPUIntel Core i7-4790K 4.0GHz Quad-Core Processor$328.99 @ SuperBiiz
CPU CoolerThermalright TRUE Spirit 120M(BW) Rev.A 46.2 CFM CPU Cooler$32.99 @ SuperBiiz
Thermal CompoundArctic Silver 5 High-Density Polysynthetic Silver 3.5g Thermal Paste$6.79 @ OutletPC
MotherboardASRock Z97 EXTREME4 ATX LGA1150 Motherboard$125.98 @ Newegg
MemoryG.Skill Ares Series 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR3-1866 Memory$104.98 @ OutletPC
StorageSamsung 850 EVO-Series 500GB 2.5" Solid State Drive$161.99 @ Amazon
StorageSeagate Barracuda 2TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive$69.89 @ OutletPC
Video CardXFX Radeon R9 390 8GB Double Dissipation Video Card$334.98 @ Newegg
CaseNZXT H440 (Blue/Black) ATX Mid Tower Case$119.99 @ NZXT
Power SupplyEVGA SuperNOVA NEX 750W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply$89.99 @ NCIX US
Wireless Network AdapterGigabyte GC-WB867D-I 802.11a/b/g/n/ac PCI-Express x1 Wi-Fi Adapter$28.98 @ OutletPC
MonitorBenQ GL2460HM 60Hz 24.0" Monitor$149.99 @ Amazon
KeyboardCooler Master CM Storm Devastator Gaming Bundle Wired Gaming Keyboard w/Optical Mouse$27.99 @ Amazon
HeadphonesLogitech G430 7.1 Channel Headset$55.99 @ Amazon
OtherLogitech HD Webcam C270$22.80
Prices include shipping, taxes, rebates, and discounts
Total (before mail-in rebates)$1702.32
Mail-in rebates-$40.00
Total$1662.32
Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-07-05 23:24 EDT-0400

My end goal was to triple boot Windows 8.1 (and upgrade later to 10), OS X Yosemite, and Ubuntu. But I had a few questions.

  1. Fairly sure my parts are compatible but all the guides seem kinda vague. But I'd like a second check, is my build all good for a hackintosh?

  2. I've constantly heard that I should be getting multiple drives. Is it worth the cost of multiple drives instead of triple booting on one drive?

  3. With all the threads with issues on here, is it more likely that there will be large issues while trying to make the hackintosh?

  4. How long does the whole process usually take?

Sorry if the questions seem stupid or anything. I'd really like to be able to the triple boot but if its going to be an overly complicated, expensive, and time consuming process that leaves me with only a half-working version of OS X then I might just have to settle for a dual boot. Any extra advice or comments will be very much appreciated and thanks for all the help.

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