Building a CustoMac Hackintosh: The Ultimate Buyer's Guide
See this post for experimental compatibility and ongoing progress with the latest Intel CPUs chipsets. Also if you're looking for classic, older build recommendations please refer to the User Builds and Golden Builds sections of the forum and these historical versions of our buyer's guide.
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CustoMac Mini |
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CustoMac mATX |
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CustoMac Pro |
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Motherboards |
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CPUs |
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CPU Coolers |
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Graphics Cards |
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RAM |
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Solid State Drives |
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Power Supplies |
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Cases |
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Operating Systems |
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Input Devices |
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Accessories |
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tonymacx86 Shop |
CustoMac Mini
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Motherboards |
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Gigabyte Z490 I Aorus Ultra mini-ITX |
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ASUS ROG Strix Z490-I Gaming mini-ITX |
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CPUs |
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Core i3-10100 |
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RAM |
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Crucial Budget (8GB) |
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Crucial Budget (16GB) |
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Crucial Budget (32GB) |
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Drives |
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Samsung 860 EVO 500GB |
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Samsung 860 EVO 250GB |
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Samsung 860 EVO 1TB |
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Cases |
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Cooler Master Elite 130 |
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PSUs |
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Corsair CX-M 550 Watt |
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CustoMac mATX
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Motherboards |
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ASUS ROG Strix Z490-G Wi-Fi Gaming mATX |
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Gigabyte Z490M Gaming X mATX |
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CPUs |
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Core i5-10600K |
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Core i7-10700K |
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Core i9-10850K |
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CPU Coolers |
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Thermaltake Slim X3 Low Profile (Air) |
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Corsair H60 (Water) |
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Graphics Cards |
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Sapphire RX 580 Pulse 8GB AMD |
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RAM |
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Crucial Ballistix 2400 (8GB) |
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Crucial Ballistix 2400 (16GB) |
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Crucial Ballistix 2666 (32GB) |
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Crucial Ballistix 3200 (64GB) |
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Drives |
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Samsung 860 EVO 250GB |
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Samsung 860 EVO 500GB |
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Samsung 860 EVO 1TB |
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Accessories |
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Fenvi T919 Wifi/BT 4.0 PCIe |
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PSUs |
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Corsair CX-M 550 Watt |
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Cases |
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Cooler Master MasterBox Q300L |
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CustoMac Pro
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Motherboards |
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ASUS ProArt Z490-Creator 10G ATX |
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Gigabyte Z490 Vision D ATX |
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ASUS Prime Z490-A ATX |
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CPUs |
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Core i5-10600K |
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Core i7-10700K |
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Core i9-10850K |
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CPU Coolers |
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Corsair H60 (Water) |
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Thermaltake Slim X3 Low Profile (Air) |
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RAM |
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Crucial Ballistix 2400 (8GB) |
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Crucial Ballistix 2400 (16GB) |
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Crucial Ballistix 2666 (32GB) |
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Crucial Ballistix 3200 (64GB) |
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Drives |
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Samsung 860 EVO 250GB |
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Samsung 860 EVO 500GB |
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Samsung 860 EVO 1TB |
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PSUs |
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Corsair RM 650x Watt |
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Accessories |
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Fenvi T919 Wifi/BT 4.0 PCIe |
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Cases |
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Corsair Corsair Carbide Series 275R |
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Graphics Cards |
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Sapphire RX 580 Pulse 8GB AMD |
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Motherboards
Note: Some motherboards will not support resolutions higher than 1080p at 60hz. Intel, AMD, and NVIDIA graphics resolutions greater than 1080p at 60hz resolution require DisplayPort. NVIDIA 9xx cards with HDMI or DisplayPort will support displays to 4K at 60hz.
Gigabyte Z490 UD AC ATX
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Gigabyte Z490 Aorus Master ATX
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Gigabyte Z490 Aorus Pro AX ATX
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Gigabyte Z490 UD ATX
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Gigabyte Z490 Vision D ATX
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Gigabyte Z490 Aorus Ultra ATX
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Gigabyte Z490 Aorus Elite ATX
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Gigabyte Z490 Gaming X ATX
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Gigabyte Z490 Vision G ATX
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Gigabyte Z490 Aorus Elite AC ATX
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ASUS TUF Z490-Plus ATX
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ASUS ROG Maximus XII Apex ATX
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ASUS ProArt Z490-Creator 10G ATX
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ASUS Prime Z490-A ATX
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ASUS ROG Maximus XII Formula ATX
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ASUS ROG Maximus XII Hero WiFi ATX
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ASUS ROG Strix Z490-E Gaming ATX
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ASUS TUF Z490-Plus WiFi ATX
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ASUS Prime Z490-P ATX
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ASUS ROG Strix Z490-A Gaming ATX
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Gigabyte Z490M Gaming X mATX
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ASUS ROG Strix Z490-G Wi-Fi Gaming mATX
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ASUS Prime Z490M-Plus mATX
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Gigabyte Z490 I Aorus Ultra mini-ITX
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ASUS ROG Strix Z490-I Gaming mini-ITX
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Gigabyte H470 HD3 ATX
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ASUS TUF GAMING H470-PRO ATX
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ASUS PRIME H470-PLUS ATX
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Gigabyte H470M DS3H mATX
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ASUS PRIME H470M-PLUS mATX
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ASUS ROG STRIX H470-I GAMING mini-ITX
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CPUs
Core i9-10900K
3.7Ghz / 10 Cores / 20 Threads / 20MB L3 Cache / 125W Max TDP
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Core i9-10850K
3.6Ghz / 10 Cores / 20 Threads / 20MB L3 Cache / 125W Max TDP
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Core i9-10900
2.8Ghz / 10 Cores / 20 Threads / 20MB L3 Cache / 65W Max TDP
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Core i7-10700K
3.8Ghz / 8 Cores / 16 Threads / 16MB L3 Cache / 125W Max TDP
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Core i7-10700
2.9Ghz / 8 Cores / 16 Threads / 16MB L3 Cache / 65W Max TDP
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Core i5-10600K
4.1Ghz / 6 Cores / 12 Threads / 12MB L3 Cache / 125W Max TDP
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Core i5-10600
3.3Ghz / 6 Cores / 12 Threads / 12MB L3 Cache / 65W Max TDP
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Core i5-10500
3.1Ghz / 6 Cores / 12 Threads / 12MB L3 Cache / 65W Max TDP
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Core i5-10400
2.9Ghz / 6 Cores / 12 Threads / 12MB L3 Cache / 65W Max TDP
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Core i3-10320
3.8Ghz / 4 Cores / 8 Threads / 8MB L3 Cache / 65W Max TDP
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Core i3-10300
3.7Ghz / 4 Cores / 8 Threads / 8MB L3 Cache / 65W Max TDP
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Core i3-10100
3.6Ghz / 4 Cores / 8 Threads / 6MB L3 Cache / 65W Max TDP
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CPU Coolers
All Intel Socket 1151 CPUs except "K" come with a basic CPU cooler.
Corsair H55 Quiet |
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Corsair H60 (Water) |
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Corsair H75 |
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Corsair H115i |
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Thermaltake Slim X3 Low Profile (Air) |
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ARCTIC Freezer 13 (Air) |
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ARCTIC Freezer 7 Pro Rev. 2 (Air) |
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Cooler Master Blade Master 120mm Case/CPU fan |
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Arctic Silver Arcticlean Thermal Cooling Material Remover |
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Tuniq TX-4 High Performance Thermal Grease |
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Arctic Silver 5 Thermal Compound |
Graphics Cards
Sapphire Radeon Nitro+ RX 5700 XT 8GB AMD
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Gigabyte Radeon RX 5700 XT OC 8GB AMD
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MSI Radeon RX Vega 56 Air Boost AMD
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Sapphire Vega 64 8GB AMD
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XFX Vega 56 8GB AMD
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Sapphire Vega 56 8GB AMD
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XFX Radeon RX 580 GTS XXX Edition AMD
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MSI RX 580 Armor AMD
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Gigabyte AORUS Radeon RX 580 AMD
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Sapphire RX 580 Pulse 8GB AMD
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XFX Radeon RX 570 RS XXX Edition AMD
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XFX RX 570 8GB AMD
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Sapphire RX 570 Pulse 8GB AMD
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AMD Pro WX 7100 8GB AMD
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AMD Radeon Pro WX 9100 AMD
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RAM
Crucial Budget (8GB) |
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Crucial Budget (16GB) |
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Crucial Budget (32GB) |
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Crucial Budget (64GB) |
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Crucial Ballistix 2400 (8GB) |
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Crucial Ballistix 2400 (16GB) |
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Crucial Ballistix 2666 (32GB) |
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Crucial Ballistix 3200 (64GB) |
Solid State Drives
Crucial MX500 500GB |
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Samsung 870 EVO 500GB |
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Western Digital WD_BLACK 500GB SN750 NVMe |
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Sabrent Rocket Q 1TB |
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Power Supplies
Corsair RM 650x Watt |
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Corsair AX 860 Watt |
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Corsair SF450 SFF 450W |
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Corsair SF600 SFF 600W |
Cases
Cooler Master Elite 130 |
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BitFenix Prodigy (White) |
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BitFenix Phenom (White) |
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Fractal Design Define Mini Silent |
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BitFenix Prodigy M (White) |
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BitFenix Phenom M (White) |
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Fractal Design Core 1300 |
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Fractal Design Core 1100 |
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Silverstone PS07 |
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Fractal Design Core 1000 |
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Corsair Core 1500 |
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Corsair Carbide 100R Silent |
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Corsair Carbide 100R |
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Cooler Master MasterBox Q300L |
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Corsair Carbide 200R |
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Corsair Carbide 400R |
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Corsair Carbide 500R |
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Corsair Corsair Carbide Series 275R |
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BitFenix NEOS Black (front bezel color options: Black, Blue, Gold, Red, Silver) |
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BitFenix NEOS White (front bezel color options: Silver, Red, Purple, Blue) |
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Fractal Design Define R4 Silent |
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Corsair Graphite 600T |
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Lian Li PC-A05FNB Black Aluminum Mid Tower |
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Lian Li PC-TU100B |
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NZXT Source 530 Full Tower Computer Case |
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Silverstone Mini-ITX Slim Small Form Factor |
Operating Systems
Apple macOS 12.0 Monterey |
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Apple macOS 11.0 Big Sur |
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Apple macOS 10.15 Catalina |
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Apple macOS 10.14 Mojave |
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Apple macOS 10.13 High Sierra |
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Apple macOS 10.12 Sierra |
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Apple OS X 10.11 El Capitan |
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Apple OS X 10.8 Mountain Lion |
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Apple OS X 10.7 Lion |
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Apple OS X 10.6 Snow Leopard |
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Microsoft Windows 10 Pro |
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Canonical Ubuntu |
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Input Devices
Apple Magic Keyboard |
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Apple Magic Keyboard 2 with Keypad (Space Gray) |
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Apple Wired Keyboard |
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Apple Wireless Keyboard |
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Logitech Wireless Keyboard K750 |
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Logitech Wireless Touch Keyboard K400 Plus |
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Logitech Wireless Mini Keyboard K760 (Bluetooth) |
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Logitech Bluetooth Easy-Switch K811 Keyboard |
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Kanex MultiSync Aluminum Bluetooth Full Size Keyboard |
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Kanex MultiSync Mini Aluminum Bluetooth Keyboard |
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Kanex MultiSync Full-Size Bluetooth Keyboard (White) |
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Apple Magic Mouse 2 (Space Gray) |
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Apple Magic Mouse 2 |
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Apple Magic Mouse |
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Basics USB Mouse |
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Amazon Basics Wireless Mouse |
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Logitech G502 Lightspeed Wireless Gaming Mouse |
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Logitech Corded Mouse (M500) |
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Logitech G700s Rechargeable Gaming Mouse |
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Apple Magic Trackpad 2 (Space Gray) |
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Apple Magic Trackpad 2 |
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Apple Magic Trackpad |
Accessories
SanDisk 32GB Flash Drive Type-C |
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Patriot USB 3.0 Flash Drive (8GB) |
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Patriot USB 3.0 Flash Drive (16GB) |
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SanDisk USB Flash Drive (8GB) |
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SanDisk USB Flash Drive (16GB) |
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LG 14x BluRay Internal Rewriter |
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Optiarc DVD Optical Drive |
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Sabrent Aluminum USB External Stereo Sound Adapter |
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Sony PlayStation 4 DualShock Wireless Controller |
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Plugable 7-Port Black USB 3.0 SuperSpeed Hub |
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Plugable 7-Port Aluminum USB 3.0 SuperSpeed Hub |
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Samsung USB Cable (for PS4 controller) |
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TP-Link PCI Express Wifi Adapter 802.11N (N900) |
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IOGear Bluetooth 4.0 Adapter |
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GMYLE Bluetooth 4.0 Adapter |
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IOGear Bluetooth 2.1 Adapter |
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YOUBO BCM94360CD 802.11a/g/n/ac 1750Mbps BT4.0 PCIe |
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Rosewill RNX-AC1900PCE, 802.11AC Dual Band AC1900 |
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NETGEAR R7000 Nighthawk AC1900 Smart WiFi Router |
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NETGEAR Nighthawk X4S - AC2600 4x4 MU-MIMO Smart WiFi Gigabit Gaming Router |
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Fenvi FV-HB1200 Wifi/BT 4.0 PCIe |
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Fenvi T919 Wifi/BT 4.0 PCIe |
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Kingwin 2.5" and 3.5" Multi-Function Hot Swap Rack |
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Logitech HD Pro Webcam C920 (1080p, Native Microphone) |
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StarTech.com USB 3.1 Gen 2 Enclosure for 2.5" SATA Drives |
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Apple Thunderbolt to Ethernet Adapter |
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ASUS ThunderboltEX 3 PCIe Thunderbolt Adapter |
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ASUS ThunderboltEX II/DUAL Thunderbolt Adapter |
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StarTech.com Thunderbolt 3 to Thunderbolt Adapter |
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Kingwin SATA Internal Hot Swap Rack with Lock |
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Apple Thunderbolt to Firewire Adapter |
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Seagate Backup Plus Desktop Thunderbolt Adapter |
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Apple Thunderbolt Cable (2.0m) |
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Apple Thunderbolt Cable (0.5m) |
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MoKo High-Speed Ultra-thin USB 3.1 Type-C Male to USB 3.0 Type-A Female Adapter |
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ASRock USB 3.1 A+C PCI-E CARD |
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ASUS USB 3.1 TYPE-C CARD |
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Inatek 4 Ports PCI-E to USB 3.0 Express Card |
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AUKEY USB-C PCI Express Card with 2 USB 3.1 Type-C Ports |
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Apple Time Capsule 802.11ac WiFi Router w/ 2TB HDD |
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tonymacx86 Apple T-Shirt (white) |
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tonymacx86 Apple Long Sleeve (white) |
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tonymacx86 Apple Magnet |
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tonymacx86 Apple Stickers |
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tonymacx86 Apple Mug |
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tonymacx86 Apple Travel Mug |
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