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I've always been a bit of a software guy (I'm a PHP developer), so I know quite a bit about computers, but mostly the software side (which is why I know I want to go Mac).
I was looking at building my own computer (haven't done anything like this before... only replaced a part here or there over the hears), and I've been doing a lot of research and was going to just install Ubuntu, but I see that the Mac option isn't closed by going this route. I've tried to make sure the parts I picked were compatible with OS X, but I wouldn't mind a once over to make sure it's all compatible (with Mac and each other).
List updated with new recommendations
Core
Motherboard
$150 - GIGABYTE GA-Z68XP-UD3 LGA 1155 Intel Z68 HDMI SATA 6Gb/s USB 3.0 ATX Intel Motherboard
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813128512
Processor
$310 - Intel Core i7-2600K Sandy Bridge 3.4GHz (3.8GHz Turbo Boost) LGA 1155 95W Quad-Core Desktop Processor Intel HD Graphics 3000
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16819115070
Graphics Card
$135 - EVGA 01G-P3-1556-KR GeForce GTX 550 Ti (Fermi) FPB 1GB 192-bit GDDR5 PCI Express 2.0 x16 HDCP Ready SLI Support Video Card
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814130625
Memory
$120 - CORSAIR Vengeance 16GB (2 x 8GB) 240-Pin DDR3 SDRAM DDR3 1600 (PC3 12800) Desktop Memory Model CMZ16GX3M2A1600C10
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820233246
Other Stuff
Case
$130 - NZXT Phantom PHAN-001WT White Steel / Plastic Enthusiast ATX Full Tower Computer Case
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16811146067
Power Supply
$50 - COOLER MASTER X6 Elite RR-X6NN-18PK-R1 Honeycomb Design 120mm Long Life Sleeve CPU Cooler Compatible with latest Intel 2011/1366/1155 ...
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16835103105
Hard Drive
$340 - OCZ Vertex 4 VTX4-25SAT3-256G 2.5" 256GB SATA III MLC Internal Solid State Drive (SSD)
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820227792
The hard drive is just killer. But I think I need more than 150GB, and I think if I get 256GB, I won't need to upgrade anytime soon.
I also know the case is huge, but it was popular and cool looking. Peer pressure...
Anyway, any light you can shed will be greatly appreciated. Thanks!
I was looking at building my own computer (haven't done anything like this before... only replaced a part here or there over the hears), and I've been doing a lot of research and was going to just install Ubuntu, but I see that the Mac option isn't closed by going this route. I've tried to make sure the parts I picked were compatible with OS X, but I wouldn't mind a once over to make sure it's all compatible (with Mac and each other).
List updated with new recommendations
Core
Motherboard
$150 - GIGABYTE GA-Z68XP-UD3 LGA 1155 Intel Z68 HDMI SATA 6Gb/s USB 3.0 ATX Intel Motherboard
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813128512
Processor
$310 - Intel Core i7-2600K Sandy Bridge 3.4GHz (3.8GHz Turbo Boost) LGA 1155 95W Quad-Core Desktop Processor Intel HD Graphics 3000
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16819115070
Graphics Card
$135 - EVGA 01G-P3-1556-KR GeForce GTX 550 Ti (Fermi) FPB 1GB 192-bit GDDR5 PCI Express 2.0 x16 HDCP Ready SLI Support Video Card
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814130625
Memory
$120 - CORSAIR Vengeance 16GB (2 x 8GB) 240-Pin DDR3 SDRAM DDR3 1600 (PC3 12800) Desktop Memory Model CMZ16GX3M2A1600C10
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820233246
Other Stuff
Case
$130 - NZXT Phantom PHAN-001WT White Steel / Plastic Enthusiast ATX Full Tower Computer Case
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16811146067
Power Supply
$50 - COOLER MASTER X6 Elite RR-X6NN-18PK-R1 Honeycomb Design 120mm Long Life Sleeve CPU Cooler Compatible with latest Intel 2011/1366/1155 ...
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16835103105
Hard Drive
$340 - OCZ Vertex 4 VTX4-25SAT3-256G 2.5" 256GB SATA III MLC Internal Solid State Drive (SSD)
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820227792
The hard drive is just killer. But I think I need more than 150GB, and I think if I get 256GB, I won't need to upgrade anytime soon.
I also know the case is huge, but it was popular and cool looking. Peer pressure...
Anyway, any light you can shed will be greatly appreciated. Thanks!