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Hi guys! I need to build a hackintosh for music production, using Cubase 8 and Ableton 9.7 on 3 monitors, no need for gaming or any other use beside music production. I'm mac user since 10 years and i'm absolutely no updated to the latest pc components, so i have some probably really basic...

Hi, I'm a long time Mac user , but after years I decided to build a windows pc . Specs: i7 7700K Asus Z270 16GB Ram Vengeance Lpx 3000hmz (it was cheap) Noctua ns-h15 Eva Supernova G2 PSU Fractial R5 Case & SSD 500gb ( I got another 250gb ssd but it isn't installed yet) If not much asking...

Hi guys. Sorry for the silly question. I have a hackintosh that I´ve used for music production. Specs below: Intel Core i7 2600k 3.4GHz Socket 1155 8MB Cache Retail Boxed Processor Gigabyte GA-Z68X-UD5-B3 Socket 1155 onboard 7.1 Channel Audio ATX Motherboard CM Storm Scout Case - 120mm and 2x...

Hi There, After some struggling I finally got my hackintosh for music production (and a little bit of gaming in a dual boot windows partition). What I did might help you as all components are pretty new. Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-Z170x-Gaming 7: Overall, because of the thunderbolt port we'll...

I'd like to have to have the option of dual-boot for light gaming on PC. Running Seirra for Logic Pro X and Pro Tools - this device I aiming primarily for recording and mixing use for my new setup so would like to have optimised silence and and performance. This is replacing my 2014 Macbook Pro...

Hey guys First time posting here, but am a long time trawler, so be gentle! Having worked in recording studios across NYC that all utilize trash-can Mac Pros with moderate success, I've decided it's time to upgrade my home-studio machine. I've been looking into the option of building a machine...

Hi everyone, I currently have an i3-6300 installed in my hackintosh build. I use it solely for audio recording and production. Lately, I've noticed the CPU usage is pretty high when running Amplitube 4. I am considering sticking a 6600k or 6700k in to better handle the load that multiple vst...

I'm planning to create the ultimate hackintosh for music recording and performance. My audio setup is absurdly CPU intensive, and instead of reducing the awesomeness of my setup I've decided to just create an equally absurd computer. But it's more complicated than that. I'm immobilized by...

Hi guys! I have a professional recording studio. I have been running a mac pro custom built for the last 5 and a half years. I couldn't be happier with it but with time, sessions in the studio require more plugins and more processing, specially running pro tools native. I was thinking in...

Hi guys, hoping to start my first ever build soon and looking for some advice. Currently running a 2013 Retina Macbook Pro with these specs: CPU: 2.3 GHz Intel Core i7 RAM: 16 GB 1600 MHz DDR3 GPU: Graphics: NVIDIA GeForce GT 750M 2048 MB Intel Iris Pro 1536 MB Storage: 500GB SSD It works...

(please tell me if I need to move this, I don't use this site regularly so I'm not sure where I post stuff) Hey all, I'm looking to build a hackintosh for music production (Logic Pro x) as well as infrequent video editing (premier pro) and some gaming, and I've put together some components...

Hello All I've wanted a Mac for a long time now and I've known about Hackintosh for a while, but always preferred to get the real thing. I've decided to begin a Hackintosh build. I want to use my computer for stock trading, gaming, and music production. I want to dual boot macOS and Windows 10...

Thank you for the wealth of information on this website and in these forums. I am considering a hackintosh laptop for music production. I notice from user posts that getting sound to work can be very difficult and keep it working after system upgrades is also difficult. Do these problems extend...

Hello everyone from Russia. Need your knowledge and help. I use MacBook pro 15 late 2013 but now I consider that I don't need portable. Here's specs that I prefer for it: Gigabyte GA-Z170X-UD5 TH Core i5-6500 Gigabyte GTX 950 (Radeon haven't native support) Crucial Ballistix Sport LT (16GB)...

Hi everyone, First of all I would like to say that this site is amazing!! Found so much info thats so nice and neat. So, I´m going to build my first hackintosh thats going to be in my music studio. I just bought the new Apollo 8p Thunderbolt 2 and it works great on my macbook pro mid2012. I...

Hi Guys, This is my first post here, although I've been reading posts on this forum for ages now. First off, I apologise in advance if the topic of my questions has been covered elsewhere already, I've read through as many posts as I can handle and I've not found a clear answer to a couple of my...

How do folks! I am gathering hardware for my mac pro build and I have a few questions about Thunderbolt. As i'm going to be using my build for music production, my hardware will need to have thunderbolt compatibility, i.e. the Focusrite Clarett interface. Looking at the Mac Pro builds...

I'm no expert on computers, so I appreciate any level of advice. I want to run Logic X on a SSD and have an HDD for recording and storing music and managing all other files. I run a lot of audio plugins and build pretty extensive projects so I'm looking for processing power and stability. I...

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 have read a lot of compatibility posts for firewire that are to do with Express PCI. I do not have an option for this since my only PCI Express slot is being used by a TP-LINK TL-WDN4800 N900 for my WIFI. I definitely need firewire, however, since I have an M-Audio ProFire 610 which I...