- Joined
- May 21, 2011
- Messages
- 15
- Mac
- Classic Mac
- Mobile Phone
Ok, complete newbie here. Been around Macs for a while, but just recently delving into the Hackintosh arena. I want the power of a Mac Pro... without the price tag. The computer will be used in a recording studio, and needs plenty of processing as well as RAM. Here's what I've found on Newegg, seems like a great deal so far. But here's the $64,000 question: does it all work?
Processor: Intel Core i7-970 Gulftown 3.2GHz LGA 1366 130W Six-Core Desktop Processor BX80613I7970
Motherboard: GIGABYTE GA-X58A-UD3R LGA 1366 Intel X58 SATA 6Gb/s USB 3.0 ATX Intel Motherboard
RAM: G.SKILL Ripjaws Series 24GB (6 x 4GB) 240-Pin DDR3 SDRAM DDR3 1333 (PC3 10666) Desktop Memory Model F3-10666CL9T2-24GBRL
Graphics: Need suggestions here. It needs to run 4 monitors, preferably DVI. Inexpensive would be good, trying to keep the total price under $2000.
Primary Storage: Kingston SSDNow V100 SV100S2D/256GZ 2.5" 256GB SATA II Internal / External Solid State Drive (SSD)
Secondary Storage: 4 x SAMSUNG EcoGreen F2 HD103SI 1TB 5400 RPM 32MB Cache SATA 3.0Gb/s 3.5" Internal Hard Drive -Bare Drive
BD/DVD Drive: SAMSUNG Black 12X BD-ROM 16X DVD-/+R 48X CD-ROM SATA Internal Blu-ray Drive Model SH-B123L/RSBP LightScribe Support (Retail)
Power Supply: CORSAIR Enthusiast Series CMPSU-650TX 650W ATX12V / EPS12V SLI Ready CrossFire Ready 80 PLUS Certified Active PFC Compatible with Core i7 Power Supply
Case: XCLIO Windtunnel Fully Black Finish 1.0 mm SECC Chassis ATX Full Tower Computer Case
I don't think I missed anything component-wise... but if there are any holes, please let me know! (Thanks in advance)
So, if anyone sees anything that screams out "NO HACKINTOSH!!!!" please reply. Any ideas on how to improve this system are also greatly appreciated. Thanks!
Processor: Intel Core i7-970 Gulftown 3.2GHz LGA 1366 130W Six-Core Desktop Processor BX80613I7970
Motherboard: GIGABYTE GA-X58A-UD3R LGA 1366 Intel X58 SATA 6Gb/s USB 3.0 ATX Intel Motherboard
RAM: G.SKILL Ripjaws Series 24GB (6 x 4GB) 240-Pin DDR3 SDRAM DDR3 1333 (PC3 10666) Desktop Memory Model F3-10666CL9T2-24GBRL
Graphics: Need suggestions here. It needs to run 4 monitors, preferably DVI. Inexpensive would be good, trying to keep the total price under $2000.
Primary Storage: Kingston SSDNow V100 SV100S2D/256GZ 2.5" 256GB SATA II Internal / External Solid State Drive (SSD)
Secondary Storage: 4 x SAMSUNG EcoGreen F2 HD103SI 1TB 5400 RPM 32MB Cache SATA 3.0Gb/s 3.5" Internal Hard Drive -Bare Drive
BD/DVD Drive: SAMSUNG Black 12X BD-ROM 16X DVD-/+R 48X CD-ROM SATA Internal Blu-ray Drive Model SH-B123L/RSBP LightScribe Support (Retail)
Power Supply: CORSAIR Enthusiast Series CMPSU-650TX 650W ATX12V / EPS12V SLI Ready CrossFire Ready 80 PLUS Certified Active PFC Compatible with Core i7 Power Supply
Case: XCLIO Windtunnel Fully Black Finish 1.0 mm SECC Chassis ATX Full Tower Computer Case
I don't think I missed anything component-wise... but if there are any holes, please let me know! (Thanks in advance)
So, if anyone sees anything that screams out "NO HACKINTOSH!!!!" please reply. Any ideas on how to improve this system are also greatly appreciated. Thanks!