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ansResource's Haswell mATX: GA-H81M-H - i3-4340 - HD 4600/GeForce 610 Components Gigabyte H81M-H (Socket 1150) Motherboard ($49, free after rebate & combo) http://www.microcenter.com/product/427650/GA-H81M-H_LGA1150_mATX_Intel_Motherboard Intel i3-4340 Haswell @ 3.6ghz ($139, but combo with...

Hello people, I really need some help in order to pick up the right motherboard given my current situation... + Objetive: To match or surpass the nMP 4-Core (USD 2999) performance. + Budget: USD 2000 or less (Processor; Graphics; Memory; Cooler; Power Suppy; SSD; Case) + Applications: Final...

After having my PC catastrophically fail on me (CPU died), and the mobo and ram being aged to the point where they are not worth starting again with I'm left without a PC of my own. I'm interested in building a hackintosh as simply as possible for myself but I have very limited funds. I...

How does this build look for a first time budget build? Motherboard: GA-B75M-HD3 CPU: Intel Celeron G1610 or Intel Core i3 3245 Graphics: Asus GT610-SL-2GD3-L or Integrated HD 4000 Graphics Ram:Corsair Vengeance 8GB (2x4GB) Case/PSU: Anything reasonable on Newegg HDD: I have many at home...

Hey, as My main gaming pc I use AMD which is not compatible as we all know but do want a hackintosh so their for, What is the cheapest build I can possibly get that will work with osx 10.8.... AMD or intel, asuming it will be i3 Minimum specs needed are 4gb ram, 160gb disk and i3 dual kind of...

Hi! I am looking to build a computer for doing heavy work with After Effects and Premiere, as well as doing 3D work in Cinema 4D. I will also be doing Music in Logic Pro. I've built a couple of computers before, but this is my first Hackintosh! I don't know a lot about which components I should...

Hello, I want to make an upgrade to my hackintosh. My config is an intel i5 2500k processor,a h61m-ds2 motherboard, 4 gb ram and a geforce 8600 gts graphic card. I was thinking at adding 4 gb ram and buy a new graphic card but I don't know what should I buy(a 6xx card maybe as I saw on the...

I just ordered these parts by accident: - i3 3225 - 8gb 1600 corsair ram - Gigabyte GA-B75M-D3H - Chieftec iArena 450w - Fractal DESIGN CORE 1000 - seagate barracuda 500gb 7200 rpm Was it a good choice for running mountain lion 10.8.3 with moderate video editing, hobby photoshop, but...

Hey all, hopefully I'm putting this in the right place - I'm looking for a general thumbs-up or green-light from the community here on the build I've patched together. I don't have a ton of money to work with ($700) but already have the case that I'm going to adapt this build to (the last year...

Hakintosh collect. In stock: Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-H61M-DS2 RAM: 4gb Processor: Core i3 3220 and etc. I'll set the Mountain Lion. You might be well advised to choose what kind of video card? Preferably not expensive, in the range $50-70. Personally, I opted for the: Radeon HD6670 or...

Hello everyone, I am planning on buying a budget mac while using some of my current pc hardwares. i looked through the march 2013 buyers guide and chose these... Buying Intel Core i5 - 3570K...

I am totally building a new hackintosh for music production purpose.My requirements are just that it should be able to run Logic Pro efficiently without any lag .Also I am on a very tight budget ..Is a core i3 processor fine or will it give any lag while I use Logic Pro...... Plz advice me...

Hey, im very new to building hackintoshes and i wanted to build a very budget one for my mother, who is already buried deep into the Apple ecosystem (iPad, iPhone ect) and i just had a few questions regarding the hardware. 1. These are the parts i have already chosen to use -Intel Core i3...

Long time lurker here, decided recently I'd jump in with a budget build and give it a go :) I started asking myself 'how hard can it be'... I'm all ready regretting saying that xD This is a provisional build: http://uk.pcpartpicker.com/p/GkNB and I all ready have a GT 220 lying around. The...

Is it worth it to make the CustoMac Budget ATX (or similar build) instead of simply buying a $800 Mac Mini? I'd like an i5-3570K, 8GB of RAM, and 120GB of SSD combined with 500GB of HDD. To me, it seems like the savings is no more than $100. Thoughts? edit: I also own a 5670, would that be...

Hi, I'm gearing up to start my first build, and I'm trying to decide on a Graphics card to be used for video editing, graphic design, and some light gaming (Civ V, Sim City etc...). Some cards I'm looking at are: GIGABYTE GV-R667D3-1GI Radeon HD 6670 ASUS ENGT430/DI/1GD3(LP) GeForce GT 430...

Hello, you all. I am considering a hackintosh for myself, but I really do not know too much about hardware and such. Though I certainly am able to find it all if I know what to look for... :geek: Hence I need some advice and recommendations on what to look for. I will be using the machine for...

I am building a desktop computer to be used for schoolwork and gaming.I am using the Ivy Bridge Customac budget build and I was wondering what I should do for an additional graphics card.If i need one and what I should get that is cheap and good enough.The computer will run both Mac mountain...

Hello, I'm not extremely capable when it comes to computers, basically I know google, and a little social networking, and how to work Reaper with decent results. I basically seek advice on how 500 dollars would best be invested getting a machine with firewire capabilities that has some decent...

Looking at finally building my Hackintosh - I had posted earlier in the year but ended up holding off due to miscellaneous reasons. The primary reason for this build is to adequately run Adobe Photoshop Lightroom, with my catalog being just under a hundred thousand photos; right now my 2010 C2D...