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Hey Guys, I'm looking to build a high performance rig that will mainly be used for 3D animation work, but more specifically, game design. I'll be doing music production as well. I'll mainly be running Unity and Unreal Engine. My budget is around 2600$ CAD I basically need everything except a...

First off let me explain the needs for the system I'm trying to build is, I want to have it as primarily a mac computer where I can do a of my music and video production, but also to be able to boot into Windows for some rather good gaming, I have never built a computer myself before all...

:beachball: Audio/music production Hackintosh :beachball: Haswell Core i7-4790 / Asus Z97-A / 8GB RAM / Intel HD 4000 Graphics / Sonnet Allegro FW400 / 10.9.5 Mavericks Components Fractal Design Define S Silent Computer Case Asus Z97-A Motherboard Intel Core i7 4790K Corsair XMS3...

Hi Guys,As you can read in the Title, i'm going to build a Hackintosh for Music Production.:DAs of now i have only bought the G5 Case so this is just the beginning of the Journey.Ok now to the Question.I am using Logic Pro 9 and PT10 on my macbook pro.Here i have a List of the parts i would buy...

Hi there! I'm a first time builder looking to build a DAW workstation (and a bit of gaming) I first need to choose my CPU and motherboard but found this a bit confusing :wtf: Motherboard: Lots of USB ports preferred On board graphics not necessary as I will be getting a single graphics card...

Hello I want to build a hackintosh for music production and video rendering here are the parts:Intel i5 4690k rs:16500Ga-Z97m-D3h rs:10000Crucial ballistix 8 gb rs:6000 Samsung 850 evo 120gb rs:55001tb hdd rs:3700Corsair 550 watt rs:3200Case rs:2000Total rs:46900No GPU!!!But if i add...

So i am planning to build a hackintosh for music production and gaming (dual booting windows) The parts i have chosen are: Gigabyte GA-Z97m-D3h i5 4690k Kingston 128gb ssd 7200 rpm hdd for windows Sapphire Radeon R9 270x Prodigy m matx case Corsair 650 watt 8gb corsair vengeance I will...

Hello guys, i want to build a hackintosh mainly for music production, video/photo editing and i would like to dual boot windows 8.1 for gaming... i7 4790k Gigabyte GA-Z97m-D3H 16 gb crucial RAM 128 gb samsung 850 EVO x2 1tb hdd (Recommend a Graphics Card, please leave a link for the...

Hi, guys. I'm new to Hacks, and, though, I read a lot of posts on this question, I don't want to spend the money for nothing, and need an exact answer. So, following this month's guide, I turned my attention at: Gigabyte GA-H97N Wi-Fi Core i7-4790 Crucial Ballistix Sport (16GB) 64GB SSD for...

Hello guys, i am a music producer. I am planning to build a hackintosh for music production and light gaming, photo/video editing. I will be using Logic pro X and Pro tools all the time. I will also be using Final cut pro X, Photoshop and After effects sometimes. The parts I am going to use are...

Hello guys, i am a music producer and i need os x to work with. I don't want to waste my money on a real Mac, I wanted to ask that does a hackintosh crashes often, will it make sence to use it as my main computer and can u guys recommended some decent compaitable parts. I am planning to go with...

Me and a close friend of mine will be moving to Philadelphia in March, following our dream before it leaves our aging bodies. Essentially, we want to create music. We have fallen in love with Logic Pro X, but we also LOVE TonyMacs Custom builds. They are more affordable, and we love the idea...

Hello everyone, I’m a noob at this and I want to build a CustoMac for music production. I’ve been looking everywhere and reading stuff but I’m still insecure about what I’m getting. I’m a bedroom producer and I make everything on my Macbook Pro 13” early-2011 with headphones or external...

Hello everybody, First of all, thanks for this great community. I've been following this website for years but I rarely post something but now seems the right moment to ask for your advice. Within 2-3 weeks I want to buy my first Hackintosh. My configuration is mostly based on the Buyer's...

hello all! i am trying to build a new mac, with specs i7, 16gb, and audio support. i dont know a thing about computers, and am currently using a dell laptop. i would like a mac to use logic, garageband and protools since i am a singer songwriter. any help as to what components i should buy...

Hello all! I'm excited to start my first build, and after shedding much blood sweat and tears (due to all the landscaping) I've got the budget for the build I've wanted for a year or more. As a musician, much of the best software is for Hackin -- er, Macintosh, so I've wanted a powerful machine...

*Problem* For a number of MIDI users, it has been necessary to disable USB3 in the BIOS in order to make MIDI cleanly and consistently available to full functionality. Users have reported programs (such as OSX's default Audio MIDI Setup Program, Logic, Live, etc) not finding MIDI devices...

Hey guys, Just wondering if it is possible at all to be able to use migration assistant from a back up of my macbook, to my new hackintosh? I'm a musician and I have a lot of apps and plug ins that are installed on my macbook that would take some serious time to re install on the fresh...

Hey guys, Just wanted to know if this could work or not. Trying to build cheap but ok built, for mainly music editing. I want to install mavericks on it. Parts i found : Cpu : Intel i5 4570 Motherboard : Gigabyte GA-Z87M-D3H RAM : D3 8GGB 1600-8 BX Tactica LP K2 CRU SSD : 120 GB Crucial m500...

What version OS X would you recommend me to install on my machine? I have the 10.6.3 install DVD from the Apple Store. A second SSD for OS X is also on my to purchase list for this machine - recommendations? I want to build this box for stability above all other desires. Eventually, I would like...