build advice and help

Hi everyone! This is going to be the first computer/Hackintosh that I will be building, so I just wanted to get feedback from the Hackintosh community. I have already visited and read up on all the compatible components from this site, and this is what I've come up with. However, while I was...

Hi ! I am totally new to Hackintosh universe, and I am french, so, sorry if my English looks bad I am searching for a configuration, that can run FCPX smoothly for 4K video editing, and a little bit of gaming ;) If it is possible, running on the last OSX Sierra. I have already a WIN10...

Hello! This is my first time building a computer. I have: 1) a cool ATX case 2) a fancy pants x270 mother-of-a-board (mobo) 3) a CPU 4) a GPU with an attached cooler 5) a CPU cooler 6) a power supply 7) RAM (which is memory!) What goes in first? What goes in second? What to look out for? Any...

Hi Everyone! I have built a CustoMac Pro and would appreciate some assistance with getting it to run as reliable as possible :) I have used the recommended parts found here: Building a CustoMac: Buyer's Guide Being new to community, I would love to know if there is a guide for this exact...

Hello! First I have to say thank you for a good forum, I've learnt a lot by reading on this site :) What do you think about this build? Am I missing any important part or is this enough? I've read that Motherboard built in audio doesn't work on a Hackintosh but am I able to use the Ethernet...

Hey everyone! I have been a Mac user for almost 7 years now and i'm planning to replace my iMac with a hackintosh since I want better performance (not that the iMac is so bad). After spending a couple of hours on this forum, I have put together a build list shown below. After using a Mac for...

Thanks everyone who has, over the weeks, given me some great advice for my first build, here is the final list I have come up with, I will be buying on monday, so any final warnings, or pieces of advice would be greatly appreciated. The idea was to go for a silent build, that could handle...

Hey All! I am very new to the hackingtosh build, as a friend brought it up. - Saving a lot of money by not buying an Apple PC.. ;) I used to be a Windows user, but as I began to compose/make a lot of music, I bought a Mac Book Pro, but it can not keep up when I load lots of samples/plug-ins...

I am going for the below configuration for my first project (running an audio Hackintosh with a firewire audio interface). My question is, what would be the best silent case and cooler for me to buy that would house all the below, I will be recording audio in the same room as the machine, I...

Hi Guys, New to the community, I'm creating an Audio Hackintosh for use with my thunderbolt Apollo (I've seen a few people post about compatibility). I have come to my final configuration, I would greatly appreciate any advice, if my configuration has any glaring holes or errors that hinder me...

Hi guys, I'm back its been a long time since my last build. I have a Macbook air, I like to have a desktop because I mainly use it for school and is not very powerful. I want to build something small the two small MB are Gigabyte GA-Z170N-Gaming 5 mini-ITX Gigabyte GA-Z170N-WIFI ill be gaming...

Hey friends, I'm new to the Hackintosh world. I did a lot of research and came up with a list and wanted to know if it will work, my biggest concern is about the Thunderbolt (I'm using UAD2 Satellite) and an audio card Fireface 400 (Firewire) Also, I want to run the Maverick operating system...

Hey everyone, I'm a newbie looking to create my first hackintosh. I'm looking for stable build recommendations that will be well suited for professional video editing preferably under $1,200 USD. In short I'm looking for a complete blueprint/list of hardware to purchase along with any...

Hello Guys, nearly 3 years ago I build my first setup, wich was very fine and since then I upgraded some parts of it. So now, I would like to upgrade the oldest parts and build me a hackintosh :lol:. Here are my current parts: CPU: AMD FX-4170 Mainboard...