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What do I want with my new system?
I want to use it as a studio PC for high-end music production and while i'm at it I want to be able to play the newest games on maximum settings on it.
What will it cost?
Max: ~€1300
Where there be components I want to use from older systems?
- Seagate Desktop HDD 1TB - 3.5inch
This is the HDD from my old windows computer. I want to use this as my windows disk on the hackintosh later.
What do I have in mind for the Hackintosh?
1 Intel Core i7-4790K Boxed € 302,95
1 Gigabyte GA-Z97X-UD5H € 159,90
1 EVGA GeForce GTX 760 2GB Superclocked € 217,50
3 Crucial Ballistix Tactical BLT2C4G3D1608ET3LX0CEU € 194,85
1 Corsair RM650 € 97,95
1 Samsung 840 EVO 250GB € 109,04
+_______
Total € 1.082,19
For this build I mostly looked at the Mac Pro in the Buyer's Guide
CPU:
Seems well enough to do the job?
Motherboard:
Cheaper than the UDH7 but other than thunderbolt I see no difference.
GPU:
Good enough to play the newest games on maximum settings?
RAM:
-
Power:
-
SSD:
Seems to be the best choice for a hackintosh. BUT I read HERE that it might not be the best choice. Any alternatives?
Apart from these essentials I have a few more questions about some extra's:
- I have a firewire soundcourd so I will need a firewire card to connect it to. As I read here the SD-PEX30009 might be a good choice but the problem is I can't get it anywhere in my country (Netherlands). So any alternatives for this that might work? What's all this fuzz about firewire cards and UEFI anyways?
- Should I consider extra (water) cooling?
- As I said before I want to use my old windows HDD for the hackintosh. Is this possible and will this cause any troubles?
- I have an ethernet kable in my room. This should just work with the motherboard right?
- Does the case matter? Any suggestions for a nice cheap one?
Thanks for reading!
I want to use it as a studio PC for high-end music production and while i'm at it I want to be able to play the newest games on maximum settings on it.
What will it cost?
Max: ~€1300
Where there be components I want to use from older systems?
- Seagate Desktop HDD 1TB - 3.5inch
This is the HDD from my old windows computer. I want to use this as my windows disk on the hackintosh later.
What do I have in mind for the Hackintosh?
1 Intel Core i7-4790K Boxed € 302,95
1 Gigabyte GA-Z97X-UD5H € 159,90
1 EVGA GeForce GTX 760 2GB Superclocked € 217,50
3 Crucial Ballistix Tactical BLT2C4G3D1608ET3LX0CEU € 194,85
1 Corsair RM650 € 97,95
1 Samsung 840 EVO 250GB € 109,04
+_______
Total € 1.082,19
For this build I mostly looked at the Mac Pro in the Buyer's Guide
CPU:
Seems well enough to do the job?
Motherboard:
Cheaper than the UDH7 but other than thunderbolt I see no difference.
GPU:
Good enough to play the newest games on maximum settings?
RAM:
-
Power:
-
SSD:
Seems to be the best choice for a hackintosh. BUT I read HERE that it might not be the best choice. Any alternatives?
Apart from these essentials I have a few more questions about some extra's:
- I have a firewire soundcourd so I will need a firewire card to connect it to. As I read here the SD-PEX30009 might be a good choice but the problem is I can't get it anywhere in my country (Netherlands). So any alternatives for this that might work? What's all this fuzz about firewire cards and UEFI anyways?
- Should I consider extra (water) cooling?
- As I said before I want to use my old windows HDD for the hackintosh. Is this possible and will this cause any troubles?
- I have an ethernet kable in my room. This should just work with the motherboard right?
- Does the case matter? Any suggestions for a nice cheap one?
Thanks for reading!