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I'm new to this Forum, so first things first: Hi :) Since my 2008 MBP gets older and older, i am planning on building my first Hackintosh. I would stick to the configuration of the CustoMac Mini-Deluxe. Looking through the older Buying Advices, i saw that most components stayed pretty much the...

So recently, me and my husband built our own computer and were not originally intending to install Mac OS on it. Though he previously owned a mac and often misses it so im seeking advice on whether or not our custom computer will work for a hackintosh. This would also be our first time doing a...

Hello guys!! Having my new hackintosh build for 2 months now i am very excited!! I am now considering of buying a new graphics card (Since i am using intel hd 4600 graphics) in order to dual boot with windows and do some light gaming. As i am in budget i am thinking of buying: the GIGABYTE...

Hey everyone, I have been reading tons of posts from other users and have read through the buyers guide a lot and I finally think I have a solid build made! Let me know if everything should work fine and if the parts are compatible with each other. Case: Fractal Design Define R4 w Window Black...

Hey everyone, This site is amazing. I’ve been a die-hard Apple fan for a few years now, but I’m ready to build a hackintosh for gaming. After reading through the last few monthly buyers’ guides and some forum posts, I have some general questions. This will be my first build since 2006, so...

Hi, I've been searching this site for some time now and I'm decided to build a hackintosh following the Mac mini "deluxe" version with some different components: - Cooler Master Elite 130 case (mini itX) - Sapphire radeon R9 270X (I think its compatible :) ) - Intel i5 4570s (same sochet as the...

Mute's Silent Gaming build:Z87X-UD5H | i5-4670K | GTX 650 Ti Boost Components Case: BitFenix Ghost http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16811345019 http://www.amazon.com/dp/B00CAX6A3G/ MoBo: Gigabyte GA-Z87X-UD5H http://www.amazon.com/dp/B00CU4L6MA/...

Will it work flawlessly? These are the specs I was thinking of. I'm willing to take any advice on different components. The computer will be used for gaming, video editing and graphics design. My friend is getting into server hosting for money and I was also wondering how easy this would be to...

Hey guys, i have a list of components i thought i should run off on the forum and see what other people think and what i should do. Ok so im a n00b and building hackintoshes, i currently have a custom computer i built my self running Mac OS X Mountain Lion 10.8.5, its alright but unreliable...

Hi, I've recently built my first hackintosh, and have been using an older Apple wired keyboard since then. Today, I got my Sharkoon Skiller gaming keyboard in the mail. It works fine on Windows 7, but I'm having a lot of issues on Mac OS X Mountain Lion. It seems as if the keys are mapped...

In a few weeks I am building a Dual-booting Hackintosh. I have a budget of about $1450 without a monitor and other accessories, and I'm looking for the computer to be decently powerful as I will be using it for video editing with final cut and animating with cinema4d. I will be using it for...

I have recently bought a Mac Pro 2006. Despite the Macs age, the price attracted me. However, I am considering having a dual boot of Windows 7 for gaming. The current Graphics Card (ATI Radeon X1900 512MB) will not handle the games I want to play. I will mainly be using Windows 7 for gaming, and...

With the help of an active (usb powered) Display Port to DVI adapter, from my Gigabyte HD 5770, my custom G5 build runs 3x 24" LCDs at 5040 x 1050. Just wondering if anyone could list, or point me to where I could find out which recent & current games support this resolution? So far I've...

Hi! This is my first entry of tonymacx86.com, and I am in the middle of my plans for my first Hackintosh hybrid! My goal is to have one HDD for Windows7 and one for OS X (is that even possible..?!). I want to play games on Win7 and run Logic Pro X and Final Cut Pro X-ish programs in OS X...

Does anyone here do their gaming in parallels with any reasonable success? I've done it previously with less than stellar results on my mbp but I was thinking about getting a new card (current 7850 too many quirks with hacks) and I'm wondering if it's going to be worth the investment. Now I...

Hello, I'm starting to doubt my previously selected mobo: the Gigabyte GA-Z77-DS3H. I'll have a Intel i7 3770k CPU and a ASUS GeForce GTX 660 video card. I'm planning on doing the following with my machine at some point in the future. 1. Overclock 2. Run multiple GPU's 3. Run triple display 4...

Hey guys, I am wondering if anyone else out there plays games such as WoW and Diablo 3 on their haxxintoshes and if-so how do You go about getting the best FPS possible? Compared to running on Windows - OS X gives me terrible FPS in World of Warcraft... on Windows I can run it quite happily...

Kingston Technology HyperX Blu 8GB 1333MHz DDR3 Non-ECC CL9 DIMM (Kit of 2) KHX1333C9D3B1K2/8G Gigabyte AMD Radeon HD 7850 2 GB GDDR5 DVI-I/HDMI/2x...

Hi, To start my story off, I have a partner who is going to study Art & Design at university this year September. We walked into the open day and saw a whole row of IMAC's and was wondering yeah, this might be a great thing to maybe invest in for her university studies. We walk into Apple and...

Hello Everyone, First off, thanks to everyone's involvement here on tonymacx86.com; phenomenal resource and community! I was ecstatic to stumble across the possibility of building my own Apple compatible computer! Finally a way to achieve the beauty of Apple's software and interface with...