- Joined
- Nov 23, 2018
- Messages
- 2
- Motherboard
- ASUS MAXIMUS VII Formula
- CPU
- i7-4790K
- Graphics
- GTX 980
Hi Guys,
I am attempting to build a Hackintosh geared towards Music Production on the osX platform (using Logic Pro X and/or Presonos Studio One). I am debating if its a wise idea to simply install the osX on my existing PC, instead of building a entirely new system (since there is a significant cost point and space restriction associated with a new build).
A background into my current system running Windows 10:
Intel i7 4790K chipset
ASUS Maximus 7 Formula motherboard,
32GB DDR3 ram,
a single 840 EVO SSD and a 4 TB Western Digital HDD.
[The MBR resides on the SSD].
I am hoping that the experts in the community to shed some light on two questions:
1) Given the hardware I have, is there any way to carry out an installation without requiring a data backup? I am absolutely fine with buying new drives to shuffle things around, but I am prioritizing data integrity above all else. In other words, given its my first foray into such a build, I need a fool proof way of ensuring that no data of my current system on Windows gets impacted.
2) I understand that there is a high chance that this is not going to be a one time build. If I understand correctly anytime the software I am using has an upgrade or the os itself changes, I am opening myself upto a lot of trial and error and may also have to face the possibility of a clean re-install.
Given this nature of events, are there any precautions that I can take to ensure that these changes are isolated from being able to run or access my windows machine? Hopefully I expect that I will be able to transfer my music projects to and from windows and mac os easily. So worse comes to worst, I can consider re-installing the new os and all its software and pick up from where I left off.
I would really appreciate any help or guidance on this.
Thanks,
NinjaOfSEA
I am attempting to build a Hackintosh geared towards Music Production on the osX platform (using Logic Pro X and/or Presonos Studio One). I am debating if its a wise idea to simply install the osX on my existing PC, instead of building a entirely new system (since there is a significant cost point and space restriction associated with a new build).
A background into my current system running Windows 10:
Intel i7 4790K chipset
ASUS Maximus 7 Formula motherboard,
32GB DDR3 ram,
a single 840 EVO SSD and a 4 TB Western Digital HDD.
[The MBR resides on the SSD].
I am hoping that the experts in the community to shed some light on two questions:
1) Given the hardware I have, is there any way to carry out an installation without requiring a data backup? I am absolutely fine with buying new drives to shuffle things around, but I am prioritizing data integrity above all else. In other words, given its my first foray into such a build, I need a fool proof way of ensuring that no data of my current system on Windows gets impacted.
2) I understand that there is a high chance that this is not going to be a one time build. If I understand correctly anytime the software I am using has an upgrade or the os itself changes, I am opening myself upto a lot of trial and error and may also have to face the possibility of a clean re-install.
Given this nature of events, are there any precautions that I can take to ensure that these changes are isolated from being able to run or access my windows machine? Hopefully I expect that I will be able to transfer my music projects to and from windows and mac os easily. So worse comes to worst, I can consider re-installing the new os and all its software and pick up from where I left off.
I would really appreciate any help or guidance on this.
Thanks,
NinjaOfSEA