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Hi,
I'm new to this forum and the hackintosh world, but after some hard reading (thanks already for all the info posted !) I want to change my iMac late 2009 by a hackintosh.
Use :
- heavy excel 2013 charts (over 500K cells with multiple pivot table).
- 3D (blender) non professional use. I'm not looking at a rendering monster but my patience just can't keep up with my imac late 2009.
- Photo/image (let's say Adobe suite without coffee breaks every 2 minutes). Light video (no more than iMovie projects).
- A bit of gaming, my wish is Word of Warcraft on ultra (on OS X native 27 inch resolution, not planning to install Windows so far), far fetched as you can see .
I have 2 more needs :
- A long lasting setup, if possible around 5 years without investing heavily in it every year.
- No noise ! I would like it to be as silent as an imac if possible.
After reading many guides and subjects, I put that project together :
* System : Apple OS X Yosemite (already owned).
* Display : iMac 27 inch late 2009 (already owned) in target mode via Displayport.
*Motherboard : GA-Z97X-GAMING 3 http://www.amazon.com/dp/B00K2RQDXY/ref=as_li_ss_tl?ie=UTF8&tag=tonymacx86com-20
*CPU : Intel Core i7-4770K http://www.amazon.com/dp/B00CO8TBQ0/ref=as_li_ss_tl?ie=UTF8&tag=tonymacx86com-20
*GPU : EVGA GeForce GTX760 SuperClocked w/EVGA ACX Cooler 2GB GDDR5 256bit http://www.amazon.com/EVGA-SuperClocked-Dual-Link-Graphics-02G-P4-2765-KR/dp/B00DHW4HXY/ref=sr_1_1?s=electronics&ie=UTF8&qid=1416178495&sr=1-1&keywords=EVGA+GeForce+GTX+760+Superclocked+ACX&pebp=1416178498347
*RAM : Corsair Vengeance 16GB (2x8GB) DDR3 1600 MHz http://www.amazon.com/Corsair-Vengeance-Desktop-Memory-CMZ16GX3M2A1600C10/dp/B006EWUO22/ref=sr_1_1?s=electronics&ie=UTF8&qid=1416178555&sr=1-1&keywords=Corsair+CMZ16GX3M2A1600C10+Vengeance+16GB+%282x8GB%29+DDR3+1600+Mhz&pebp=1416178558848
* SSD : Samsung 840 series 250Go (already owned)
* HDD : Western digital green 2To (already owned)
*PSU : Corsair RM Series 850 Watt ATX/EPS 80PLUS Gold-Certified http://www.amazon.com/Corsair-80PLUS-Gold-Certified-Power-Supply/dp/B00EB7UIXM/ref=sr_1_1?s=electronics&ie=UTF8&qid=1416178904&sr=1-1&keywords=Corsair+RM850&pebp=1416178907520
* Case : Fractal Design Define R4 http://www.amazon.com/Fractal-Design-Define-Cases-FD-CA-DEF-R4-BL/dp/B008HD3CTI/ref=sr_1_3?s=electronics&ie=UTF8&qid=1416179040&sr=1-3&keywords=Fractal+design+define+R4
* Wifi : TP-Link PCI Express Wifi Adapter http://www.amazon.com/dp/B007GMPZ0A/ref=as_li_ss_tl?ie=UTF8&tag=tonymacx86com-20
* Input : Apple magic trackpad (already owned) + Mad Catz M.M.O7 (already owned) http://www.amazon.com/Mad-Catz-M-M-O-7-Gaming-Mouse/dp/B008PQK26I/ref=sr_1_3?s=electronics&ie=UTF8&qid=1416179219&sr=1-3&keywords=mmo7
* bluetooth : any adapter, in fact I was looking for something that could allow Handoff to work, but it seems it's quite difficult.
Since all those parts are picked form the buyer's guide, I guess there shouldn't be any compatibility issue (I'm planning to run with Clover, looks like it's the way to go for the future ?). My questions are the following given that I wouldn't be against shaving a couple of euros, or reallocating if needed :
- CPU : i5 Vs i7 makes around 100€ difference, but I feel limited by my current i5 2,66Ghz.
- GPU : seems like a good one all around (perf, heat, noise...), but it's already a bit old, so I'm wondering if I should get something a bit stronger even if a bit more expensive.
- Alim : here I'm just lost, I guess with power the more the better, but do I need the 850W ? even if I think about future upgrade in 4-5 years, I believe it would rather be a new GPU than a second GPU. Not sure dual cards would matter much for my current use (maybe for blender, but for final rendering I'll use farms anyway, so it's just viewport and spot rendering to check everything goes well).
- The case : it's been quite a headache actually. I could shave 35€ and go for an Aerosol DS Cube http://www.amazon.com/AeroCool-MicroATX-Removable-DS-Cube-White/dp/B00H4PSFQ0/ref=sr_1_7?ie=UTF8&qid=1416179991&sr=8-7&keywords=aerocool+ds with a Gigabyte GA-Z97MX-GAMING 5 http://www.amazon.com/dp/B00K8HNGXS/ref=as_li_ss_tl?ie=UTF8&tag=tonymacx86com-20 I'm really not sure what the best would be here, price is the same. I don't quite get the ATX / mATX difference aside the size and connectivity a tad more limited.
I'm opened to any suggestion, please kindly note that I live in Europe so I may not have access to everything here, and I'm more intent on reducing the budget than increasing it !
It's been quite long, sorry for that, and if anyone is still awake at this point thanks a lot for any input you may have !
Fumomono.
I'm new to this forum and the hackintosh world, but after some hard reading (thanks already for all the info posted !) I want to change my iMac late 2009 by a hackintosh.
Use :
- heavy excel 2013 charts (over 500K cells with multiple pivot table).
- 3D (blender) non professional use. I'm not looking at a rendering monster but my patience just can't keep up with my imac late 2009.
- Photo/image (let's say Adobe suite without coffee breaks every 2 minutes). Light video (no more than iMovie projects).
- A bit of gaming, my wish is Word of Warcraft on ultra (on OS X native 27 inch resolution, not planning to install Windows so far), far fetched as you can see .
I have 2 more needs :
- A long lasting setup, if possible around 5 years without investing heavily in it every year.
- No noise ! I would like it to be as silent as an imac if possible.
After reading many guides and subjects, I put that project together :
* System : Apple OS X Yosemite (already owned).
* Display : iMac 27 inch late 2009 (already owned) in target mode via Displayport.
*Motherboard : GA-Z97X-GAMING 3 http://www.amazon.com/dp/B00K2RQDXY/ref=as_li_ss_tl?ie=UTF8&tag=tonymacx86com-20
*CPU : Intel Core i7-4770K http://www.amazon.com/dp/B00CO8TBQ0/ref=as_li_ss_tl?ie=UTF8&tag=tonymacx86com-20
*GPU : EVGA GeForce GTX760 SuperClocked w/EVGA ACX Cooler 2GB GDDR5 256bit http://www.amazon.com/EVGA-SuperClocked-Dual-Link-Graphics-02G-P4-2765-KR/dp/B00DHW4HXY/ref=sr_1_1?s=electronics&ie=UTF8&qid=1416178495&sr=1-1&keywords=EVGA+GeForce+GTX+760+Superclocked+ACX&pebp=1416178498347
*RAM : Corsair Vengeance 16GB (2x8GB) DDR3 1600 MHz http://www.amazon.com/Corsair-Vengeance-Desktop-Memory-CMZ16GX3M2A1600C10/dp/B006EWUO22/ref=sr_1_1?s=electronics&ie=UTF8&qid=1416178555&sr=1-1&keywords=Corsair+CMZ16GX3M2A1600C10+Vengeance+16GB+%282x8GB%29+DDR3+1600+Mhz&pebp=1416178558848
* SSD : Samsung 840 series 250Go (already owned)
* HDD : Western digital green 2To (already owned)
*PSU : Corsair RM Series 850 Watt ATX/EPS 80PLUS Gold-Certified http://www.amazon.com/Corsair-80PLUS-Gold-Certified-Power-Supply/dp/B00EB7UIXM/ref=sr_1_1?s=electronics&ie=UTF8&qid=1416178904&sr=1-1&keywords=Corsair+RM850&pebp=1416178907520
* Case : Fractal Design Define R4 http://www.amazon.com/Fractal-Design-Define-Cases-FD-CA-DEF-R4-BL/dp/B008HD3CTI/ref=sr_1_3?s=electronics&ie=UTF8&qid=1416179040&sr=1-3&keywords=Fractal+design+define+R4
* Wifi : TP-Link PCI Express Wifi Adapter http://www.amazon.com/dp/B007GMPZ0A/ref=as_li_ss_tl?ie=UTF8&tag=tonymacx86com-20
* Input : Apple magic trackpad (already owned) + Mad Catz M.M.O7 (already owned) http://www.amazon.com/Mad-Catz-M-M-O-7-Gaming-Mouse/dp/B008PQK26I/ref=sr_1_3?s=electronics&ie=UTF8&qid=1416179219&sr=1-3&keywords=mmo7
* bluetooth : any adapter, in fact I was looking for something that could allow Handoff to work, but it seems it's quite difficult.
Since all those parts are picked form the buyer's guide, I guess there shouldn't be any compatibility issue (I'm planning to run with Clover, looks like it's the way to go for the future ?). My questions are the following given that I wouldn't be against shaving a couple of euros, or reallocating if needed :
- CPU : i5 Vs i7 makes around 100€ difference, but I feel limited by my current i5 2,66Ghz.
- GPU : seems like a good one all around (perf, heat, noise...), but it's already a bit old, so I'm wondering if I should get something a bit stronger even if a bit more expensive.
- Alim : here I'm just lost, I guess with power the more the better, but do I need the 850W ? even if I think about future upgrade in 4-5 years, I believe it would rather be a new GPU than a second GPU. Not sure dual cards would matter much for my current use (maybe for blender, but for final rendering I'll use farms anyway, so it's just viewport and spot rendering to check everything goes well).
- The case : it's been quite a headache actually. I could shave 35€ and go for an Aerosol DS Cube http://www.amazon.com/AeroCool-MicroATX-Removable-DS-Cube-White/dp/B00H4PSFQ0/ref=sr_1_7?ie=UTF8&qid=1416179991&sr=8-7&keywords=aerocool+ds with a Gigabyte GA-Z97MX-GAMING 5 http://www.amazon.com/dp/B00K8HNGXS/ref=as_li_ss_tl?ie=UTF8&tag=tonymacx86com-20 I'm really not sure what the best would be here, price is the same. I don't quite get the ATX / mATX difference aside the size and connectivity a tad more limited.
I'm opened to any suggestion, please kindly note that I live in Europe so I may not have access to everything here, and I'm more intent on reducing the budget than increasing it !
It's been quite long, sorry for that, and if anyone is still awake at this point thanks a lot for any input you may have !
Fumomono.