What are the best 3 initial core pieces for the easiest Hackintosh build?

I'm curious of everyone opinions about what are the three best and most reliable components when starting your new Hackintosh. So. what's the best Gigabyte motherboard, best GPU and best Intel 6th generation CPU?

I'm building a machine for light video editing on Adobe Premiere and some PhotoShop or LightRoom duties.
Most of all I want a machine that is very stable with Sierra.

IMO, the hardest component to choose (right now) for your applications is the graphics card. If you can live with the Nvidia 900 series graphics cards, then take a look at MyHero build description which is Skylake based.

Otherwise, you're in what I call the "hurry up and wait" period awaiting Apple's new Macs/iMacs which are foretasted to have the latest AMD graphics chipset and macOS support. Until then, you're an Early Adapter.

Now, that being said, the tonymacx86 Buyer's Guide should let you narrow down your component requirements based upon your use of Adobe applications. (Note: the BG is still focused upon the Skylake components as macOS hasn't yet been updated to Kaby Lake support because Apple hasn't produced any KL products, yet.) Then you can look at the Golden and User Builds forum sections and, finally the Sierra Desktop Guides forum section.
https://www.tonymacx86.com/forums/golden-builds.87
https://www.tonymacx86.com/forums/user-builds.28
https://www.tonymacx86.com/forums/sierra-desktop-guides.187

The best advice for you is to never try to build with the latest and greatest hardware, you'll have nothing but headache with workarounds unless you find a golden build and use that hardware list.

Stork said:

IMO, the hardest component to choose (right now) for your applications is the graphics card. If you can live with the Nvidia 900 series graphics cards, then take a look at MyHero build description which is Skylake based.

Otherwise, you're in what I call the "hurry up and wait" period awaiting Apple's new Macs/iMacs which are foretasted to have the latest AMD graphics chipset and macOS support. Until then, you're an Early Adapter.

Now, that being said, the tonymacx86 Buyer's Guide should let you narrow down your component requirements based upon your use of Adobe applications. (Note: the BG is still focused upon the Skylake components as macOS hasn't yet been updated to Kaby Lake support because Apple hasn't produced any KL products, yet.) Then you can look at the Golden and User Builds forum sections and, finally the Sierra Desktop Guides forum section.
https://www.tonymacx86.com/forums/golden-builds.87
https://www.tonymacx86.com/forums/user-builds.28
https://www.tonymacx86.com/forums/sierra-desktop-guides.187

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Thanks so much for the info from both of you and yes I agree 6th generation processor should be fine and a gigabyte motherboard. As for the 900 series cards, they tend to be very expensive and maybe I need to use the 750 series? The sad thing is there are such great deals on 1050 GPUs but they are not supported right?
Also by looking at your hero build there seems to be a lot of steps to getting it working. I was kinda hoping of building a machine that was almost plug and play and I don't need to do any changes with kexts or such other then a few different bios settings.
I see all these youtube videos where they just make the boot drive and install the software then after maybe run Multibeast and thats it. It seems to boot up and run fine with no constant re typing of kexts or restarts or crashes.

I have a maxed out new MacBook Pro which I can use for editing if I wanted. I just didn't want all that money I spent on my first hackintosh to go to waste. I have someone willing to buy my Asus x99-a motherboard and my intel i7 5820k processor that will completely pay for a mid range Gigabyte board and a 6th gen i5 processor.

I think that will be my best bet then go from there with maybe a EVGA 750 series 2gb GPU?

Hello Yes, I agree with all above. In recent years building a Hackintosh has become much easier, especially when you copy components from a real Mac as closely as possible.

Your EVGA 750 should be fine. There were iMacs with 740 (and 750 chips I believe). I've used both 740 and 750 discrete cards and they run perfectly. Something to note though - GT740 OC GDDR5 cards run almost as well as a basic GTX750 ti ones. The difference is minimal. Also a GT740 GDDR3 card will probably not need any extra power and will run on macOS built-in drivers. A GT740 OC GDDR5 and the GTX750 ti will use an extra power connector AND need the Nvidia drivers as a separate install (my experience). When you install Nvidia drivers you need to double-check your Clover settings for shutdown and memory status to work correctly.

Certainly a GTX 750 card should work with minimal effort but all builds and combinations throw up some slight difference that can cause potential problems. For example my own will not play iTunes DRM video even with the oft-mentioned kexts installed. So I simply don't buy video from iTunes etc. Otherwise my GT740 OC 2GB GDDR5 is perfect. Quiet and cool too.

Most builders who use a discrete card seem to be going for a 900 series these days. A basic 950 can be had in a form-factor the same as the 750 and not much more expensively. Not used one myself yet though.

The latest Z170 Gigabyte motherboards certainly seem to be the easiest to work with. Most Skylake CPUs too. Before you decide on one check there's an SSDT power-management file available (unless you fancy coding one yourself). Take a look here for a few examples:

https://www.tonymacx86.com/threads/guide-el-capitan-on-the-skylake-h170n-wifi.178197/

Go down to the Final Power Saving Setup section.

Good luck!