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  1. xdescendentx

    First build for DAW using

    Hi everybody! Before I begin, I want to congratulate this community for their efforts to help each other in mac building. :clap: I want to build my first low budget mac to use only with Ableton 10 Have a: i3 8100 Coffee Lake 3.6ghz (want to use it with his internal graphics) X2 Western Digital...
  2. Slickademo

    Graphics and performance future proofing

    I started out with a Radeon HD 7970 on my first Hackintosh and later got a second one. Seemed to be plug and play and they worked great. I later upgraded to a Nvidia 980 Ti and used web drivers and that card has been working good as well. Now I have a new Hackintosh and I'm still using my 980...
  3. achaigne

    Hackintosh for Music Production

    Hello ! I am thinking to make a Hackintosh for music production (recording, mixing etc ...) to replace my Macbook Pro Retina in the main machine. The idea would be to have a portable tower, so I chose the Fractal Node 202. My config : Mini ITX motherboard: Gigabyte GA-H270N-WIFI Processor ...
  4. Audiogeek92

    DAW Audio Hackintosh (First time build). Will it work?

    First time build. Currently shortlisting my choices for my new Music production Hackintosh. I'm going to be running my audio interface which is a Universal Audio Apollo 8p and my Satellite OCTO DSP via the Gigabyte thunderbolt card. I'm planning to overclock the CPU from 3.7GHz to 5.0GHz also...
  5. AJ-Afterparty

    Logic Pro X (Heavy duty music production build)

    Hi guys! im a total no0b at hackintosh, but have been peeking around forums and videos and think I have built up enough courage to dive into hack land. Looking to build a beast computer to run many many native plugins, virtual synths like serum, and NI massive and hoards of kontakt sampled...
  6. HTashjian

    Buying advice needed !! for audio/music production.

    Hi Fellas, I'm planning to build a new Hackintosh mainly for audio/music production, I would like to know if the specs below are compatible and good enough. -Intel - Core i7-6700K 4.0GHz Quad-Core Processor -Corsair - H60 54.0 CFM Liquid CPU Cooler -Gigabyte - GA-Z270X-UD5 TH ATX LGA1151...
  7. ramirezonlinenet

    HELP My First Hackintosh Build ( FOR A NON-GEEK)

    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...
  8. insalada

    [Success] Music Production w/ Sierra + GA-Z170X-GAMING 7 + GTX 1050 Ti + Thunderbolt Guide

    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...
  9. cuerdasoxidas

    MAC PRO WITH THUNDERBOLT BUILD for professional recording studio

    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...
  10. Winchester15

    New to this

    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...
  11. trevor1030

    Issue with finding motherboard with thunderbolt port for UAD Apollo Twin Duo

    I have been searching for months for a Motherboard with thunderbolt port built in for my UAD Apollo twin. I have had no luck or private sellers are selling them for around 1k-2k. Does anyone know where to source one of these motherboards? It would be strictly production PC but running around...
  12. jemidyette

    First Build - Hack Pro - Audio Prod/Gaming

    Hey Guys, Looking for some good advice for my new build. I will mainly be using if functionally for Logic Pro and Photoshop, however it will see some time as a flight sim as well. It seems like all this hardware should be compatible but if anybody has any experience they would like to share...
  13. ZebratMusic

    Building a music production machine - Looking for opinions

    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...
  14. BillStewart

    3D Animation / Game Design Rig - 2600$ Budget

    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...
  15. CosmoK

    [SUCCESS] Audio/music production Hackintosh: Haswell Core i7-4790 / Asus Z97-A / Intel HD 4000 Graph

    :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...
  16. Winkler96

    Building a Hackintosh G5 for Music Production

    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...
  17. freshoil

    Double-checking before I start....

    Finally made a decision to take the plunge. My hackintosh computer will be exclusively used for music production using Protools 11, Logic X, Ableton 9, and the UAD Apollo Quad interface. I would like to install OSX Yosemite. After much research I've decided on the following: Motherboard...
  18. JustinBean

    Final compatibilty check before Purchase! Gaming/Music production build

    Hey guys, I'm about to build my first Hackintosh (actually my first pc :D), So im kinda new to this. I'm going to use my hackintosh for audio production, and Gaming. I will use OSX for audio work, and windows for gaming. I did a lot of research for my particular build, and came up with this list...
  19. Ofo

    Questions about a build with Core i5 4430 and GA-H87N-WIFI, for music production.

    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...
  20. DaDome

    Future-Safe Build - which components are the best choice?

    Hi to everyone :) While planning my build, i ran into some questions. I hope they can be answered and i didn't forget to mention anything. i originally planned to build the microITX Build from the Guide. But then i decided to plan a dual boot mATX System. imo the better expandability of the mATX...
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