Goodbye Steve! Project - Advices needed :)

Hi everyone !

New on Tonymacx86, I've just decided go down the adventure and build my own Hackintosh.

My main uses are going to be editing pictures, 4K video footage, music and Internet browsing.

After a couple of researches, I have selected the following components for my build :

• CASE

Fractal Design Define R4 Cases, Black Pearl
https://www.amazon.com/dp/B008HD3CTI/?tag=tonymacx86com-20

• CPU

Intel Kaby Lake i7 7700K
https://www.amazon.com/dp/B01MXSI216/?tag=tonymacx86com-20

• CPU COOLER

Noctua NH-D14 6 Heatpipe Dual Radiator with 140mm/120mm Dual SSO Bearing Fans
https://www.amazon.com/dp/B002VKVZ1A/?tag=tonymacx86com-20

• MOTHERBOARD

ASUS ROG Maximus IX Hero LGA1151 DDR4 DP HDMI M.2 USB 3.1
https://www.amazon.com/dp/B01NBHXSP6/?tag=tonymacx86com-20

• GPU

MSI Gaming GeForce GTX 1070 8GB GDDR5 SLI DirectX 12 VR Ready
https://www.amazon.com/dp/B01GXOX3SW/?tag=tonymacx86com-20

• RAM

Corsair Vengeance DDR4 2400HZ 2x16Gb
https://www.amazon.com/dp/B01CYILUB8/?tag=tonymacx86com-20

• SSD

Samsung 850 Pro 1TB
https://www.amazon.com/dp/B00LF10KTE/?tag=tonymacx86com-20

• WIFI/BLUETOOTH

I'm a bit stuck on this one...Should I get a broadcom chip to have bluetooth and Wifi straight away ? Or is there a card that you would recommend ?

Could you please let me know if there's something wrong or I should pay attention to ?

Many thanks !

Thanks for the advise regarding the wifi Bluetooth card !

What about the other components ?

https://www.tonymacx86.com/threads/...x-hero-i7-7700k-32gb-ram-intel-630-hd.222316/

has the same motherboard, maybe worth a read

Thanks ! I have read this topic a few hours ago.

I was wondering if I could go for faster RAM (like 3200HZ) like he chose...

samlefrench said:

Thanks ! I have read this topic a few hours ago.

I was wondering if I could go for faster RAM (like 3200HZ) like he chose...

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if it is compatible then i don't see why not

Hi everyone !

So...I changed my initial plans to go through the modding adventure. You can follow my work in progress : here

However, I still need some advice regarding the parts of my 1st Hackintosh

Requirements / use / goals
I'm aiming at a machine not specifically silent but that will definitely need to be well-cooled as I'm currently living in Melbourne (but originally from France). This Hackintosh won't be dedicated to playing games (although it could be nice once in a while to play Skyrim or others) but rather video (from GoPro Hero 5 with 4K, Final Cut Pro, After Effects), photo (Lightroom, Photoshop), design (Illustrator, Indesign) and music (Ableton, Traktor, Itunes). I'm not looking at building a F1 car but a Hackintosh that will age well or could be updated easily if needed. I could use Windows once in a while for Office Suite and some other applications. Obviously, I will need some significant storage for Mac Os (video, photo and music) although my video files are likely to be moved on an external HDD at some point. One other important point is that I won't have a direct access to the router and would definitely need bluetooth/wifi to work. Also, I'd like to have Thunderbolt 3 and I want to keep a DVD/BLURAY reader and burner in it.

Parts (subject to change depending on recommendations and suggestions)

CPU : Intel i7 7700 3.6Ghz (Amazon)

MOTHERBOARD : Probably going towards Gigabyte Z270 but can't really pick one in particular, I'm a bit lost regarding which kinds and numbers of PCIe, NVMe, SATA, Thunderbolt ports I'll need/can get... Also, I have read that some are harder to make work regarding the sound...any suggestions ?

CPU COOLER : Corsair Hydro Series H80i v2 Extreme Performance Liquid Cooler (Amazon)

RAM : Corsair Vengeance LPX 32gb (2x16gb) DDR 2400 (Amazon)
But I could go for quicker Ram if the motherboard supports it right ?

GPU : I can't really make my mind between Nvidia and AMD...My guess is that regarding my use of Final Cut Pro, AMD would be more relevant, right ? I'm thinking about waiting the new AMD Vega RX that will soon come out.

STORAGE
I'm thinking about getting :
- 1 Western Digital Blue 250gb SSD SATA III 2.5inch (Amazon) for Windows
- 1 Samsung Evo 850 500gb SSD SATA III 2.5inch (Amazon) for video, photo and music files in Mac OS (Amazon)
- 1 Samsung 960 Evo Series 500gb NVMe M.2 (Amazon) for Mac OS booting and Apps but I'm still confused if this is supported or not...can you help with that ?
Please note I have chosen 3 SSDs because of the cooling/heat issue in Australia.

WIFI/BLUETOOTH : I'm a bit lost on what works and what doesn't. Ideally, I would love to have something that doesn't have huge antennas coming out of the back of the Powermac G5. Is that possible ?

PSU : Corsair CX-750M 750W 80 Plus Bronze Modular (Amazon)

Thank you !

Quick update regarding the WIFI/BLUETOOTH !

After some researches, I found out that Broadcom chips work out of the box but they require an adapter for the motherboard. So I just bought a BCM94360CD card (Ebay) and a PCIe Adapter for it (Ebay).

Will keep updated when received