Hi guys,
I've been researching building a new machine for a couple days, and just now am realizing it is totally feasible to make it Hackintosh-compatible.
GPU selection is giving me a bit of pause, however, because my current goal was to shoot for the Nvidia GTX 970, but I've seen a lot of people encourage others looking at the same GPU to hold out a few months for the AMD 300 series -- citing the promise of the 300 series and also the memory issues related to the 970.
My timeline for building is probably 2-4 months, so waiting for the 300 series seems like a reasonable thing to do -- my only question is, how likely do you think it is that the AMD 300 series will be Hackintosh compatible?
I know it's impossible to know this for sure given that there are little-to-no official hardware specs, but I guess what I'm asking is, how hard are current generation AMD RX 200 series GPU's to get working with Hackintosh, and how long after their release did it take for them to become supported and/or stable? Do you have any reason to believe the trajectory with current gen AMD GPU's will be similar to trajectory of next-gen AMD GPU's? If it would be quite risky Hackintosh-wise to spring for an AMD 300 card, then I'd probably rather pick up a 970 instead and just ensure compatibility.
Any insight would be very helpful for me, as I am very new to this community!
PS This my current build plan. I know we're not supposed to make "Will my build work?" threads any longer and that's truly not the intention of this post, but if you have a burning desire to tell me if I screwed up the build in any way that I didn't catch, I'd be grateful ;) (Many of the parts selected specifically from http://www.tonymacx86.com/building-customac-buyers-guide-january-2015.html )
PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant
| Type | Item | Price |
|---|---|---|
| CPU | Intel Core i5-4690K 3.5GHz Quad-Core Processor | $199.99 @ Micro Center |
| CPU Cooler | NZXT Kraken X61 106.1 CFM Liquid CPU Cooler | $123.99 @ SuperBiiz |
| Motherboard | Gigabyte GA-Z97X-UD5H ATX LGA1150 Motherboard | $169.99 @ SuperBiiz |
| Memory | Crucial Ballistix Sport XT 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR3-1600 Memory | $139.99 @ Amazon |
| Storage | Sandisk Ultra II 480GB 2.5" Solid State Drive | $198.98 @ OutletPC |
| Storage | Seagate Barracuda 2TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive | $73.99 @ SuperBiiz |
| Video Card | Gigabyte GeForce GTX 970 4GB WINDFORCE Video Card | $359.99 @ Amazon |
| Case | NZXT H440 (White/Black) ATX Mid Tower Case | $99.99 @ Newegg |
| Power Supply | EVGA 750W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply | $80.99 @ NCIX US |
| Monitor | Asus VG248QE 144Hz 24.0" Monitor | $264.99 @ Adorama |
| Wireless Network Adapter | TP-Link TL-WDN4800 802.11a/b/g/n PCI-Express x1 Wi-Fi Adapter | $34.99 @ SuperBiiz |
| Total | ||
| Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available | $1747.88 | |
| Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-02-04 15:52 EST-0500 |
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