Hi! I'm helping a friend build a PC that he wants to run OS X on (and Windows on a separate SSD). In his words:

"Using the pc to dual boot Windows and OS X. I will mostly be on OS X for daily use. OS X will also be used for occasional video editing using FCP; however, I won't be doing this to often and certainly not professionally. Windows will be used for gaming. I have both a PS3 and PS4 and haven't done any pc gaming since Counterstrike, but I'm hoping to get back into it a bit with this new machine."

Our main concern right now is part compatibility as a hackintosh. This would be my third time building a PC (his first) but my first time doing a hackintosh. Thanks for any help ya'll can offer!

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

TypeItemPrice
CPUIntel Core i7-4790K 4.0GHz Quad-Core Processor$323.99 @ SuperBiiz
CPU CoolerCooler Master Hyper 212 EVO 82.9 CFM Sleeve Bearing CPU Cooler$25.98 @ OutletPC
MotherboardGigabyte GA-Z97X-UD7 TH ATX LGA1150 Motherboard$194.99 @ Amazon
MemoryCorsair Vengeance Pro 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR3-1866 Memory$89.99 @ Newegg
StorageSamsung 850 EVO-Series 120GB 2.5" Solid State Drive$69.44 @ OutletPC
StorageSamsung 850 EVO-Series 120GB 2.5" Solid State Drive$69.44 @ OutletPC
StorageWestern Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive$49.99 @ NCIX US
Video CardEVGA GeForce GTX 970 4GB Video Card$324.99 @ Micro Center
CaseFractal Design Define R4 (Black Pearl) ATX Mid Tower Case$89.99 @ Directron
Power SupplyEVGA SuperNOVA G2 550W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply$69.99 @ Newegg
Optical DriveLG WH16NS40 Blu-Ray/DVD/CD Writer$49.99 @ Newegg
Wireless Network AdapterTP-Link TL-WDN4800 802.11a/b/g/n PCI-Express x1 Wi-Fi Adapter$34.99 @ SuperBiiz
MonitorAcer G257HU smidpx 60Hz 25.0" Monitor$259.99 @ B&H
Prices include shipping, taxes, rebates, and discounts
Total (before mail-in rebates)$1708.76
Mail-in rebates-$55.00
Total$1653.76
Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-08-10 11:12 EDT-0400
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