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I just finished my first mod using an case of Power Mac G4 model Sawtooth. Bought one from about U$40 here in Brazil. Shipped already free of motherboard, drives and power source. 8 bucks for shipping and that's all for the case. Good bargain in my opinion. Here is a victim's picture before...

Hi guys, i am planning to build budget hackintosh for my friend. i choose parts as i3 4330 processor, corsair or cooler master case, sandisk or kingston ssd, seagate hdd, vengeance ram. please suggest me a power supply for my build and very imp a reliable and value for money giagbyte z97 mobo.my...

Hey guys so I have been stalking these forums for a while now and I finally decided to create an account and ask for some help, so I have this HP Pavilion a6142n PC that I would like to Hackintosh. I have upgraded the hard drive to a (1TB SATA 3.5" 6.4GB) and I the RAM sticks (2x4GB DDR2 800MHz)...

Hey guys im very new too this and I want to create my own machine.-----DESKTOP NOT LAPTOP.-----Heres what ive got:P Processor:Intel Core i5 650 Processor 3.20 GHz Motherboard:Intel DP55WG Ram:2x8 BALLISTIX ram Power Supply:--taken from older dell dimension e310 (supported) Case:---Sentey Hard...

Hi Guys, So this is my first post on here and I'm going to be building my first computer this summer. I am wanting to have a powerful, small and good looking hackintosh that will be able to handle some gaming in windows and most importantly beat my current 8 Core Mac Pro in video editing...

I want to make a hackintosh that can run mountain lion or mavericks (perferably mavricks) for around $200. I would like to go as cheap as possible but my max is $200. I have most of the components besides, The Motherboard, CPU, RAM, and GPU. I kind of have a GPU in mine (GT 610) so if that GPU...

Hi all, I have recently completed the CustoMac Budget hackintosh as specified on the TonyMac buyers guide, with the following specifications: Motherboard- Gigabyte GA-Z97-D3H CPU- Core i5-4460 RAM- Ballistix Sport XT (8gb) HD- Seagate Barracuda 1TB PSU- Corsair CS 550 Watt Case- Corsair...

This past year i went traveling around the world with my 15' Macbook Pro, month 9 of traveling my motherboard fried. I am a photographer, and kinda rely on computers to do my editing and file management. I went home 2 months later, and had it looked at. It was going to cost me $700+ to fix. So...

Okay so first, i have a 500 Dollar budget for my build, and I'll tell what parts I already own and why this is a bit of a task for me... -I was planning to use the BitFenix Prodigy M case, that includes fans and a PSU, and it requires a mATX motherboard -I wanted to see if i could get a...

Hi There, My name is Dan, and I recently discovered what a "Hackintosh" actually is, and was instantly interested. I purchased a second hand 2009 21.5" iMac a few years ago, however am now looking to upgrade it. And instead of wanting to upgrade to a more expensive iMac, I discovered to look...

Spent most of yesterday getting most things working. Still a few rough edges. Specs: Haswell Core i5-4200m / Intel HD 4600 4gb DDR3 @ 1600mhz 250gb Samsung 840evo upgraded from the 500gb WD Blue Broadcom BCM43142 PCI ID#14e4:4365 I've had this laptop for a few months, played with...

What's the cheapest mini ITX motherboard I can get that's compatible with mavericks? Thanks in advanced -Qaz

ThriftyMac - HP dc7900 - £100 - 10.9.4 Mavericks Components HP dc7900 Family These computers date back to 2008 (at least) and are therefore unfortunately no longer available on Amazon or Newegg. They are however readily available from many other sources. Already Owned Western Digital...

Hello my name is Josh, I am a college student, I am just trying this out for the first time. I have been reading over many different builds to try and see what will work. I already looked at the buyers guide for the mac mini itx, but I don't wanna spend too much money yet, so I am just wanting...

Are these parts compatible to use Mac OS X Mavericks? Intel Core i3-4130 Gigabyte GA-H97M-D3H Micro ATX LGA1150 Motherboard A-Data Premier Pro SP600 64GB ssd Corsair SPEC-01 RED ATX Mid-tower Case Corsair CX430 semi modular Power Supply TP-Link TL-WDN3800 Any other suggestions to make this...

Z87X-D3H, i7 4771...Advice needed , Compatibility, Noise, Photography Hi everybody, First i wish to thanks the all community for all the precious informations on this site and forum! I want to build my first Hackintosh i have been intrested from hackintosh a few time ago but always made the...

Can anyone come up with a $250 hackintosh that can do basic iMovie editing? But please make sure that the PSU is a separate product from the case since built-in ones usually sucks.

Hey, hi, hello! This is my first post! Thank you guys for all the time you put in this forum and the guides. It’s awesome :D So, my MBP mid-2010 is annoying the hell out of me, because of the GPU-panic. And of course I’m out of the 3 years program (Thanks, Apple!), so i need a computer which...

Maverics Hardware Compatility Hi, I have built a fully working hackintosh a few months ago and I need to build another one. I have learned a lot about compatibility and drivers etc but I still need to be sure about what I'm buying. I want this build to be a Mavericks desktop and a budget one...

First off I am very new to this and I need advice from the community. From what I can understand this build should work although I want to later upgrade to a 750ti or higher. If I cant upgrade much though I will be fine I just need to know if these parts will work (even if some are outdated)...