buying advice

Hey all, I'm new here, so if this in the wrong place, please let me know :) bascially, I want to build a proper hackintosh for my studio (Logic Pro, cubase etc), but I've never built a computer before, let along a hackintosh, so I'm wondering if any of you guys can reccomend parts for a cheap...

Hi, I decided to upgrade and convert my PC to a hackintosh. I want to keep my CPU, RAM and GPU, and buy new motherboard and PCI-e SSD. A mini-ITX case too. Here are the parts: MB - ASUS MAXIMUS VII IMPACT CPU - Intel Core i7 4770 3.4GHz (from my current PC) RAM - 2x GEIL 8GB DDR3 800MHz (from...

Looking for some advice. So, I would like to build a hackintosh because I record a lot of music and I prefer the apple OS for recording. I'm looking for some advice on picking parts for it. I'm picking most of the part from the custom Mac Pro build because I don't know anything about...

Hello and thank you for taking the time to read my inquiry. Maybe you'll be able to help a noob understand some things.. I'm a lifelong Mac user who is about to build his first computer. This resource is incredible and I probably wouldn't dare try something like this without a site like this to...

:crazy: This forum is amazing. So much information but I feel a little overwhelm because this is my first ever computer build. I would appreciate any advice or recommendation as I am just about to the point of purchasing my first ever hackintosh. First I would like to ask if there is any...

Hello, I have the following hackintosh: - Intel i7-2600k Unlocked CPU - Gigabyte LGA 1155, GA-Z68X-UD3H-B3 Motherboard r1.3 with UEFI bios. - Gigabyte GeForce GTX 560 TI 1GB Graphic card - Corsair Vengeance 1600MHz DDR3 Ram - 16GB - Corsair Carbide 500R - Corsair H60 Water Cooling...

Is there any method to install Yosemite on one of two partitions of my current ssd drive, another one is for Win? Or this hackintosh has to take one single drive? Thanks

i am planning to purchase Intel 3.5 GHz LGA 1150 i3-4150 (BX80646I34150) Processor is it compatible to mavericks? if what what would be the suitable mother board? do we need additional graphics card? Thanks, Naresh

Hello to all! I quite accidentally bent my ga-ep45-ds3r's (LGA 775) cpu socket pins. The way in which it happened is a bit embarrassing. I pulled the old cpu out in order to replace it with a newer and better one and a screwdriver that was hovering on the side of my computer case fell in and...

Hello, I am upgrading my cpu. I am changing everything inside the cpu case, except the HDD. I am going to triple boot mac os, linux and windows 8. I will install mac os and linux on SSD, and windows on HDD. Would this be a good build for a smooth experience on Yosemite? I will use mac for iOS...

Hi, Having been bitten by the computer building/modifying bug after building a couple of machines for/with friends, and successfully revamping my old, old MBP (different from the one below) into a great Linux laptop, I decided building a hackintosh would be fun. In all honesty, my current...

Hi, This is my first post here at Tonymacx86. I want to build a new Hackitosh for my professional work as I am a designer and developer. I did a reasonable research and came the conclusion about the performance requirements and want to post it here as you people are more experienced in this...

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...

Sup sup Tonymac community? I'm a web-developer & a classic mac-user; I like to make things pretty and I used to ignore implementation. I'm on Hackintosh #3; I was awful at it, I'm getting better. For my last machine, I'd bought a FireWire Solo...

Here are my parts so far - Intel Core i5-4460 Haswell Quad-Core 3.2GHz - GIGABYTE GA-H87M-D3H - HyperX Fury Series 8GB 240-Pin DDR3 SDRAM DDR3 1600 - CORSAIR CX series CX500 - Seagate Barracuda ST1000DM003 1TB 7200 RPM 64MB Cache - BitFenix Phenom I would also like to add a graphics card...

Hi All, I have just completed my first build and I am now looking to add a WIFI and Bluetooth adapter to my system. So what i am looking for is the following: 1. Compatible with B85M-HD3 motherboard 2. Easy to install and supported on Hackintosh What would you suggest?

Hi guys, I'm planning on building my first Hackintosh tomorrow but I would love it if someone could look over my parts to ensure the build is hackable. I tried to copy the parts from CustoMac Pro guide as best as possible. Thanks in advance! Processor Core i7 4770 Motherboard Gigabyte...

Hey guys, So I'm new to this hackitosh system building and computer building all together, including buying the parts and all that good stuff. So I'm building a socket 2011 CustoMac Pro and I would like to know how big of a power supply is required for this system. I'm getting the GA-X79S-UP5...

hi guys Im new on this forum and im planning on building my first hackintosh. This site has really helped me so far but im a lil stuck now, so i would like to know your oppinions on my first build. Im gonna use it mainly for video editing, and would also like the option to run windows...

Hey guys, I'm planning on building a gaming PC which I obviously want to run OS X. I was collecting parts which I want for gaming on Amazon and I was wondering if they would be good parts to build the Hackintosh as well: CPU - Intel i5 2500K Motherboard - Gigabyte X68X-UD3H-B3 RAM - Corsair...